Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) offers a postdoctoral position in Ecology.
Duration: 3 year
Funding agency: The position is funded by the Research Council of Norway’s Klimaforsk program
Project: Trapped in a cold-adapted body: the causes and consequences of phenotypic change in a rapidly warming Arctic
Supervisor: Prof. Leif Egil Loe
Requirements:
- Individual must have strong quantitative skills, relevant to modelling life history strategies, adaptation and population dynamics.
- The successful candidate is likely to also be involved in the eco-physiological and behavioral ecology parts of the project.
Starting date: August 1, 2017; but is negotiable.
Academic qualifications:
- Applicant must hold a PhD degree within a relevant scientific area like ecology, evolution, wildlife biology, biometry, or similar fields.
- The applicant must demonstrate strong quantitative skills, as well as good skills in English (oral and written).
- Applicant must have some experience with complex statistical and mathematical modelling of population and/or evolutionary processes.
- Applicant must be proficient in using the statistical programing language R.
- Applicant must possess evident scientific writing skills
Desired personal qualities:
- Motivation to work as part of a team
- Strong willingness to work primarily analytically for the duration of the postdoctoral project
- There will be opportunities for field work in Svalbard, but this is not a main part of the position.
- Interest in climate change effects on ecology and evolution
Application:
- Apply online via the University’s Web Recruitment System
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Organization | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) |
Fellowship Level | Postdoctoral |
Country | Norway |
Subject areas | Ecology, Evolution, Wildlife Biology, Biometry |
Fellowship amount | Varies |
Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
Deadline | 1st March 2017 |
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Ref.no.: 17/00533
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