Postdoctoral Fellow: Wildlife Disease Modeling & Management

The University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia seeks a Postdoctoral Associate AD in the Odum School of Ecology, focused on wildlife disease management and sarcoptic mange modeling. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, data-informed guidelines, and on-ground applicability.

Ideal candidates will have strong coding and modeling skills, wildlife experience, and a practical outlook for management of wildlife pathogens. The position is a 2-year postdoc with field-relevant modelling work.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with coding (e.g., R) for data analysis and modeling.
• Experience with mathematical and statistical modeling techniques.
• Experience working with wildlife and wildlife pathogens.
• Appreciation for practical wildlife disease management and on-ground challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct research on wildlife disease management (70%).
• Write scholarly articles and present findings (20%).
• Collaborate on multi-project efforts with stakeholders (10%).

Skills

R programming

Mathematical modeling

Statistical modeling

Wildlife handling

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The University of Georgia seeks a Postdoctoral Associate AD in the Odum School of Ecology, focused on wildlife disease management and sarcoptic mange modeling. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, data-informed guidelines, and on-ground applicability.

Ideal candidates will have strong coding and modeling skills, wildlife experience, and a practical outlook for management of wildlife pathogens. The position is a 2-year postdoc with field-relevant modelling work.