Position Announcement
Post Doctoral Research Associate
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Application Closing Date: Monday, 12 September 2005
For further information, please contact:
Yvette H. Spitz
E-mail: yvette [at] coas.oregonstate.edu
The College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State
University is seeking applications for the position of Research
Associate (post-doctoral). The position is a full time, fixed-term
annual appointment with renewal at the discretion of the principal
investigator.
The successful applicant will engage in a coordinated program of
observations and models toward the understanding of aggregation of
plankton along the Northern Alaska Coastal System (the project is part
of NSF's Study of the Northern Alaskan Coastal System [SNACS]) and of
longer term, past and future variability in outside forcing on whaling
success at Barrow, Alaska. The applicant will be expected to develop an
ecosystem model for the Northern Alaska Coastal System with emphasis on
the zooplankton component. The applicant is also expected to couple this
model with the coupled ice/circulation model that is developed at the
Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA) and test the coupled model
outputs with field experiments. The position requires publication of
results in peer-reviewed journals and participation in science team and
oceanographic research meetings.
Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in oceanography or other
relevant Earth science, experience in numerical ecosystem model
development, and coupling with circulation models. Applicants must have
experience with plankton processes, especially zooplankton. Applicants
must have excellent communication and presentation skills. Applicants
must be able to work independently and integrate efforts with a larger
research team, and they must be willing to travel. Preferred
qualifications include a demonstrable commitment to promoting and
enhancing diversity.
To apply, please send a statement of interest, curriculum vitae, and
names, addresses (including electronic addresses), and telephone numbers
of three references to:
Yvette H. Spitz
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
104 Ocean Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-5503
Questions about the position may be directed to Yvette H. Spitz by
telephone (541-737-3227), fax (541-737-2064), or by e-mail
yvette [at] coas.oregonstate.edu
For more information about the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Sciences, OSU, Corvallis, and the environment, please go to:
http://www.coas.oregonstate.edu
Oregon State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer and has a policy of being responsive to the needs of
dual-career couples.