IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
The Postdoc will research and develop new techniques for incorporating estimates and predictions of adaptive capacity (both plastic and genetic) into models projecting distributional shifts in species and communities under climate change. The position will be based in a leading biodiversity modelling team within CSIRO, and will work collaboratively with a large multi-institutional project team investigating the genomics of climate adaptability.
Specifically you will:
- Research and develop the capability to consider plastic and genetic adaptability potentials in state-of-the-art approaches to modelling climate-change impacts on biological distributions, operating at both the species level and the community (macroecological) level.
- Apply this modelling capability to selected species and communities of particular conservation or economic importance, in Australia and elsewhere, using realistic parameter settings for adaptation potentials generated by project collaborators researching the genomic basis of climate adaptability. This task will be implemented in close association with relevant policy-making and planning bodies.
- Present results in a meaningful format and write scientific papers for publication.
Location: Black Mountain, ACT
Salary: $73K - $82K plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: 3 years
Ref No: ACT03173
To be successful you will have :
- A PhD in a relevant field with not more than 3 years postdoctoral working experience.
- Demonstrated research experience in the application of quantitative spatial analysis and/or modelling techniques to complex problems in ecology or biodiversity science.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and pursue novel research approaches.
- Evidence of strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to publish the results of scientific research in scientific journals and present research at national/international conferences.
About CSIRO:
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