Dear Motus users,
We are seeking to sponsor an outstanding candidate for the Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program to develop models of animal movement based on automated radiotelemetry data. The project will involve the development of Bayesian hierarchical models of landscape scale movements of migratory songbirds, with a focus on southern Ontario, Canada. The successful candidate will be joint supervised by Dr. Simon Bonner (Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences) and Dr. Yolanda Morbey (Department of Biology), but there will be significant scope for the candidate to propose their own research questions given the available data.
The amount of the award is $60,000 per year for two years with an additional $5000 as a research allowance.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in ecological statistics, a demonstrated interest and background in animal tracking, fish or wildlife conservation and management, and/or or evolutionary ecology, and preferably, experience working with the Motus Wildlife Tracking System (https://motus.org/). If you are interested, please send us an initial letter of interest and cv (sbonner6@uwo.ca; ymorbey@uwo.ca). The selected candidate will then be asked to complete an application with the following elements by May 5, 2023:
· Research Project Proposal (4 pages max.)
· Bibliography/References (2 pages max.
· Host Supervisor Statement (3 pages max.)
· CV for the Postdoctoral scholar (5 pages max.)
· Most significant contributions (1 page max.)
· Proof of PhD (original document plus translation as required)
· Letters of support from two (2) referees.
Complete information about this program and additional eligibility requirements can be found here: https://www.uwo.ca/research/funding/students/postdoctoral_fellowship_program.html
Yolanda
Yolanda E. Morbey
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology
Western University, London ON Canada
(519) 661-2111 ext. 80116
ymorbey@uwo.ca
Office: Collip 209