Postdoctoral position - Computational ecology
- From: worner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 20:13:09 -0800 (PST)
The Bio-Protection Centre is a Centre of Research Excellence
comprising bioprotection scientists from leading research institutes
and universities throughout New Zealand, and is hosted by Lincoln
University. The Centre pursues and integrates multidisciplinary
research to develop new and appropriate technologies to meet the
challenges posed by increased threats of invasive pests, disease and
weeds, to New Zealand's natural and agricultural ecosystems.
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to an exciting
research programme for bio-security risk management.
The successful applicant will use a range of methods to develop models
and analyses to identify potential insect biosecurity threats and
model the potential distribution of new pest incursions in New
Zealand. The models will be based on a comprehensive database of
climatic and biotic variables and the global presence or absence of
key species. A combination of modern applied statistical methods,
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), and other computational models may
be used to predict the risk of establishment of potential insect pests
under New Zealand environmental conditions.
The preferred candidate will have good computing and quantitative
skills. We seek an applicant with a PhD that includes emphasis on one
or more of the following disciplines: statistics, computer science,
computational intelligence, data mining or one of the biological
sciences with a strong emphasis on quantitative analysis. Candidates
with a statistical background with experience in complex data analysis
would have an advantage. The successful applicant will need to have
excellent communication skills and be able to work independently but
with a capacity to collaborate within a small multidisciplinary team.
For further information on this position, please contact Dr Sue Worner
on +64 3 325 3696, extension 8382, or email: worner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
For an information Pack for vacancy 07/75 please visit our website
www.lincoln.ac.nz/jobs or www.lincoln.ac.nz/section269.html, or
contact the Human Resources Section, phone +64 3 325 3613, fax +64 3
325 3870.
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