Brief Description of Duties:
The Postdoctoral Associate will conduct research in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) under the supervision of Principal Investigator Dr. Lesley Thorne. The Postdoctoral Associate will assess environmental and biological drivers of habitat use for right whales and will examine historical data from waters of Southern New England and New York to assess how variability in copepods influences right whale habitat. The selected candidate will conduct modeling studies in collaboration with oceanographers and ecologists and will prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and will present at scientific conferences.