Postdoctoral Research Fellow — Migration Ecology & Big Data

Kinderopvang Dikkie & Dik; Laramie (WY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Retirement Contributions

Exceptional Health & Prescription Coverage

Paid Time Off

Tuition Waiver

Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Wyoming to lead research in migration ecology and climate resilience.

This role involves analyzing extensive data sets on mule deer migration, publishing findings, and mentoring students. Candidates must have a PhD or be close to completion in a relevant field.

Generous benefits include retirement contributions and health insurance.

Qualifications

• A Doctoral Degree is required; PhD candidates nearing completion are also considered.
• Expertise in spatial analyses and large ecological datasets is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead research projects on migration ecology and climate resilience.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.
• Present research at conferences.
• Mentor students.

Skills

Spatial analyses of animal location data

Programming in R

Programming in Python

Scientific writing

Experience with satellite remote sensing data

Experience with version control (git/github)

Communication of scientific results

Familiarity with ungulate ecology

Education

PhD in data science, ecology, wildlife biology, geography, or computational biology

Job description

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Wyoming to lead research in migration ecology and climate resilience.

This role involves analyzing extensive data sets on mule deer migration, publishing findings, and mentoring students. Candidates must have a PhD or be close to completion in a relevant field.

Generous benefits include retirement contributions and health insurance.