[Pollinator] Post-doctoral Associate Sought for Pollinator Distribution Study with Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago

[Steven B Hilburger]

Steve Hilburger
Wildlife and Terrestrial Resources Program
US Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS301
Reston, VA  20192
shilburger at usgs.gov
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"Lonsdorf, Eric" <ericlonsdorf at lpzoo.org>
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06/25/2009 06:14 PM
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[sdmcop] Postdoc position - Statistical Ecologist
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JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:               Post-doctoral Associate (Statistical Ecology)
DEPARTMENT:              Conservation and Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, 
Chicago, IL and UC-Berkeley
FLSA STATUS:     Exempt
 

GENERAL SUMMARY

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. 

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,
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.

Required Knowledge and Experience: 
?                Quantitative statistics, especially Bayesian and/or 
maximum likelihood frameworks
?                Experience managing/analyzing large datasets 
?                GIS 
?                Background in ecological modeling, spatial or landscape 
ecology or other related discipline


Desirable Additional Experience
?                ArcGIS
?                MATLAB

Additional Responsibilities
?                Domestic and international travel for conferences and 
meetings related to the project;
?                Disseminate results at scientific professional 
conferences and in lay and peer-reviewed literature as appropriate.

Salary: $45,000 per year plus benefits

Timing and duration:  The position is available immediately and is funded 
for two years

Location:  Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL (www.lpzoo.org) 

Please submit a CV, brief cover letter highlighting your relevant 
experience, interests and career goals, and names and contacts of 3 
references to 

Human Resources Department
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614 

Or submit as attachments by email to hrjobs at lpzoo.org no later than July 
30, 2009.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.  For further 
information about the project please contact Dr. Eric Lonsdorf directly at 
ericlonsdorf at lpzoo.org.  The Lincoln Park Zoo is an Equal Opportunity 
Employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Eric Lonsdorf, PhD
Director, Urban Wildlife Institute

Conservation and Science
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, IL

ph: 312-742-7216
e-mail: ericlonsdorf at lpzoo.org
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