Analytical Biologist (invasive and native reptiles, and long-term monitoring datasets on American alligators)

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The University of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, Florida (the

Croc Docs) is seeking an analytical biologist interested in research related

to datasets on invasive and native reptiles, and long-term monitoring datasets

on American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) and American crocodiles

(Crocodylus acutus) in southern Florida. Successful candidate must be a

self-motivated individual with functional knowledge and experience with

analytical software and techniques. Experience with R, Microsoft Access

and Excel, and ArcGIS is strongly preferred. Must possess strong organizational

skills, encyclopedic knowledge of statistical analyses and related software,

and ability to work with other researchers. Research opportunities will

build off of ongoing alligator and crocodile datasets collected over several

decades and invasive and native reptile datasets accumulated over the last

decade. Opportunities exist for the development of novel research projects.

 

Qualifications

 

Successful candidate should possess a MSc in ecology, wildlife biology,

conservation biology or related discipline. He or she should be comfortable

learning and applying hierarchical models of occupancy and abundance, mark-recapture

models, and/or population growth models. He or she should be capable in

Program R or other statistical modelling software. Familiarity with GIS

and databases is a plus.

 

Start date: Flexible

 

Salary: $15-20/hour. Commensurate with experience.

 

To Apply: Please send letter of interest, resume or CV, and names and contact

information for three references by e-mail to Dr. Frank Mazzotti at crocdoc_jobs@hotmail.com

and use subject heading "Analytical Biologist."