Permanent Position Available
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Anchorage, Alaska
Application Deadline: Friday, 1 May 2009
For further information, please go to:
http://alaska.usgs.gov
Or contact:
Karen Oakley
koakley [at] usgs.gov
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Alaska Science Center seeks
applicants for a permanent position: Research Ecologist. The incumbent
will model spatial and temporal dynamics of wildlife populations, with
results to be published in peer-reviewed journals. Research will meet
strategic science goals of the USGS to understand ecosystems and predict
ecosystem change. The initial assignment will focus on population
dynamics of polar bears. Some field work is required.
Candidates should have a PhD in wildlife ecology, statistics,
biomathematics, or a related field. Specific expertise in theory and
application of population dynamics models (including capture-recapture
models), generalized linear and nonlinear mixed effects models, and
Bayesian methods is also required. Applicants must be skilled with
statistical programming languages such as Matlab, SAS, and/or R, and
have a strong interest in the application of statistical methods to
ecological data. U.S. citizenship is required.
To apply, please search for WR-2009-0259 for the DEU/non-status, or
WR-2009-0260 for the MP/status, at: http://www.usajobs.gov/.
For further information about the position, please go to:
http://alaska.usgs.gov.
Or contact:
Karen Oakley
koakley [at] usgs.gov