FYI
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Rita Melo Franco Santos, PhD
Research Assistant
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),
University of Tasmania (UTAS),
20 Castray Esplanade,
Battery Point, 7004
Hobart, TAS
Australia
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Phone number: +61 0451 644 313
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You may be interested to know that since meeting you last year I have won a
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship which enables me to expand my work in this
inter-disciplinary area. I am now looking for a postdoc with modelling skills
complementary to my own. Please could you circulate the message below to any
personal contacts likely to be interested?
Many thanks and hope you are well
Jenny
Three-year postdoctoral research associate in spatial ecology modelling,
University of Liverpool, UK
Express interest in this post for which applications will open on 16th July –
informal enquiries are welcome to
jenny.hodgson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jenny.hodgson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
A PDRA in spatial ecology modelling is needed to work in the group of Dr Jenny
Hodgson, bringing together insights from multiple disciplines to improve
conservation planning worldwide. Given the global challenge of climate change,
conservation planning needs a new foundation of methods, able to cope with
rapidly changing environments and species, and to make robust recommendations
under high uncertainty. This project offers a unique opportunity for a
quantitative scientist to apply their existing skills in a new context, as well
as receiving intensive training in the methods used by Dr Hodgson and her
international collaborators.
There are two key objectives for the post-holder:
To conduct a global meta-analytic study of how habitat fragmentation affects
population dynamics
* To build robust models of where species and communities are likely to
persist, with a new bottom-up method that exploits the strengths of a variety
of data sources
You will thus play a central role in the project ‘Robust Conservation for a
Dynamic World’, funded by UKRI with Dr Hodgson in a Future Leaders Fellowship
position, and with multidisciplinary collaborators across 6 research
institutions. See
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/integrative-biology/staff/jenny-hodgson/ for more ;
about the Hodgson group.
We seek a pro-active team member who will become increasingly independent over
time. The ideal candidate will stand out for their quantitative skills and the
insight to build an efficient model to address a scientific question. These
skills may have been developed in any scientific field. It would also be a
great advantage to have experience in analysing satellite imagery, as well as a
strong interest in and aptitude for ecology. You should have (or be about to
obtain) a PhD in a relevant, quantitative discipline including biological,
geographical or environmental sciences.
You will work in a friendly department with Athena Swan Gold award,
benefitting from bespoke training in collaborators’ groups, a generous
allowance for conferences and personal development following Vitae framework.
The post is available for three years initially.
