We are very pleased to announce three new opportunities
to support the Strategic Conservation Assessment of Gulf Coast Landscapes (SCA)
project. This project will coalesce
existing conservation and socioeconomic priorities into conservation planning
decision support tools to aid the Restore Council and their stakeholders in
identifying high priority lands for voluntary conservation efforts.
1) Seeking
Postdoctoral Associate in Ecological Modeling
The SCA project team is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate
in Ecological Modeling to be based out of the Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering at Mississippi State University. The Postdoctoral Associate must hold a Ph.D.
in biological or environmental engineering, geography, geosciences, ecology,
environmental science/management, or other related fields. ABD candidates will
also be considered. The ideal candidate will have some combination of the
following skills: spatially explicit ecological modeling, landscape
conservation, MCDA, programming (especially Python), and web-based app
development. Expertise with geographic information systems (GIS) and other
related software applications and technologies is also required. Additional information and detailed submission
instructions can be found in the attached Post Doc Position Description. Review
of applicants will beginJune 7, 2017. If
you have any questions, are interested in submitting an application, or have a
suggested candidate, please contact Anna Linhoss (alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu<mailto:alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu>)
. Applicants must complete an
application through the MSU HRM website (http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/495521/postdoctoral-associate-eng)
to be considered, but should also email a copy of the cover letter and resume/CV
directly toalinhoss@abe.msstate.edu<mailto:alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu>
2) Seeking
Research Associate – Geospatial Analyst
The SCA project team is seeking a Geospatial Analyst
Research Associate to be based out of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries
& Aquaculture at Mississippi State University. The applicant must hold minimally a B.S. in
geography, geosciences, ecology, environmental science/management, coastal or
marine ecology, wildlife and fisheries science, or other related fields and
minimum of 3 years of relevant experience and the equivalent of a master’s
degree; or a M.S. degree and minimum of 1 year of relevant experience and
demonstrated competency. A strong
background and expertise with geographic information systems (GIS) and other
related software applications and technologies is required. The ideal candidate will also have some
combination of experience developing web-enabled geospatial data applications,
expertise in other GIS software applications and html programming applications,
as well as experience working in Gulf Coast landscape conservation, large-scale
data applications, spatially explicit ecological modeling, multi-criteria
decision analysis, and interacting with stakeholders. Additional information and detailed
submission instructions can be found in the attached GIS Analyst Position
Description. Review of applicants will begin June 7, 2017. If you have any questions, are interested in
submitting an application, or have a suggested candidate, please contact
Kristine Evans (kristine.evans@msstate.edu<mailto:kristine.evans@msstate.edu>). Applicants must complete an application
through the MSU HRM website (http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/495589/research-associate)
to be considered, but should also email a copy of the cover letter and
resume/CV directly to kristine.evans@msstate.edu<mailto:kristine.evans@msstate.edu>.
3) Seeking Ph.D.
Student in Coastal Ecological Modeling and Geospatial Application Development
The SCA project team is seeking a Ph.D. student to be
based out of either the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
or the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture at Mississippi State
University. The student will work with
SCA staff to develop a suite of ecological models and associated geospatial
applications predicting ecosystem, species, and/or socioeconomic response to
potential Gulf Coast system stressors and planned coastal restoration
activities. The Ph.D. student must hold a Master’s degree in geography,
geosciences, ecology, environmental science/management,
biological/environmental engineering, coastal or marine ecology, wildlife and
fisheries science, or other related fields with competitive GPA and GRE scores.
Research experience with predictive ecological modeling and geographic
information systems (GIS), and a demonstrated publication record are preferred.
Additional information and detailed submission instructions can be found in the
attached Ph.D. student Position Description. Review of applicants will begin
June 7, 2017. If you have any questions,
are interested in submitting an application, or have a suggested candidate,
please contact Kristine Evans (kristine.evans@msstate.edu<mailto:kristine.evans@msstate.edu>)
(Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture) or Anna Linhoss (alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu<mailto:alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu>)
(Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering) at Mississippi State
University.
Homepage: hydroecologylab.com<http://hydroecologylab.com>
