Position Announcements
post-doc on time series modeling of populations and communities
Post-doctoral position
Time-series modeling of large-scale population and
community processes
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle,
WA
NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) has a
large research group using time-series modeling to study
ecological dynamics. Our research interests are diverse,
including estimating species-interaction strengths, inferring
environmental and anthropogenic drivers of population and
community dynamics, estimating stability metrics, detecting
change points and regime shifts. We have numerous long-
term and large-scale time-series data on fish, marine
mammals, and plankton, which we use to study a wide array
of basic and applied ecological and fishery questions.
We are seeking a post-doctoral scientist to join our research
group. Strong quantitative skills along with a background in
aquatic or fisheries ecology are necessary for this position
including a record of publication. The ideal candidate would
also have experience and interest in one or more of the
following areas:
· statistical modeling, esp. hierarchical modeling
· time-series analysis
· population and/or community dynamics
· fisheries management
· salmon biology
Post-doctoral positions are initially supported for 1 year with
extensions up to 3 years contingent on satisfactory progress
and submitted publications.
Why come post-doc at the NWFSC? You will join a supportive,
collaborative and productive team of quantitative ecologists at
NWFSC who are using time-series modeling to study
ecological dynamics. Our center of 300+ research scientists
has a large number of post-doctoral fellows and provides a
stimulating and productive environment for research. Post-
docs trained in our group obtain a strong grounding in
modern ecological statistics and have high success obtaining
positions at both federal research and academic institutions.
Close proximity to the University of Washington (a 10min
walk) facilitates on-going collaborations with faculty and
post-docs in the UW School for Fishery and Aquatic Sciences
and other departments across campus.
Interested? Contact one of the PIs below to discuss the
position in more detail. Please attach a CV, recent
publications, , and a brief statement describing your
background, including any programming and modeling
expertise
PIs on this project are:
Eli Holmes eli.holmes@noaa.gov
http://faculty.washington.edu/eeholmes/
Mark Scheuerell mark.scheuerell@noaa.gov
http://faculty.washington.edu/scheuerl/
Eric Ward eric.ward@noaa.gov
http://sites.google.com/site/ericward2/