The Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) has been founded by
the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, the Goethe-University
Frankfurt am Main, and additional partners. It is funded by the Federal
State of Hessen through its Initiative for the Development of Scientific
and Economic Excellence (LOEWE). The mission of the centre is to carry
out internationally outstanding research on the interactions of
biodiversity and climate change at the organism level.
The Project Area E "Data and Modelling Centre" invites applications for a
*Postdoctoral Researcher *
"*Statistical modelling of species distributions"*
*(Ref. #E41)*
*Your tasks: *
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Improve our tools for estimating species distributions
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Statistically relate species occurrence data and environmental layers
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Handling of remote sensing products related to habitat quality (e.g.
biomass, area burned, tree cover)
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Sampling bias analyses
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Develop toolboxes for a DFG-funded biodiversity data centre
(visualization and analyses)
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Work in an interdisciplinary team with informatics and GIS experts
and bio- and geoscientists
*Your profile:*
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PhD degree in Ecology, Mathematics, Statistics, Bioinformatics,
Geography, Environmental Science or a related field
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Strong expertise in statistics and numerical modelling
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Advanced skills in analysis of large datasets and/or ecological modeling
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Special expertise in Bayesian species distribution modelling would
be an advantage
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Strong track record of international publications in peer-reviewed
journals
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
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Interest to work in interdisciplinary teams
Salary and benefits are according to a public service position in
Germany (TV-H E13, 100%). The contract shall start as soon as possible
and will be initially restricted to May 2015. An extension is intended
being subject to personal performance and availability of funds. The
Senckenberg Research Institute supports equal opportunity of men and
women and therefore strongly invites women to apply. Equally qualified
handicapped applicants will be given preference. The duty station will
be Frankfurt am Main, Germany, but exceptions might be possible. The
employer is the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung.
Please send your application before *February, 15*^*th* *2014*preferred
by e-mail (attachment in a single pdf document), mentioning the
reference of this position (*Ref. #E41*) and including a letter
outlining your suitability for the post, a detailed CV, contact details
of 2 references and a list of publications and funding to the
Administrative Director:
Herrn
Dr. Johannes Heilmann
c/o Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt
E-Mail: recruit...@senckenberg.de <mailto:recruit...@senckenberg.de>
For scientific enquiries please get in contact with Prof. Dr. Thomas
Hickler, thomas.hick...@senckenberg.de
<mailto:thomas.hick...@senckenberg.de%29>.
Further information: http://www.bik-f.de <http://www.bik-f.de/>.
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Bob O'Hara
Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Senckenberganlage 25
D-60325 Frankfurt am Main,
Germany
Tel: +49 69 7542 1863
Mobile: +49 1515 888 5440
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