Postdoctoral Associate/Bat Abundance Using Mobile Acoustics
Academic Job Description
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Bat Abundance Using Mobile Acoustics
Post Doc
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach.
Position Function
The Fuller Spatial Ecology and Decision Science Lab at the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral associate position for a bat population monitoring project using mobile acoustic survey data. The project is in support of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat), collaborating with partners from the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The candidate will work with state, federal, and non-governmental organizations on a regional analysis of mobile acoustic data, estimating abundance and trends of bats in the northeastern United States. They will collect acoustic data files and metadata from partners and evaluate methods used to classify acoustic data. The candidate will simulate mobile acoustic data to evaluate statistical power to detect trends in relative abundance through time, and to inform sampling design.
The candidate will be a participant in the Northeast Bat Working Group, NABat Community of Practice, NABat Mobile Transect Technical Working Group, and the NABat Analytical Working Group. The candidate will be expected to develop manuscripts for submission in peer-reviewed journals and communicate research to project PIs and partners.
The candidate will be supervised by Dr. Richard Stedman, at Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) but will work with Dr. Angela Fuller, U.S. Geological Survey, NY Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. The postdoc will work closely with various partners and will be housed in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
There will be opportunities to mentor and collaborate with graduate students in the lab. The position is full-time at 100% effort and will require occasional travel.
Initial appointment is 1 year with the possibility of annual renewals up to 5 years.
Anticipated Division of Time
Data Management 40%
Research Support 35%
Data Analysis and Reporting 25%
Requirements
Ph.D. in ecology, wildlife biology, conservation biology, natural resources, statistics, or a related quantitative field. Strong mathematical and programming skills, experience in statistical estimation and simulation modeling and use of R. Demonstrated desire and proven ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals. Excellent writing and personal communication skills, including with external partners. Proven record of leadership with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Preferred: Experience with analysis of acoustic monitoring data, previous experience with bat population ecology, experience in partnerships/working with stakeholder groups, population modeling, spatial analysis, machine learning, N-mixture models, Bayesian hierarchical models, R Shiny App, supervisory experience.
SALARY: CALS hiring range for this title is $56,484 to $56,813/yr. plus benefits.
Supervision Exercised: No supervision of others expected.
To apply:
Please apply via Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27542. Qualified candidates should submit a short cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, and a statement supporting diverse communities.
Applications will be reviewed as received, continuing until a suitable applicant is identified.
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