Post-Doc in Species Distribution Modelling - U. of Évora (Portugal)

[Raquel Ubach]

Hola gente,
os paso una oferta para un Post-Doc que me ha llegado. Aviso, envídia me dará el que lo consiga!!!
Un abrazo bien fuerte!
Raquel.


Job/Fellowship Reference: Post-Doc Fellowship, within the project “European Conservation for the 21st Century” with the reference FCT “BIODIVERSA/0003/2011”, funded by BIODIVERSA program and approved by FCT.

Plan of work: The candidate will be responsible for improving Species Distribution Models (SDMs) for thousands of European species by incorporating species’ vegetation and land-use associations and removing errors induced by spatial autocorrelation. The post-doc will collaborate with other project members to project the climate paths along which the ranges of European species will shift throughout the 21st Century. This will involve integrating Species Distribution Models with Dynamic Vegetation Models (DVMs) and species dispersal kernels. The post-doc will assist in the design of habitat corridors or other conservation actions to
mitigate the effects of global change on the European biota. Finally, it is hoped that the post-doc will participate in sub-projects that use basic ecological research ask how SDM predictions can be used to inform on the ground conservation. The post offers the opportunity to interact with an excellent international research team, and the post-doc will be required to work both independently and collaboratively.

The project will involve close collaboration with members of the iBiochange group at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid, Spain. The project also involves collaboration with several international research teams (see project description below). The post-doc will be expected to coordinate collaborative research with these research groups, and participate in meetings, for which international travel will be required.

Admission requirements: PhD in Biology or related area. English as a first or second language is required. The post-doc will be expected to coordinate collaborative research with these research groups, and participate in meetings, for which international travel will be required. The applicant should have a PhD in ecology or a related field. Essential skills are:

 

• Species Distribution Modelling
• Excellent statistical programming skills in R or equivalent
• GIS
• Clear communication in English in both spoken and written form
• Good ecological knowledge

Work: The work will be undertaken in the 'Rui Nabeiro' Biodiversity Chair facilities at the University of Évora, under the scientific supervision of Dr Regan Early.

Duration of the scholarship (s): the fellowship will last 24 months, beginning in April 2013.

Value of monthly maintenance allowance: The stipend is € 1495 according to the Regulation of advanced training and qualification of human resources for 2012 of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml)

Application deadline and submission of applications: Application deadline and submission of applications: the application period is open from 21th January 2013 to 15th February, 2013, and the results will be announced until the 28th February 2013.

+ info:

http://www.otic.uevora.pt/index.php/otic/noticias_e_informacoes/bolsas/nacionais/bpd_uevora_projeto_biodiversa