The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University invites applications for the Senior Postdoctoral Associate to work in the Lab of Dr. Lesley Thorne.
Required Qualifications (as evidenced by attached resume):
Ph.D. in biology, ecology, marine science or related field. Three (3) years of experience in biology, ecology, marine science or related field. Experience with advanced statistics. Experience programming in R, Matlab or other statistical languages. Experience handling and working with seabirds. Current bird banding license or the ability to obtain one within one (1) year of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with the following: animal movement data, accelerometry data, and satellite data. Two (2) or more years of experience using advanced statistics. Excellence in the field as demonstrated by relevant publications. Prior experience writing proposals to attain external funding.
Brief Description of Duties:
The Senior Postdoctoral Associate will examine how oceanographic and atmospheric variability affect foraging habitat and energetics of albatrosses in the Southern Ocean. Analyses will focus on albatross tracking and accelerometry data and satellite environmental data. The incumbent will conduct field studies at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research station at Bird Island, South Georgia in collaboration with scientists at BAS, and will prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and will present at scientific conferences. A strong candidate will have excellent written communication skills as demonstrated by prior peer-reviewed publications. The selected candidate will need previous experience working at remote field sites.
- Analyze data and develop models linking oceanographic and atmospheric variability with albatross foraging habitat and energetics
- Conduct field studies
- Prepare manuscripts for publication in scientific journals
- Write proposals for external funding
- Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.
Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.
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Official Job Title: Senior Postdoctoral Associate
Job Field: Post Doctoral
Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook
Department/Hiring Area: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences-The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook
Schedule: Full-time Day Shift 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pass Days: Sat, Sun
Posting Start Date: Jan 10, 2019
Posting End Date: Feb 9, 2019, 11:59:00 PM
Salary: Commensurate with experience within the range of $49,000-$60,000
Salary Grade: E89
Appointment Type: Regular