*New!* Species Distribution Modeling and Conservation "Targeted NIMBioS Postdoc"

[Catherine Crawley]

Since 2009, the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological
Synthesis (NIMBioS) has provided opportunities for postdoctoral
scholarship at the interface between mathematics and the biological
sciences. /Targeted Postdoctoral Fellowships at NIMBioS/ provide support
for specific research questions on projects directed by faculty at the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. NIMBioS announces two new Targeted
Postdoctoral Fellowships.

***Targeted Postdoctoral Fellowship in Species Distribution Modeling and
Conservation***

Applications are currently being accepted for a postdoctoral position in
species distribution modeling and conservation at NIMBioS and in the
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville. This is a full-time, one year position.

The postdoctoral fellow will work with UT faculty (Paul Armsworth,
Xingli Giam and Mona Papeş) as part of an interdisciplinary team
researching how to account for the combined effects of land use change
and climate change when designing conservation strategies for the
Appalachian region. The postdoc will help collate relevant data on
current species distributions, future climate scenarios and other
variables to estimate projected shifts in species distributions within
the Appalachian region. The individual will work with others to
integrate resulting biodiversity data with data from other project
components focused on modeling land use change in optimization analyses
intended to inform future land protection strategies. This work will
provide the individual with experience of a range of interdisciplinary
techniques and approaches relevant to conservation science.

The postdoc will join a community of postdoctoral scholars at NIMBioS
and UT Knoxville's ecology program, one of the top 10 percent of ecology
units in the U.S. UT-Knoxville is a vibrant campus located in the
foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Within the U.S., the region is a
hotspot for biodiversity and is projected to lie at the forefront of
future efforts to conserve US species in a changing climate.

Applicants for the position should have a PhD in Biology, Ecology,
Environmental Sciences, Geography or other relevant discipline, strong
quantitative and computational skills, and proficiency in English.
Experience with GIS and analysis of spatial ecological data are essential.

Review of applications will begin May 14, 2018 and continue until the
position is filled. Ideal start date: September 1, 2018.

/For more information and the online application, visit
http://www.nimbios.org/postdocs/targeted_postdocs

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