I seek 5 outstanding postdoctoral researchers to join me at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), a new university in Shenzhen, China. Postdocs will be working with Associate Professor Luke Gibson in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering.
Research will be centered around the following questions: (1) Which species benefit from agricultural expansion, and how do these species affect fragmented forest ecosystems isolated within agricultural landscapes? (2) How does the development of infrastructure (e.g., roads, dams, landfills) affect animal movement and migration patterns? (3) How does poaching affect targeted animal populations, and how do any population declines of targeted species affect animal and plant communities in poached ecosystems? (4) Which species in wildlife trade have expanded their ranges into the urban centers where they are traded, and how do these species affect local ecosystems where they have been introduced? Each postdoc will be hired on a 2-year contract starting between September 2017 and March 2018. Salary is 260,000 RMB (approximately 38,000 USD) per year. Postdocs will be living in Shenzhen, the first Special Economic Zone of China which has been described as the “Silicon Valley of China”. The quiet and green campus of SUSTech is located in Tanglang, surrounded by fruit plantations, reservoirs, and forested hills. More information is available here: http://primarilyforests.com https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=B-u1rB8AAAAJ http://ese.sustc.edu.cn/en/ http://sustc.edu.cn/show/english.html Applicants must have: 1. a PhD 2. strong quantitative skills 3. a proven record of publications in high-impact journals Each postdoc will be given 250,000 RMB (approximately 36,000 USD) to manage for his/her research activities. Each postdoc is expected to produce multiple high-impact publications during the contract (for a list of target journals, see https://www.primarilyforests.com/target-journals). Please send a cover letter describing your research interests and background, a CV including a full list of publications, and contact information for three references to [email protected]. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
