<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Steve Hilburger<br>
Wildlife and Terrestrial Resources Program<br>
US Geological Survey<br>
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS301<br>
Reston, VA 20192<br>
shilburger@usgs.gov<br>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">"Lonsdorf, Eric" <ericlonsdorf@lpzoo.org></font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">06/25/2009 06:14 PM</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">[sdmcop] Postdoc position - Statistical
Ecologist</font>
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JOB DESCRIPTION<br>
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JOB TITLE:
Post-doctoral Associate (Statistical Ecology)<br>
DEPARTMENT:
Conservation and Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL and UC-Berkeley<br>
FLSA STATUS: Exempt<br>
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GENERAL SUMMARY<br>
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Lincoln Park Zoo and the University of California-Berkeley seek a quantitative
statistical ecologist for a two-year post-doctoral position to work on
a National Science Foundation funded project. This research will use a
multi-pronged approach to understand how the distribution of habitat patches
in a landscape can support wild pollinator communities in agricultural
regions and thus ensure the continued delivery of pollination services
to crops. The post-doctoral associate will use our existing spatial
model (Lonsdorf et al, Annals of Botany, 2009) to develop spatially-explicit
predictions of pollinator abundances for real landscapes located in >20
agricultural regions from around the world, and then use model predictions
with selected landscape metrics in statistical tests to assess the roles
of landscape composition versus configuration in determining pollinator
abundance. <br>
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The post-doc will be supervised by PI Dr. Eric Lonsdorf (Lincoln Park Zoo),
co-supervised by PI Prof. Claire Kremen (University of California, Berkeley),
and work closely with two other co-PIs (Prof. Maile Neel, University of
Maryland, and Prof Neal Williams, University of California,<br>
Davis) on various components of the project. This research will also contribute
to the fundamental understanding of the relationship between changing habitat
distributions at the landscape scale and the ecosystem services they produce.<br>
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Required Knowledge and Experience: <br>
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Quantitative statistics, especially Bayesian and/or maximum likelihood
frameworks<br>
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Experience managing/analyzing large datasets <br>
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GIS <br>
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Background in ecological modeling, spatial or landscape ecology or other
related discipline<br>
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Desirable Additional Experience<br>
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ArcGIS<br>
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MATLAB<br>
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Additional Responsibilities<br>
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Domestic and international travel for conferences and meetings related
to the project;<br>
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Disseminate results at scientific professional conferences and in lay and
peer-reviewed literature as appropriate.<br>
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Salary: $45,000 per year plus benefits<br>
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Timing and duration: The position is available immediately and is
funded for two years<br>
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Location: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL (</font></tt><a href=www.lpzoo.org><tt><font size=2>www.lpzoo.org</font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>)
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Please submit a CV, brief cover letter highlighting your relevant experience,
interests and career goals, and names and contacts of 3 references to <br>
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Human Resources Department<br>
Lincoln Park Zoo<br>
2001 North Clark Street<br>
Chicago, IL 60614 <br>
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Or submit as attachments by email to hrjobs@lpzoo.org no later than July
30, 2009.<br>
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Applications will be reviewed as they are received. For further information
about the project please contact Dr. Eric Lonsdorf directly at ericlonsdorf@lpzoo.org.
The Lincoln Park Zoo is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to
excellence through diversity.<br>
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Eric Lonsdorf, PhD<br>
Director, Urban Wildlife Institute<br>
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Conservation and Science<br>
Lincoln Park Zoo<br>
Chicago, IL<br>
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ph: 312-742-7216<br>
e-mail: ericlonsdorf@lpzoo.org</font></tt>
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