Position
Location: IMBE, (http://www.imbe.fr), University Aix-Marseille, France
Position Description:
A
post-doc position is available in the Mediterranean Institute for Biodiversity
and Ecology (IMBE) a joint CNRS and University institute with 220 permanent
researchers in the field of terrestrial and marine ecology. The position will
last two years and is based in IMBE, directed by Thierry Tatoni and Wolfgang
Cramer, this program is directed by Agathe Leriche, Cécile Albert and Arne
Saatkamp, in Marseille, France - a region noted for its access to outdoor
activities.
We
target to start this post-doc in February 2014. The post-doc will be part of a
larger European neighborhood partnership project (ENPI) with research groups
from Rome and Cagliari (Italy), Alexandria (Egypt), Beirut (Lebanon) and Sfax
(Tunisia) on vulnerability of coastal ecosystems. This post-doc will deal with
existing GIS and floristic databases and the candidate will interact with
researchers in our lab working on a broad range of projects in climate/global
change impacts, macroecological patterns, phylogeography, functional ecology,
landscape ecology and conservation biology.
The
project aims to model the impacts of fragmentation (spatial organization),
habitat degradation (land use change) on plant biodiversity of coastal
ecosystems. In this project we aim to fit to data, plant distribution models
(accounting for spatial explicit migration, neutral (stochastic) processes and
community assembly rules) in order to assess the impact of spatial
configuration on plant diversity and be able to simulate potential future
changes in spatial configuration of these habitats. This project will benefit
from a large data base of plant distributions and co-occurrences as well as
extensive environmental and phylogenetic data gathered in previous projects and
will be in contact with other regional to large scale model project in our
institute.
We
look for a person with a Ph.D. in landscape ecology, plant ecology,
biogeography, global change ecology/geography and with strong
mathematical/modeling skills willing to work with spatial explicit biodiversity
data. A background in distribution (niche) modeling, neutral theory of
biodiversity & biogeography and modeling of dispersal processes at the
landscape level will be particularly helpful. We look for a candidate with
excellent English language and especially writing skills (publication record),
willingness to work in a team and strong experience in modeling techniques in
one of the above fields, knowledge of using R. Knowledge of French language or
willing to learn basics is a plus, but not required. Salary will correspond to
French post-doc researcher positions which include social assurance coverage.
For more information regarding
the position contact Dr. Arne Saatkamp (arne.saatkamp@imbe.fr).
For application, please supply a single PDF document including: (i) a one page
statement of interest and prospectives concerning the project, (ii) a 2 page
curriculum vitae including publication record and (iii) two reference contacts
that are willing to give information on your previous work (mail & phone),
applications as early as possible, the position will be assigned at latest 31.
January 2014.
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