Postdoc: Human Mobility, Wildlife Connectivity & Spatial Ecology

Colorado State University; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Human Mobility and Social-Ecological Systems. The role focuses on interdisciplinary research linking human activity, recreation, wildlife movement, and landscape connectivity across large landscapes in collaboration with CSU and the U.S.

Forest Service. The position supports data analysis, publication output, and mentoring of undergraduates.

Qualifications

• PhD in biology, physics, or computer science or closely related field.
• Strong publication record in spatial ecology.
• Experience with research design in field settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate approaches to quantify timing, intensity, predictability, and types of human use across broad geographic areas.
• Integrate human mobility data with wildlife habitat and movement data to assess landscape connectivity.
• Investigate wildlife responses to temporal variation in human activity by incorporating measures of human presence into analyses.
• Collaborate with CSU and U.S. Forest Service scientists to incorporate human presence into ecological studies.

Skills

Spatial ecology

Movement analyses

GIS

R

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Education

Ph.D. in biology

Tools

R

MATLAB

Python

GIS tools

Job description

Colorado State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Human Mobility and Social-Ecological Systems. The role focuses on interdisciplinary research linking human activity, recreation, wildlife movement, and landscape connectivity across large landscapes in collaboration with CSU and the U.S.

Forest Service. The position supports data analysis, publication output, and mentoring of undergraduates.