Could you please post the following message regarding a right whale Post Doc opportunity with WWF-Canada on marmam. If anyone has any questions about this opportunity, they can contact me at TWimmer@wwfcanada.org Thank you, Tonya Wimmer ________________________________ Species Conservation Manager WWF-Canada, Atlantic Region Office Halifax, Nova Scotia 902-482-1105 ext. 32 TWimmer@wwfcanada.org ________________________________ Right Whale Conservation Opportunity for Post-Doctoral Researcher WWF-Canada, in collaboration with oceanographic and statistics researchers at Dalhousie University, is seeking a highly qualified Post Doctoral Fellow (PDF) to participate in a 2.5 year quantitative North Atlantic right whale conservation initiative based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We are seeking a PDF to lead advanced research in quantitative spatial and temporal oceanographic habitat determination and analyses related to right whale migration and habitat occupancy in relation to vessel strike and fishing-gear entanglement issues. The successful applicant would work in collaboration with Drs C.T. Taggart (Dalhousie, Oceanography) and R. Rangeley (WWF-Canada) and their colleagues. Qualifications: 1) a strong PhD in statistics, quantitative biological oceanography and/or quantitative marine ecology; 2) a credible publication record relative to peer-group; 3) a demonstrated expertise in spatial statistics and analyses and spatial/temporal modelling. Experience with Bayesian statistics and use of large and small, complex and discordant data will be considered a discriminating asset, as would be computational skills involving e.g. MATLAB, R, S-Plus, WinBUGS, secondarily GIS, and their analogues. The position is to be filled immediately. Anticipated duration is 30 months and the competition will be open until a successful applicant is secured. Annual salary is $45,000 and applicants must be eligible for an Industrial NSERC Post-Doc (Canadian or Landed Immigrant status required). Applicants should immediately forward by email a letter of interest, curriculum vitae (including a publication list), copies of graduate and undergraduatetranscripts, reprints, names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three referees to: Ms. Maya Ahmad Dr. C.T. Taggart Program Administrator Department of Oceanography WWF-Canada Dalhousie University 5251 Duke St. 1355 Oxford Street Suite 1202 Halifax, NS Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1 B3J 1P3 Email: mahmad@wwfcanada.org Email : chris.taggart@dal.ca Tel: 902 482 1105 Tel : 902 494 7144