Post-Doc with NOAA

Post-doctoral position
Time-series modeling of large-scale population and community processes
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, WA

NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) has a large research
group using time-series modeling to study ecological dynamics.  Our
research interests are diverse, including estimating
species-interaction strengths, inferring environmental and
anthropogenic drivers of population and community dynamics, estimating
stability metrics, detecting change points and regime shifts.  We have
numerous long-term and large-scale time-series data on fish, marine
mammals, and plankton, which we use to study a wide array of basic and
applied ecological and fishery questions.


We are seeking a post-doctoral scientist to join our research group.
Strong quantitative skills along with a background in aquatic or
fisheries ecology are necessary for this position including a record
of publication.  The ideal candidate would also have experience and
interest in one or more of the following areas:

· statistical modeling, esp. hierarchical modeling
· time-series analysis
· population and/or community dynamics
· fisheries management
· salmon biology

Post-doctoral positions are initially supported for 1 year with
extensions up to 3 years contingent on satisfactory progress and
submitted publications.

Why come post-doc at the NWFSC?
You will join a supportive, collaborative and productive team of
quantitative ecologists at NWFSC who are using time-series modeling to
study ecological dynamics.  Our center of 300+ research scientists has
a large number of post-doctoral fellows and provides a stimulating and
productive environment for research.  Post-docs trained in our group
obtain a strong grounding in modern ecological statistics and have
high success obtaining positions at both federal research and academic
institutions.  Close proximity to the University of Washington (a
10min walk) facilitates on-going  collaborations with faculty and
post-docs in the UW School for Fishery and Aquatic Sciences and other
departments across campus.

Interested?
Contact one of the PIs below to discuss the position in more detail.
Please attach a CV, recent publications, and a brief statement
describing your background, including any programming and modeling
expertise.

PIs on this project are:

Eli Holmes   https://ap13.alpine.washington.edu/alpine/alpine/2.0/mailto?to=eli%2Eholmes%40noaa%2Egov&pop=view/0/INBOX/13863
http://faculty.washington.edu/eeholmes/

Mark Scheuerell    https://ap13.alpine.washington.edu/alpine/alpine/2.0/mailto?to=mark%2Escheuerell%40noaa%2Egov&pop=view/0/INBOX/13863
http://faculty.washington.edu/scheuerl/

Eric Ward   https://ap13.alpine.washington.edu/alpine/alpine/2.0/mailto?to=eric%2Eward%40noaa%2Egov&pop=view/0/INBOX/13863
http://sites.google.com/site/ericward2/