The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science (http://www.environment.ucla.edu/lakretz/) invites applications for its 2017-2019 Postdoctoral Fellowship in California Conservation Science. Consistent with our mission, we seek a postdoctoral scholar who simultaneously conducts innovative research and interfaces with the conservation and management agencies that direct and lead California conservation. Our emphasis is on biological conservation, and the successful candidate could work in any discipline that provides the scientific underpinnings for the preservation, protection, management, or restoration of at-risk species, environments, or ecological communities in California. We will consider candidates who have recently completed their PhD, or will have completed it by August 2017. We envision hiring at least one Fellow each year, building a team of conservation scientists with a passion for California and its biodiversity.
The La Kretz Fellowship is for two years, subject to review after the first year. Our expected start date is late summer, 2017. The successful applicant will be expected to identify and work with at least ONE UCLA faculty member La Kretz affiliate (http://www.environment.ucla.edu/lakretz/people/affiliates.php). Successful applications will identify research that addresses priority science concerns of resource management agencies (broadly defined) in California. The position has an annual salary of approximately $44,000 plus full benefits and modest research support ($5,000 over the two year fellowship) that may be supplemented by individual mentors. Fellows have the option to reside at the newly renovated La Kretz Field Station (http://www.environment.ucla.edu/lakretz/fieldstation/), located in the Santa Monica Mountains about 25 miles from campus, should it fit with their research objectives. Several of our partner agencies have expressed particular interest in a series of high- priority projects, including potential co-funding. We encourage applicants to use these ideas as a starting point for developing collaborative projects (see fill list and summary under the Fellowships sidebar on http://www.environment.ucla.edu/lakretz/research). This list is neither comprehensive nor representative of projects that stand the highest chance of successful support. Rather, it provides one set of projects with strong interest from our partners. We encourage candidates to contact UCLA affiliate faculty and relevant partner agencies to explore collaborative possibilities as they develop their proposals. Several of our partners have expressed interest in co-sponsoring a La Kretz Center fellow, including possible co-funding opportunities, including: FORMAT - NAME AGENCY/INSTITUTION EMAIL ~ Sophie Parker The Nature Conservancy [email protected] ~ Luis Chiappe LA Natural History Museum [email protected] ~ Robert Fisher U.S. Geological Survey [email protected] ~ Mike Westphal US Bureau of Land Management [email protected] ~ Cat Darst US Fish and Wildlife Service [email protected] ~ Katy Delaney National Park Service [email protected] ~ Seth Riley National Park Service [email protected] ~ Robert Lovich Department of Defense [email protected] ~ Mike White Tejon Ranch Conservancy [email protected] ~ Milan Mitrovich OC Natural Communities Coalition [email protected] ~ Danielle Lefer CA State Parks [email protected] Interested candidates should submit 1) cover letter, 2) CV, 3) short 1-2-page description of their research and management accomplishments, 4) 2-page proposal describing their proposed research including potential faculty and agency mentors (single spaced, 2 page limit includes figures but not references), and 5) copies of two research publications, all as a single PDF file to Mario Colon, Administrative Assistant, at [email protected]. You should also have three letters of recommendation, including one from your Ph.D. advisor, sent under separate emails with the subject line “La Kretz Postdoc letter for XXX (your last name)”. The deadline for completed applications is 20 November 2016. E-mail questions to Mario or to Brad Shaffer (Director of the La Kretz Center) at [email protected].
