POSITION: Research Assistant II: Arctic Stream
Position Summary:
The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking
applicants for a full-time Postdoctoral Scientist on an arctic stream
studies position.
Required Applicant Documents
The successful candidate will participate in long-term ecological
research on fish in arctic tundra stream and lake ecosystems at
Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska and laboratory and writing
work in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Field activities in Alaska will
include maintaining long-term experiments and coordinating fish
sampling. Activities include PIT tagging fish, installing PIT tag
antennae's, measuring condition of fish, maintaining weirs in the
river, sampling physical parameters in streams, collection and
analysis of water samples and benthic invertebrate samples.
Activities in Woods Hole will include gut & insect analyses,
population analyses using mark recapture, data analysis, writing
manuscripts and reports, and logistical planning.
The successful applicant will be expected to take a leadership role
in coordinating the project among researchers at different
institutions and permitting agencies, and to be first author on one
or more journal publications Ph.D. in Aquatic Biology or Ecology.
Experience with statistical analyses, database management,
spreadsheet programs and graphics programs are required. Scientific
writing skills are a must. The successful candidate will be expected
to schedule own work
Experience with long-term tagging programs to estimate population
size and survival, GIS and fly-fishing would be very beneficial.
Applicants should be in good health, capable of rigorous physical
activity (e.g., working long hours in potentially harsh environmental
conditions, carrying >40 pound pack across uneven terrain) and be
prepared to live in an isolated research camp
Cover Letter
Resume/CV
Research Goals
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