Wetland Ecologist - Faculty Of Science - AB Biodiversity Monitoring
Institute
Competition No. -
S106122271
Posting Date -
Dec 20, 2013
Closing Date -
Feb 18, 2014
Position Type -
Full Time - Grant Funded
Salary Range -
$64,359 to $89,076 per year
Grade -
10
Hours -
40
This position has a term of one year with a strong possibility of extension
and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at:
<http://www.hrs.ualberta.ca/> www.hrs.ualberta.ca.
The University of Alberta (Department of Biological Sciences) and the
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) have developed a research
partnership. This long-term initiative will make Alberta a world-leader in
the field of biodiversity monitoring and research. The Wetland Ecologist
works in ABMI's Science Centre and is responsible for analyzing data to
support environmental management throughout Alberta.
Duties
* Responsible for analysis of biodiversity data collected by ABMI at
wetlands to estimate the occurrence and abundance of numerous plant and
invertebrate species, including trends over time. While traditional
statistical analyses are relevant, the Institute's large and complex
biodiversity dataset requires the development and use of new approaches
* Responsible for analysis of relationships between species
occurrence/abundance and human development
* Produces papers in the scientific literature about the analysis of
biodiversity data; Collaboration with academics and other members of the
science community is expected
* Supports the creation and dissemination of reports and other
information products led by the ABMI Information Centre
* Integrates ABMI data with information from other sources such as
government and industry monitoring data to complete the above tasks
* Understands and addresses issues related to sampling design,
statistical distributions and software to undertake all of the above
analyses
* Organizes species, vegetation and habitat data for analyses
* Evaluates multiple options for solving the challenges, and
presenting results and recommendations to other ABMI staff, collaborators,
and the broader scientific community
* Develops and reports quality control procedures for ABMI data,
analyses and modeling
* Works with government and industry technical representatives to
explore the application of ABMI data and data products to planning, policy
development, and environmental resource management
Qualifications
* The ideal candidate will have a MSc (PhD preferred) in wetland
ecology or related discipline; equivalent combinations of education and
experience will be considered
* 3 or more years working in the field of resource management
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Strong analytical ability
* Basic Geographic Information System (GIS) ability
* Experience modeling wetland species response human disturbances
* Experience working in Alberta wetland ecosystems and with a broad
diversity of wetland taxa
* Research experience in wetland community ecology
* Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
Apply Online
<http://careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/S106122271/Apply/>
http://careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/S106122271/Apply/
Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time
of the closing date.
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Anne McIntosh, PhD
Ecologist, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Office: Biol Sci Z923A; 780-492-7430 Mailing address:
University of Alberta
CW 405 Biological Sciences
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9
<http://www.abmi.ca/> http://www.abmi.ca
<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
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