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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The VIMS Coastal Ecogeomorphology Lab is currently recruiting a postdoc and PhD student to work on topics related to coastal landscape
evolution in the mid-Atlantic sea-level rise hotspot. See below for the postdoc ad to work within the Coastal Critical Zone Network. I’m also recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2024 to work in collaboration with USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
on similar topics. Interested applicants can contact me directly (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">kirwan@vims.edu)<span style="color:#222222">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Matt Kirwan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Postdoctoral Research Associate – Landscape Ecology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science/School of Marine Science (VIMS/SMS) invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate in Landscape
Ecology. The position has a flexible start date to begin no later than Fall 2024.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Responsibilities:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The purpose of this position is to conduct research on how coastal landscapes respond to sea level rise, with emphasis on how salt water intrusion impacts coastal forests, farmland, and salt marshes.
<span style="background:white">The primary responsibility of the position is to use remote sensing, alongside long-term ecological and geomorphological monitoring data, to quantify landscape evolution in the mid-Atlantic sea-level rise hotspot as part of the
NSF </span></span><a href="https://czn.coastal.udel.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Coastal Critical Zone Network</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
<span style="background:white">However, the successful applicant will also develop independent research topics consistent with the goals of the applicant, the
</span></span><a href="https://mattkirwanmarsh.com/"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">VIMS Coastal Ecogeomorphology Lab,</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">
</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;background:white;text-decoration:none">and its broad group of collaborators and stakeholders</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">.
The position is in </span><a href="https://www.vims.edu/about/directory/faculty/kirwan_m.php"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">Dr. Matt Kirwan's lab</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">
at VIMS. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Anticipated salary is approximately $50,000-55,000 depending on qualifications. VIMS postdocs are hired on one-year contracts with the possibility of renewal (project has at least 2 years of
funding).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Qualifications:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">At the time of appointment, the successful candidate will hold an earned doctorate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Ph.D.) or equivalent in an environmental related discipline (e.g. geoscience, biology, environmental science, forestry).
<i>Required qualifications</i> include a general knowledge of how ecosystems respond to global change, experience in GIS/remote sensing, a proven research background with strong writing ability, and experience in coastal wetlands, forests, or an analogous ecosystem.
<i>Preferred qualifications</i> include expertise in some of the following: spatial analysis, cloud-based big data analysis, field and lab methods associated with coastal environments, numerical modeling, wetland migration into uplands, long-term ecological
data, ecohydrology, and coupled human-natural systems including agriculture. For a complete list of required and preferred qualifications, please refer to the position description.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">About the Virginia Institute of Marine Science:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chartered in 1940, the
</span><a href="https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/coastal_geomorphology/index.php"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Virginia Institute of Marine</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><a href="https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/coastal_geomorphology/index.php"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Science</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> is currently among the largest marine research
and education centers in the United States. VIMS has a three-part mission to conduct interdisciplinary research in coastal ocean and estuarine science, educate students and citizens, and provide advisory service to policy makers, industry, and the public.
The School of Marine Science at VIMS is the graduate school in marine science for William & Mary, the second oldest university in the United States. VIMS currently employs 52 full-time faculty members and 256 staff, and has 80 graduate students in master’s
and doctoral programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Application materials
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">for the position should include: 1) a 1-page cover letter identifying availability for the position and addressing all required and preferred qualifications; 2) a full curriculum vitae; and 3) the
names (including titles and institutions), e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of 3 professional references. Application materials should be addressed to: Search Committee Chair, Landscape Ecology, and will be accepted through our On-Line Application System
</span><a href="https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/56899"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/56899</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2023 but the
position will remain open until filled.<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">William & Mary values diversity and invites applications from underrepresented groups who will enrich the research, teaching and service missions of the university. The university is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. William & Mary conducts background checks on applicants for employment.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Matthew L. Kirwan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor of Marine Science<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact/Bio: <a href="https://www.vims.edu/about/directory/faculty/kirwan_m.php">
Faculty directory</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lab Website: <a href="https://mattkirwanmarsh.com/">Coastal Ecogeomorphology Lab</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/theswampboss">@theswampboss</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Grace D. Molino </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">(she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Coastal and Ocean Processes <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> College of William & Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Andrews Hall 234E </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> 804-684-7716<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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