<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Title: <a name="_Hlk65694590">Postdoctoral Research
Associate in Pollinator Landscape Ecology</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Location: </b>Washington State University, Pullman WA</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Position Details:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Hopkins Lab at Washington State University seeks a highly
motivated postdoctoral research associate to work on a three-year project
focused on developing tools to support beekeepers. Our team is using innovative
sensor technologies and large-scale field sampling to track thousands of
beehives as they are transported from California to Washington throughout crop
pollination seasons. As bees travel, they are exposed to pathogens and
pesticides that occur in specific places at specific points of time. Yet, given
that many beekeepers are often unable to identify where or when their hives
were exposed, it is difficult to mitigate damage and take steps to protect
related hives. The successful applicant will work alongside beekeepers,
industry members, and multidisciplinary researchers to gather data on honey bee
health metrics across diverse landscapes over space and time. Using modern
statistical and machine learning techniques, the applicant will use data on
environmental and landscape factors to predict where and when beehives are
exposed to pathogens and pesticides. Models will be created and validated using
data from tests on hundreds of commercial beehives over a multiple year
project. In many senses, just as society attempts to use contact tracing to
identify sources of human pathogens like COVID-19, our project will use
analytical tools to better inform beekeepers of threats to their hives. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Along with their research, the postdoctoral associate will
aid in the mentorship of graduate and undergraduate students working in this
lab. The associate will have access to honey bee research facilities in
Pullman, WA and Othello, WA including approximately 200 research colonies. This
position will require frequent inter-state travel (3-4 days per month), and one
international trip to present at the Apimondia conference in 2023 in Santiago (Chile).
Outside the Hopkins lab, the candidate is expected to collaborate with the
landscape ecology research group at Washington State University, and with
programs such as the WSU Decision Aid System to advance their research
questions (www.decisionaid.systems; www.potatoes.decisionaid.systems)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Required Qualifications: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree
in a field of ecology, entomology, biology, statistics, or a related field. The
applicant must both be willing to work in the field with honey bees and
researchers and have extremely strong statistical and analytical abilities. The
successful applicant will be required to collate, process, and analyze huge
spatial and temporal datasets and coordinate with many scientists collecting
these data. Advanced skills in R, GIS, Python, and other appropriate software
is required. This position is open to anyone with the legal ability to begin
working in the US by May 2021. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preferred qualifications include a strong background in
predictive modeling techniques, landscape ecology, beekeeping experience, the
ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs, a valid driver’s license, and ability to
obtain a passport for international travel. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Annual salary: $45,510</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tenure Track: No</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Position Term in Months: 12 with option to renew two further years</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Department: Entomology</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lab website: <a href="http://labs.wsu.edu/hopkinslab" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://labs.wsu.edu/hopkinslab</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Position Start Date: May 2021 or sooner, depending on
availability</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Background Check: This position has been determined to
require a background check</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Screening Begin Date: Immediately</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Screening End Date: This post will remain open until filled</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Required Documents, to be sent to <a href="mailto:Rachel.olsson@wsu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Rachel.olsson@wsu.edu</a> </p>
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experience, future plans, and commitment to diversity (2 pages maximum)</p>
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</span></span>Names of 3 references we can contact about your
application </p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Rae Olsson, Ph.D.</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">they.them<br></font><div>Postdoctoral Researcher</div><div>Dept of Entomology, Washington State University</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>