Postdoc Nibbelink

Overview

Posting Number: G/R15587P

Working Title: Postdoc Nibbelink

Department: Warnell-Research

Location: Athens Area

Employment Type: Employee

Anticipated

Start Date:

12/01/2021

Posting Date: 11/22/2021

Open Until Filled: Yes

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• Research/Literature Review/Project Coordination:
  Coordinate with team members (faculty, students, USACE partners, international partners) and review literature and existing prioritization tool in order to determine approaches, data sources, and other criteria needed to accomplish project objectives.
• Research/Data Analysis:
  Build a conceptual model, collect and manage spatial data, conduct analyses, build an initial version of a spatially-explicit prioritization tool for nature-based solutions pertaining to aquatic systems.
• Writing:
  Identify opportunities to publish/share work through multiple avenues including popular articles, technical notes, seminars/webinars, professional meetings, and peer reviewed journals.
• International Partnerships:
  Coordinate with international partners at WWF and others. Maintain lines of communication, evaluate collaborative opportunities, shared methods, seminars/webinars, internships opportunities, and other elements as determined by project leaders.

• 30% for Duties/Responsibilities:
  Research/Literature Review/Project Coordination
• 25% for Duties/Responsibilities:
  Writing
• 15% for Duties/Responsibilities:
  International Partnerships

• Doctorate in a relevant discipline (e.g., natural resource management, environmental engineering, hydrology, fisheries/wildlife) with expertise in geospatial analysis, particularly as it relates to support of conservation decision-making or the identification and prioritization of landscape elements for conservation, management, or engineering actions.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment and to conceptualize, implement, and write high quality interdisciplinary environmental conservation research products.

• Extensive experience in geospatial analysis, spatial data management, and working knowledge of coding geospatial operations (in R, Python, Julia, or other).
• Strong writing skills; ability to synthesize knowledge across disciplines (e.g.,…