Postdoctoral fellow: Statistics and Applied Ecology 1030 views

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) are inviting applications for a 2-year Postdoctoral position related to the development of Bayesian models.

About the position:

• The postdoctoral researcher to be hired will work primarily on project WildMap, funded by the Research Council of Norway. Project WildMap aims to cause a paradigm shift in how we quantify, understand, and communicate information about the status and future of wildlife populations.
• The project’s main goals are to:
• Overcome the computational barriers to large-scale mapping of population dynamics.
• Identify general rules for efficient wildlife monitoring at the level of landscapes and populations.
• Quantify spatio-temporal patterns in population dynamics and their drivers at multiple scales.
• Generate spatially-explicit forecasts of wildlife population dynamics under alternative scenarios.

Qualifications:

• Applicant must hold a PhD degree within a relevant scientific area (Statistics, Mathematics, Statistical Ecology, Biometry, or similar).
• Solid statistical and mathematical foundation.
• Proven quantitative skills and extensive experience with both frequentist and Bayesian analysis.
• Proficiency using the statistical programing language R and various R packages.
• Programming experience (C++ or similar)

Desired academic qualifications:

• Preferred candidates will also have several of the following:
• Familiarity with hierarchical models, including spatial capture-recapture models and models than can integrate multiple sources of information.
• Familiarity with demographic/population dynamic analysis
• Familiarity with NIMBLE.
• Experience working with large data sets.
• Experience with GIS applications and spatial analysis
• Proven scientific writing skills (authored one or more peer-reviewed articles involving hierarchical analysis/modeling).

How to apply:

• Apply online