Postdoctoral Associate for a research/teaching position Campus: Stony Brook West Campus/HSC
Salary: $35, 000 - $46, 000 Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Ecology, Biological Oceanography, Environmental Biology or related field. Expertise in fundamental and applied ecology as demonstrated by publications, Ph.D. dissertation, and/or letters of recommendation from supervisors. Independent research experience in ecological fieldwork; fluency in both written and verbal English language; college level teaching experience. Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience in large lectures. College teaching experience as sole instructor. Field and/or laboratory research experience in plankton ecology and aquatic biogeochemistry. Familiarity with ecological stoichiometry and biochemical bases of organismal elemental composition. Knowledge of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities. Some experience with advanced statistical techniques or mathematical modeling. Experience coordinating undergraduate research assistants. Brief Description of Duties: The Postdoctoral Associate will spend 1/3 effort on co-teaching an undergraduate introductory level Biology course and on co-teaching an introductory Masters course in Principles and Applications of Ecology and Evolution, and 2/3 effort on coordinating and assisting with research work on ecological projects. Utilizing his/her expertise, the incumbent will carry out work such as establishing links between elemental content and ecological traits of planktonic organisms, developing models, predicting changes to phytoplankton elemental composition and conducting surveys of plankton elemental composition. Co-teach (with a faculty member) an undergraduate introductory level Biology course and co-teach (with a faculty member) an introductory level Masters course in Principles and Applications of Ecology and Evolution. Will be teaching 1/2 course per semester. Establish links between elemental content and ecological traits of planktonic organisms using cultures in the lab and literature data or other ecological laboratory experiments and analyses, depending on candidate's expertise. Develop models that predict how phytoplankton elemental composition will change in response to environmental and ecological gradients or develop other models of ecological responses, depending on candidate's expertise. Conduct surveys of plankton elemental composition along relevant environmental gradients, or ecological fieldwork on other organisms along environmental gradients, depending on candidate's expertise. Preparing grant proposals and peer-reviewed publications. Database setup, data entry and analysis. Special Notes: This is a full time, temporary one year appointment, renewable up to a maximum of three years depending on funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. Occasional evenings, nights and/or weekends may be required. Some travel may be required. The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation. Application Procedure: Those interested in this position should submit a cover letter, CV and two letters of reference to: Donna DiGiovanni Postdoctoral Associate (6389) Search Department of Ecology & Evolution 650 Life Sciences Building Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245 Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 06/25/2010, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND EDUCATOR. IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE UNIVERSITY HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (631) 632-7786. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE UNIVERSITY POLICE WEBSITE AT http://wwwatonvbrook.edu/police Job Category: K) Postdoctoral Positions. Posting Date: 06/13/2010 Additional Categories: E) Research (professional) and Technical to include lab support positions.
