Postdoctoral Position – Spatial Ecology and Biogeography
Postdoctoral Position – Spatial Ecology and Biogeography
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Location: New Haven (75 miles north of
New York City)
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Deadline: September 1, 2022
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Salary : $56,448 minimum annual
salary
Job Description (Postdoctoral Position – Spatial Ecology and
Biogeography)
A postdoctoral
position is available with the Applied Wildlife Ecology (AWE) Lab at the Yale
School of the Environment under the supervision of Prof. Nyeema C. Harris,
Knobloch Family Associate Professor of Wildlife and Land Conservation. The AWE
Lab investigates antagonistic interactions in mammal systems including
parasitism, competition, and predation namely in terrestrial carnivores.
Ongoing and future projects include human-wildlife conflict, spatial variation
in consumption through diet and stable isotope analysis from hair and feces;
blood meal analysis from mosquito and ectoparasites; assessing microbial and
parasite diversity; carnivore movement from radio-collars; and mammal
monitoring via camera-trap surveys. Our work has direct implications to protected
area effectiveness and species conservation.
We seek an
inquisitive and ambitious individual to harness multiple sources of publicly
available geospatial data and integrate information regarding animal
distribution and movement, protected areas and landuse change, human-wildlife
conflict, environmental conditions, ecological interactions such as predation
and parasitism, and human pressures and behavior. Additionally, the candidate
will support and use newly acquired movement data from carnivores to investigate
socio-ecological dynamics in urban environments.
Qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in
geography, landscape ecology or a related field, experience in collecting and
analyzing movement data, strong publication record, and exceptional research
and communication skills. The candidate should have demonstrated
competency using GIS, python, R, Google Earth Engine and remote sensing, Github
as well as occupancy modeling, step selection, agent-based modeling, circuit
theory and habitat selection. The position responsibilities include tasks
related to these research topics, co-authoring papers, and mentoring
students. AWE Lab members are expected to participate in lab meetings,
retreats, and training activities, as well as public engagement initiatives.
Public engagement and public science are core values of the AWE Lab, which
seeks to inspire new generations of scientists and create opportunities for
non-scientists to develop empathy for wildlife and a greater investment in the
ecological and environmental challenges facing our planet. Diversity,
equity, justice and inclusion are also core values in the AWE Lab and we are
committed to ensuring the lab reflects those values. As such, we strongly
encourage applications from researchers identifying as members of marginalized
or underrepresented groups.
The position is based at Yale University with the
Peabody Museum, Institute of Biospheric Studies, Max Planck-Yale Center for
Biodiversity Movement and Global Change, all providing a stimulating academic
community. The university offers its postdocs and staff a generous benefits package
and is located in New Haven (75 miles north of New York City). This is a
one-year position supported by an Endowed Postdoc Fellowship through Provost
Office, beginning summer 2022 with reappointment for an addition year based on
outstanding performance and availability of funds. In addition to a competitive
salary and full research support, the successful candidate will receive an
annual professional development budget for additional trainings and conference
participation.
To apply, please send a cover letter, CV (hyperlink
publications), contact info for three referees, and “Spatial Ecology Postdoc”
in the subject line to: rachel.radin@yale.edu, Rachel provides faculty support to Dr. Harris.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled
with a start date on or before September 1.
