Position overview Position title: Postdoctoral Employee Salary range: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on UC Berkeley Postdoc salary scale. Percent time: 100 Anticipated start: Fall 2022 Position duration: Initial appointment is for 1 year with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding. Application Window
Open date: September 6, 2022
Next review date: Wednesday, Sep 21, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Oct 7, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Employee in the Getz Lab, in the area of Computational Ecology.
The candidate will carry out management and analyses of data obtained from current disease and movement ecology projects funded by NSF. Write code for simulation models. Produce figures and tables reporting results. Write up drafts of scientific papers in the role of "first author" reporting the results of collaborative studies.
Postdoc salary scale : https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022/may-2022-postdoc-scales/t23.pdf
Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) required by the appointment start date.
The candidate should have no more than four years of post-degree research experience by start date.
Preferred qualifications
strong mathematical, statistical and computer coding skills
Experience with R is essential.
Familiarity with Java and some background in movement or disease ecology is highly desirable.
The successful applicant should be highly motivated and creative, able to work both independently and as a part of a team.
The successful candidate must have demonstrated written and verbal English communication skills.
At least one first authored publication in a peer reviewed journal in one of the following fields: applied mathematics, mathematical population biology, computational population biology, mathematical/statistical/computational modeling.
Must have several years of experience in using the R software platform with regard to data manipulation, statistical modeling and data analysis.
Experience in building simulation models, a knowledge of JAVA, and writing papers using LaTeX (e.g., on Overleaf) would be an advantage.
Application Requirements Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03521
Help contact: wgetz@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
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Job location Berkeley, California
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03521
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