Assistant Research Scientist in Marine Ecosystem Modeling

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 9-month, non-tenure-accruing position that will be 100% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), available in the Nature Coast Biological Station, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Duties will include, but are not limited to, updating and maintaining existing ecosystem models; analyzing large datasets on fish, habitat, and water quality; developing new models and statistical analyses; developing web applications (rShiny); maintaining code through Github; presenting results at management meetings and professional conferences; mentoring graduate students; data management; and preparing scientific publications, grant reports, and outreach materials. The faculty member will actively seek contract and grant funding to support their program. The successful candidate will participate actively in graduate education by chairing and serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, and publishing research results with students. Faculty are encouraged to participate in professional development activities related to teaching and advising and may teach courses and seminars.

Requirements

Doctorate degree (PhD, foreign equivalent acceptable) in an environmental science such as marine science, fisheries, ecology, oceanography, or related fields.
Interest in fisheries ecology, marine ecosystem modeling, species distribution modeling, and mathematical modeling with applications to natural resource management.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to meet project deliverables.
Must be proficient in R.
Written and oral communication skills, demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at professional conferences.
A commitment to foster community and working relationships with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds.
Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships, and procurement of extramural funding.
Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system.
Candidates must also have a commitment to UF core values.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with ecosystem and food web models, fish population dynamic models and stock assessment, species distribution models, and geospatial analysis of large fisheries and environmental datasets
Experience with the Ecopath and Ecosim software is strongly preferred.
Experience working in collaborative, multidisciplinary projects and interacting with resource managers.
Experience developing R shiny apps and open science tools (GitHub).
Experience in linear and non-linear modeling (GLMs, GAMs), spatial-temporal data analysis, and analysis of spatial data.
Familiarity with the Gulf of Mexico marine ecosystem.
Experience in project management and leading interdisciplinary research teams.

Responsibilities

Updating and maintaining existing ecosystem models
Analyzing large datasets on fish, habitat, and water quality
Developing new models and statistical analyses
Developing web applications (rShiny)
Maintaining code through Github
Presenting results at management meetings and professional conferences
Mentoring graduate students
Data management
Preparing scientific publications, grant reports, and outreach materials
Actively seek contract and grant funding to support their program
Participate actively in graduate education by chairing and serving on graduate committees
Supervising thesis and dissertation research
Publishing research results with students
Participate in professional development activities related to teaching and advising
May teach courses and seminars