Postdoc Position: Spatial Patterning and Ecological

2 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada UBC Full time

Academic

Job Category
Faculty Non Bargaining

Job Title
**Postdoc position**: Spatial patterning and ecological resilience across the tundra biome

Department
Research | Myers-Smith Lab | Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences | Faculty of Forestry (Isla Myers-Smith)

Posting End Date
May 31, 2024

**Note**: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date
Mar 31, 2026

The expected pay for this position is $5,000.00/month.

**Postdoc position**: Spatial patterning and ecological resilience across the tundra biome

Job description

In this postdoc project in the Faculty of Forestry at University of British Columbia, you will study spatial patterns in tundra ecosystems, revealing how spatial patterns relate to ecosystem resilience across the tundra biome. For this project, you will quantify the extent of different spatial patterning within tundra ecosystems using a combination of satellite images, aerial photographs, drone imagery and in-situ data from focal tundra research sites and regions around the circumpolar Arctic including at treeline. You will then compare regions with greater or lesser spatial patterning to global change drivers and environmental properties and link spatial patterns to landscape and ecological change.

This research will test the hypothesis that certain spatial patterning can confer resilience to ecological change using approaches previously applied in savanna and dryland ecosystems. This research will increase our understanding of tundra ecosystem resilience and will be used to predict rates of landscape and ecological change with global change across the tundra biome. We collaborate with other PhD's, postdocs and senior researchers from the different involved universities to explore mathematical and physical models of the resulting data to address the larger project goals.

Minimum Qualifications

A PhD degree in ecology, remote sensing, environmental sciences, data science, mathematics, statistics or a related field
Strong quantitative skills including ecological data analysis, statistical analysis and data management
Experience in R and/or Python programming
An interest in interdisciplinary research spanning the fields of ecology, remote sensing, spatial analysis and mathematical ecology
Experience in writing and publishing peer-reviewed articles
Fluency in verbal and written English
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work independently and lead multi-author collaborative research projects
Interest in working in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment as a part of a diverse team
Willingness to provide mentorship to early career researchers on the team

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using version control software and conducting collaborative science
Willingness to lead fieldwork in Arctic locations
Knowledge of spatial analysis and Bayesian statistics
Experience conducting fieldwork
Experience in northern ecosystems
Experience piloting drone and working with drone imagery

Offer

About the Organization

This position will be based at the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, which is located on the territory of the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) People.

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Faculty of Forestry is recognized globally as one of the leading forestry faculties in the world. As the largest Faculty of Forestry in Canada, we welcome almost 1500 undergraduate and graduate students from over 40 countries every year to study forestry at UBC.

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