Job Type: full-time temporary position
Location: Minnesota Zoo
Closing date: 30 Sep 2011
Position start date: Nov/Dec 2011
Salary: $37,793 yearly / $18.10 hourly
Position Description:
For this two-year position, the postdoctoral scientist ("Project
Specialist") will work on a collaborative project to investigate the
effects of temperature on the movements and habitat use of moose in
Minnesota, and identify the habitat characteristics of areas that moose
use during periods of warmer temperatures throughout the year. The
incumbent will conduct field work to collect data on habitat
characteristics within the moose's native range and conduct computer-based
analyses of moose movement, habitat, and climate data. He/she will then
use research results to identify important moose habitat in Minnesota and
provide management recommendations that will best enable Minnesota's moose
population to be sustained into the future. The postdoctoral scientist
will also be responsible for developing and conducting a related research
project involving moose at the Minnesota Zoo and potentially other captive
facilities. Other computer-based analyses of data related to moose
conservation may also be performed as part of this position. The
postdoctoral scientist is expected to prepare scientific reports and
submit a minimum of two scientific manuscripts related to the moose
research to peer-reviewed journals within the two-year time frame for this
position. The incumbent will also prepare and/or deliver articles, website
material, and presentations to/for a general audience.
Please provide the following information in order to be qualified:
-Cover Letter
-Curriculum vitae
-Unofficial Graduate School Transcript
-1 page "statement of qualifications" (please describe in detail how/why
you meet the minimum and/or preferred qualifications)
Minimum Qualifications
-Ph.D. (in-hand at time of appointment) in Conservation Biology, Ecology,
Wildlife Management, or other related field.
-Ability to conduct field work independently in remote areas. Previous
field experience is required.
-Experience in empirical research design and methodology, with appropriate
academic skills to publish results in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
-High level of proficiency in Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS) and
Microsoft Office software.
-Experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets.
-Excellent communication skills, including the ability to create and
deliver high-quality presentations to both a scientific and general
audience.
-Excellent time management skills, as demonstrated by time to completion
of Ph.D. or number of peer-reviewed articles published since completion of
Ph.D., for example.
Preferred Qualifications
-Ph.D. conferred within the past five years.
-One or more previous first-author publications in peer-reviewed
scientific journals, with number of publications commensurate with time
since Ph.D. was conferred.
-Previous field experience in conditions similar to those present in
northeastern Minnesota.
Previous experience with and/or knowledge of large ungulates and/or
ruminants will be viewed favorably but weighted less than other
qualifications.
Send application materials (preferrably via email) to:
Tara Harris
[email protected]
Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo Blvd.
Apple Valley, MN 55124
