post-doc | UC - Berkeley

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Job Title: Postdoctoral Scholar - Employee

Job Type: Full-time, Temporary position

Location: Berkeley, CA

Closing date: November 5, 2011

Opportunity Description:

Position length: 1 year

Start date: Start date is flexible, but no later than January 2012

The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, invites
applications for Postdoctoral Scholar – Employee position to work, for one year, on a new
Landscape Conservation Cooperation (LCC) grant to conduct a landscape connectivity and
spatial analysis of historical and current range data for birds and mammals of the Sierra Nevada
as an extension of the Grinnell Resurvey Project (Moritz et al. 2008). S/he will work closely with
and be located at the U.C. Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, as well as working with
natural resource managers from across California. There will be an expectation of at least one
publication in a peer-reviewed journal during this process as well as potential opportunities for
collaborative research with other members of the U.C. Berkeley research community. The
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology seeks candidates whose research, teaching, or service has
prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Primary responsibilities will include:

1. Conducting a landscape connectivity analysis using occupancy data of small mammals
across the Sierra Nevada;

2. Identifying climate change refugia in the Sierra Nevada based on occupancy modeling,
GIS analysis, and ecological modeling;

3. Coordinating research among a diverse group of colleagues.

Qualifications:

1. PhD in relevant discipline, such as: Ecology, Biology, Conservation Biology,
Environmental Science/Policy, Wildlife Biology/Management, or Natural Resource
Management

2. Expertise in spatial ecology, including at least two of the following: GIS analysis,
occupancy modeling, and species distribution modeling.

3. Demonstrated record of writing and/or publishing of manuscripts and reports and a desire
to continue doing so.

4. Experience collaborating with other researchers, interfacing with management agencies,
and mentoring undergraduates.

5. Preferred: Experience and knowledge of biodiversity, ecology, and conservation in
montane systems.

Salary: $40,548 - $45,192 (depending on experience), plus benefits

To apply:

Please send a cover letter highlighting your qualifications, background, and experiences along
with a C.V. and contact information for three references by email to the address below.

Letters of reference are not requested at this time.

Sandra Richmond
Human Resources Manager
Research Enterprise Services
U.C. Berkeley
3101A Valley Life Sciences
Berkeley, CA 94720-3160
email: sandyjbr@berkeley.edu
cc: morelli@berkeley.edu