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Invited Scientist and Post-Doc Positions with the Azorean Biodiversity Group - 2016-2020

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR AN INVITED SCIENTIST AND POST-DOC POSITIONS IN AZOREAN BIODIVERSITY GROUP (cE3c) – 2016-2020

The Azorean Biodiversity Group (cE3c) is conducting research within the recently created long-term ecology research ISLAND LAB (http://islandlab.uac.pt/index.php), aiming to use Macaronesia as model for investigating community assembly rules for taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity. Based on high quality field data obtained with standardized protocols for several taxonomic groups within the last decades, we offer exciting opportunities to conduct novel research relating spatial with temporal scaling of biodiversity in islands.

Research Fellowships are about to open at the Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, for the R&D Unit Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes /Azorean Biodiversity Group (cE3c/ABG), (Ref. UID/BIA/00329/2013) financed by national funds by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia). CE3C/ABG is a leading research unit in its field of research (graded as EXCELLENT in the 2014 evaluation), offering a rich scientific and cultural environment.

At this stage we are looking for EXPRESSION OF INTEREST for the following positions:

A) Invited Scientist to start as soon as possible for a period of 18 months to “Investigate the causes, processes and responses of biological invasions in the context of climate and land-use change”. It is expected that the Invited scientist conducts metanalyses on the context of Iberia and Macaronesian Islands The salary will be around 2200 Euros per month plus some additional research funds. Contact: pborges@uac.pt

B) One Post-Doc position for the Project FCT-PTDC/BIABIC/0054/2014– MACDIV “Macaronesian Islands as a testing ground to assess biodiversity drivers at multiple scales”. See details of the project at http://gba.uac.pt/research/projects/ver.php?id=61. Coordinator: Paulo A. V. Borges. We expect someone with good skills in ecological and molecular modelling. This will be a two years position with a salary around 1500 Euros per month. Contact: pborges@uac.pt

C) One Post-Doc position for the Project “Azores Bioportal – PORBIOTA” (see details at http://gba.uac.pt/research/projects/ver.php?id=77; http://azoresbioportal.uac.pt/pt/and http://islandlab.uac.pt/). Coordinator: Paulo A. V. Borges. We expect someone with good skills in macroecological modelling to work with GBIF databases on islands. This will be a three years position with a salary around 1500 Euros per month. Contact: pborges@uac.pt

D) One Post-Doc position that will open soon for modelling Species Abundance Distributions (SADs). We expect someone with good skills in mathematical modelling. This will be a three years position with a salary around 1500 Euros per month. Contact: pborges@uac.pt

E) Several Post-Doc positions for the AZORES FRCT Post-Doc Call 2016. This Call will open soon and we are looking for young Ph.Ds that want to develop a first Post-Doc conducting research in Azores under the supervisor of one of our PIs (see our members at http://gba.uac.pt/teams/profile/?id=9 and http://gba.uac.pt/teams/profile/?id=10).

People working under these projects will hold contracts, not grants. The candidate should write a grant proposal in collaboration with the chosen ABG-cE3c superviser(s).

The research will be preferentially conducted in Biodiversity thematic, but related with the regional SMART Specialization areas: agro-ecosystems; tourism and marine research. We are interested in researchers from life and social sciences aiming to work in several areas like macroecology, invasion biology, climate change, urban ecology, landscape ecology, economic evaluation, environmental topics including risk assessment. Contact: pborges@uac.pt

Job Announcement: Biodiversity Informatics Manager, UC Berkeley

The University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley is seeking a Biodiversity Informatics Manager with a solid background in biology as well as experience in developing and managing bioinformatics programs in a research setting.

The successful candidate will manage a number of IT-based projects in floristics, systematics, and ecology and join our team of faculty, staff, and students pursuing excellence in collections-based research, teaching, and service to the public.

Applicants may find the position by following the link below and searching on the key word "Herbaria".
http://jobs.berkeley.edu/job-listings.html

Data Curator (academic hourly)

