The Department of Biology and Wildlife and the Institute of Arctic
Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks seek applications for two
tenure-track faculty positions in Wildlife Management, open at the
Assistant Professor level. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in
Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Management or a related field. Each position
will be a joint appointment (50:50) between the Institute of Arctic
Biology (IAB; http://www.iab.uaf.edu/) and the Department of Biology and
Wildlife in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics UAF
(http://www.uaf.edu/cnsm/) at UAF.
_Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management._We seek an interdisciplinary
scholar who has a strong background in wildlife management and one or
more of the following aspects of social-ecological systems science:
stakeholder involvement, human-wildlife systems modeling, scenario
analysis, participatory modeling and structured decision making.
Experience with analytical techniques such as Bayesian networks,
stochastic dynamic programming, or decision theory are desirable.
_Wildlife Population Ecologist._We seek a quantitative biologist with
skills in modeling the effects of changing environments on animal
populations that are used or influenced by human communities.
Preferences will be given to applicants with a research program aimed
at field studies of vertebrates and investigating temporal and spatial
dynamics of life-history patterns, harvest and disease processes or
community interactions. Experience with analytical techniques such as
distance sampling, occupancy models, capture-recapture methods,
mixed-effects models, and Bayesian hierarchical approaches are desirable.
Significant opportunities exist for working with state and federal
wildlife management agencies and interacting with National Science
Foundation Long Term Ecological Research programs that investigate the
interactive effects of changing climate and disturbance regimes on rural
Alaskan communities. Additional opportunities for mentoring graduate
students would also be found with the UAF Resilience and Adaptation
Program (http://www.uaf.edu/rap/), which provides interdisciplinary
graduate training in social-ecological systems to over 50 students.
Each successful applicant will be expected to establish an independent
and externally funded research program and to teach two courses per
year, including one course in wildlife management (Design of Wildlife
Studies (WLF 301) or Principles and Techniques of Wildlife Management
(WLF 322)). During the first three years at UAF, each successful
applicant will serve as a member of the NSF Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research Northern Test Case research team, which
is examining the adaptive capacity of human communities in changing
Alaskan environments. Applicants are encouraged to consult the Institute
and Departmental websites and faculty profiles at http://www.iab.uaf.edu/.
Applicants that qualify for both positions should submit separate
applications for each position. Applications will be reviewed starting
11 October 2013. To apply, submit a signed application form (Human
Dimensions to Wildlife Management
www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=82086; Wildlife Population
Ecologist www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=82087), cover
letter, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests,
letters from at least three references and submit to Julie Logsdon, C/O
IAB Human Resources, P.O. Box 757000, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7000,
Phone (907) 474-2781, Fax (907) 474-5177. If you have specific
questions about this position, please contact Julie Lodgson
(jjlogs...@alaska.edu). The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educational Institution.
