APNEP Postdoctoral Researcher

UNC; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to manage and facilitate the implementation of the Albemarle Pamlico National Estuarine Program's Coastal Conservation Management Plan. This role involves overseeing a research team, developing frameworks for conservation actions, and synthesizing data to inform plans. The successful candidate will have a strong background in environmental science and proven project management experience.

Qualifications

• Experience managing research projects and teams.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Ability to produce detailed reports and literature reviews.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of researchers to complete environmental management actions.
• Develop and refine an implementation framework for conservation plans.
• Prepare interim progress reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Data Synthesis

Team Leadership

Education

Ph.D. in Environmental Science or related field

Job description

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

This Post-doc position will serve as a Project Manager and Facilitator to support the implementation of the Albemarle Pamlico National Estuarine Program's Coastal Conservation Management Plan (CCMP) 2025-2030. To pilot this program, the Postdoctoral Researcher will develop an implementation framework for five priority environmental management, science, and conservation actions. The overall goal is to apply the implementation framework as many of the 31 total actions outlined in CCMP 2025-2030 as possible within the contract period. The Postdoctoral Researcher will be responsible for overseeing a team of researchers in completing several deliverables for each action, supporting the development and refinement of the implementation framework.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Manage student researchers and set goals for focus teams and agendas for team workshops
- Synthesize and interpret data to inform implementation plans.
- Produce maps, literature reviews, and summaries as needed for APNEP staff and focus teams.
- Prepare interim progress reports to update APNEP staff.

Other task, duties and responsibilities as outlined/assigned.


The Postdoctoral Researcher will primarily be supervised and mentored by Lindsay Dubbs, a Research Associate Professor at the UNC Institute for the Environment. They will also be mentored and supervised by Susan Cohen and Michael Piehler, UNC Institute for the Environment Associate and Executive Directors, respectively.

About the company

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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