Announcement: Post-doctoral fellowship in Statistical Ecology Northwest Fisheries Science Center Seattle, WA
Statistical identification of ecosystem and population indicators Research efforts of the Mathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring Program include studies on how to most effectively monitor populations within large-scale spatially varying environments. Basic research projects within the program focus on application of modern statistical and modeling approaches to analysis of population and community processes in order to provide science support for management of species under the National Marine Fisheries Service's jurisdiction. One of the current research interests within our group is application of newer statistical approaches for multi-variate spatial processes to the problem of identification of good population and ecosystem indicators and to the problem of identification of change in indicators. Large quantities of monitoring data are collected on habitat and stream quality throughout the Pacific Northwest, and these monitoring data along with population counts provide a real-world test bed for research and development of statistical approaches for identification of ecosystem indicators. We are interested in supporting research proposals that will make a contribution to the statistical analysis of large-scale spatio-temporal population processes, and that apply these methods to an analysis of population and stream monitoring data available for Pacific Northwest salmonids. The post-doctoral fellow will work in collaboration with Eli Holmes (NWFSC) and Brian Dennis (University of Idaho), and will join a team of statistical and theoretical ecologists doing basic research on applied management problems. Necessary qualifications include Ph.D. in Ecology, Statistics, or related field, training in ecological time series analysis, proven record of scientific publication, and the ability to work independently. The following qualifications are desirable: R and Matlab programming skill and aquatic ecology coursework or experience. About the fellowship. This is a 1-2 year fellowship administered through the National Academies Research Associateship Program. Applicants will need to apply through the NRC website (http://www4.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap.nsf) by the August 1, 2006 deadline. Designate RO# 26.39.02.B5767. This fellowship is open to non-US citizens (see visa requirements on the NRC website listed above). Before applying, contact Eli Holmes at [EMAIL PROTECTED], Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Mathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring Program, to discuss possible projects.
