POST DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE IN SCHOOL OF
NATURAL SCIENCES, TRINITY COLLEGE
DUBLIN
A 4.5 year EPA-funded project, Sectoral IMpacts on BIOdiversity and ecoSYStem
services (SIMBIOSYS), is seeking a postdoctoral project manager. Biodiversity
and associated ecosystem services are fundamental to humanity but are
threatened by human activity in a range of sectors. This project, involving
researchers at TCD, UCD and UCC, is quantifying impacts of key sectoral
activities (in particular: cultivation of bioenergy crops, road landscaping and
aquaculture) on genetic, species and landscape biodiversity and the ecosystem
services they provide, including pollination, biological pest control, carbon
sequestration and resistance to alien species invasion. In addition, we are
testing methods for mitigating impacts, carrying
out in-depth strategic reviews in
order to inform national policy decisions, and
making recommendations for future
strategic research and management. See www.simbiosys.ie for details.
Position Available: 2 year postdoctoral project manager, based in the School of
Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin (www.tcd.ie/naturalscience). The
project manager oversees the day to day
management of the project, will research
and write a strategic review on the impacts of wind energy generation on
biodiversity and ecosystem services, and play a central role in writing the
final project report. In addition, he/she will contribute to experimental
design and analysis, supervise graduate students and publish some key
international peer-review articles.
Salary: up to 47,240 per annum, depending on experience
Start Date: August/September 2010.
Applicants must have a PhD in biological/environmental science (preferably
landscape and or invertebrate ecology), be an effective communicator and good
manager of data, time and people. In addition, 3-4 years post-PhD research
experience, experience of managing research grants and projects and timely
publication in respected peer review journals would be beneficial. Applicants
should be competent in computing, including statistical analysis/ GIS, website
design and database management.
Application process: Please send a cover letter outlining your suitability for
the position, plus a full CV including the names and addresses of three
referees, to Dr Jane Stout (sto...@tcd.ie). Closing date for applications is
June 28th 2010. For further information, contact Dr Jane Stout (sto...@tcd.ie)
Dr Jane C. Stout
Lecturer in Botany, School of Natural Sciences,
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Email sto...@tcd.ie, Tel +353-1-8963761, Fax +353-1-8961147
http://www.tcd.ie/Botany/
https://www.tcd.ie/Botany/research/stout/index02.php
