Hello MARMAM, We are looking for a postdoctoral scholar to join us at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences in Seattle, WA. This position is funded to work on a new grant from the Office of Naval Research as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards. The project, entitled "MMARINeDNA: Marine Mammal Remote detection via INnovative environmental DNA sampling," aims to improve the use of eDNA as a tool for tracking and monitoring marine mammal distributions at meso- and macro-scales. The postdoctoral scholar in this position will collaboratively develop spatial models to describe the 3D distribution of target cetacean species using eDNA. The position will entail a combination of spatial modeling, genetic labwork, and bioinformatics. We seek a candidate with a strong skill set in either spatial modeling or genetics/eDNA, and will provide peer training to complement the skills the postdoc already has. We are a collaborative team of researchers from the University of Washington, NOAA, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and St. Andrews. The successful candidate will work closely with multiple collaborating labs at UW, as well as with local researchers at the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, to generate sequence data from eDNA samples and incorporate those data into 3D spatial distribution models. The term is 1.5 years, renewable subject to performance and available funding; the larger MMARINeDNA project is funded for a five-year period. For more information and to apply, please visit the following link: https://apply.interfolio.com/111808 Interested candidates can also reach out to me directly [avancise@uw.edu] with any questions. <*)))>< <*)))>< <*)))>< <*)))>< <*)))>< <*)))>< <*)))>< <*)))>< Amy M. Van Cise, Ph.D. <https://amyvancise.weebly.com/> (she/her/hers) Assistant Professor University of Washington | School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences 1122 NE Boat St Seattle, WA 98105 Office: SAFS 216B