Employer: Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), a department of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois
Job Description: Provide management support of tasks and staff for the NSF funded Microfungi Collections Consortium (MiCC) project, which aims to digitize information from over 1.2 million fungal specimens in collections at 38 institutions across the United States by closely monitoring progress, and effectively communicating with lead Principal Investigators and Project Managers to inform and resolve any issues. Provide technical assistance by training staff on digitization protocols within the project. Generate, edit and manage data including transcription and georeferencing records produced through the project as well as digitization workflows to ensure continued progress amongst all collaborators. Add collections and datasets to the MiCC data portal, and develop/manage resources for the portal. Communicate with participants and collaborators including (but not limited to): attending and participating in project related meetings in person (or via video-conferencing); being available to respond to questions on the phone or through email during normal business hours; attending seminars and conferences pertaining to projects; providing data for, and assisting with the preparation of project reports. Oversee training, supervision, and scheduling of undergraduate student and hourly workers involved in digitizing fungal specimens at INHS and providing general training (in person or remotely) to project participants. Coordinate with our national collaborators in making data available through the project's data portal (http://mycoportal.org) and the central hub at iDigBio (Florida) including functionality of website uploads from various collaborators.
Qualifications: BA/BS is required. Specialization in a biological science discipline including plant biology, biology, integrative biology, or environmental biology is preferred.
Salary: $15.00/hr
Available: March 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017, 40 hours per week
Application: For full consideration, applications should be received by 3/15/16, but position will remain open until filled. Electronic applications required. To apply, please send cover letter, resume, copy of college transcripts, and names and contact information of three professional references to: hroffice@inhs.uiuc.edu (Reference “A. Miller Data Curator” in subject line). Direct technical questions to Dr. Andrew Miller at amiller7@illinois.edu. Direct hiring questions to Erica Hanson at elhanson@illinois.edu.
Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).

Ocean Networks Canada Job Announcements

Scientific Data Specialist

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is a world-leading organization supporting ocean discovery and technological innovation. Operating as a not-for-profit society, ONC is responsible for the management of VENUS, the coastal network, and NEPTUNE Canada, the regional network, on behalf of the University of Victoria. ONC’s vision is to be a world leading organization supporting ocean discovery and technological innovation. ONC’s mission is to enable transformative ocean research and technology development through an innovative, cabled infrastructure that supplies continuous power and Internet connectivity to a broad suite of novel subsea instrumentation in coastal and deep-ocean environments.

Three cable arrays, together over 900 km in length, host several hundred sensors distributed in, on and above the seabed. They are strategically located to address key scientific and policy issues (subsea earthquakes and tsunamis, ocean acidification, marine biodiversity, etc.) within a wide range of environments.

The Scientific Data Specialist is responsible for the development of sophisticated data products, including verification and quality assessment of real-time and archived data. These data products enable scientific and non-scientific users to understand, interpret and analyze the information collected via the instruments on the network operated by ONC.

See http://www.oceannetworks.ca/scientific-data-specialist-0 for more information.

Closing Date: Friday, March 4, 2016 - 16:00

Metadata and Data Curation Specialist

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is a world-leading organization supporting ocean discovery and technological innovation. ONC is as a not-for-profit society that operates and manages innovative cabled observatories on behalf of the University of Victoria that supply continuous power and Internet connectivity to various scientific instruments located in coastal, deep-ocean, and Arctic environments. ONC’s cable arrays host hundreds of sensors distributed in, on and above the seabed along with mobile and land based assets strategically located, instruments that address key scientific and policy issues (subsea earthquakes and tsunamis, ocean acidification, marine biodiversity, etc.) within a wide range of environments..

ONC also provides coastal and oceanographic data acquisition, curation, and distribution services to third party clients like the Pacific Salmon Foundation, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy..

The Metadata and Data Curation Specialist is primarily responsible for acquiring, verifying and maintaining metadata and data for ONC. Secondary duties include providing support during infrastructure maintenance operations, mainly on-shore but occasionally in the field. Curation activities enhance metadata and data discovery and retrieval, provenance, quality, archival and interoperability.

See http://www.oceannetworks.ca/metadata-and-data-curation-specialist-1 for more information.

Closing Date: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 16:00

NEON Job Announcement: Manager, Scientific Research Collections and Lab Analysis

The Manger for Scientific Research Collections and Laboratory Analyses is responsible for planning, implementing and overseeing the archiving and analysis of biological (including tissues, specimens, and blood), physical, and chemical samples collected as part of the observations of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). This position will coordinate and collaborate with NEON scientists to determine, document and establish archiving and analytical needs, develop and/or modify Statements of Work (SOWs) for those services, and support contract management. This person will actively engage with analytical laboratory and archive facilities and related science institutions for the purpose of maintaining a network of capability to serve NEON's collections and lab analysis service requirements and laboratory service. This position will also assist with the development and maintenance of required interfaces with other NEON teams, including working with the NEON Cyberinfrastructure team to develop and maintain the Sample Management System.

See the full job description for details.