Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biogeography

Job Title
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biogeography

Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department
S&E - Life Sciences

Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate

Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type
Staff

Job Description

Description:

• This position is part of a collaborative, 3-year NSF funded DBI project title *phyloregion, computational infrastructure for biogeographic regionalization and macroecology in the R computing environment* (http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4792835). The position is 100% research in developing analytical methods and tools for evolutionary biogeography and macroecology in the Daru Lab ((https://barnabasdaru.com/) in the Department of Life Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
  

Responsibilities:

• Develop new methods for biome evolution;
  
• Develop new tools to visualize patterns of biogeography, macroecology and evolution;
  
• Develop new tools for conservation that reflect the key dimensions of phylogenetic diversity including richness, divergence and regularity;
  
• Participate in a biogeography-method users workshop in Laguna Madre Field Station in the Gulf of Mexico in south Texas in Years 1 and 3 of the project and Turtle Cove Field Station, Louisiana in Year 2.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in ecology, biology, evolution, biogeography, statistics or a related field.
  
• Demonstrated expertise in spatial analysis and programming in the R computing environment.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with GIS/geospatial analysis, R package development, Git, and/or reproducible research.
  

Notes:

• Applicants should electronically submit a single PDF containing the following:
  
  • A 2-page cover letter detailing your research interests and skills that closely match the position;
    
  • A CV (with 3-5 references listed at the end).
    

• Direct any questions to Dr. Barnabas Daru at barnabas.daru@tamucc.edu
  
• The start date is September 2021, with flexibility.
  

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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