Postdoctoral Scholar, Avian Ecology and Acoustics, College of William and Mary
The Environmental Science and Policy program at the College of William and Mary seeks applications for a two-year postdoctoral scholar position in Avian Ecology and Acoustics. The postdoctoral scholar will engage in projects related to using nonlinear acoustics to keep birds away from environmentally sensitive and economically important areas, and be mentored by John Swaddle (Department of Biology) and Mark Hinders (Department of Applied Science). The postdoctoral scholar will also teach one upper-level seminar course per academic year, arrange an environmental speaker series, and mentor undergraduate researchers (as appropriate for the projects). We are particularly interested in candidates who have a background in bird ecology and either have experience or are eager to learn signal processing and simulation approaches in acoustics. Matlab experience is also desired. A PhD in a relevant field is required by the time of appointment.
A competitive salary will be offered. Research and travel funds are available. William and Mary’s extensive network of aviaries and the university’s heterogenous cluster computing system, SciClone, are available for use in this project. For more information about the PIs’ recent research projects please visit their respective websites.
John Swaddle: http://jpswad.people.wm.edu/research_new.htm
Mark Hinders: http://as.wm.edu/Faculty/Hinders.html
Review begins March 17, 2014 and will continue until an appointment is made.
This is a 9-month academic year appointment. Start date is August 10, 2014.
To apply, please submit online a letter of application (which must include brief statements of research and teaching interests), a curriculum vitae, and a list of courses taken relevant to the position as a single PDF document at https://jobs.wm.edu. Also submit separately online the names and email addresses of three references who may be contacted by us with instructions for how to submit a letter of reference.
For full consideration, application materials must be submitted by the review date, March 17, 2014. Applications received after the review date will be considered if needed.
The College is an EEO/AA employer and actively encourages applications from
minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.
If you have questions about this position please contact John Swaddle at
jpswad@wm.edu