/*New! */*Postdoctoral Fellowship in Spatial Modeling at NIMBioS
*The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS), located at the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, is currently
accepting applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in spatial
modeling with an interest in GIS, remote sensing, large spatial datasets
and spatial analysis.
An applicant may propose to make advances on conceptual or
methodological problems related to spatial modeling or to the
application of spatial analyses to advance management of the environment
and natural resources or of human or environmental health and diseases.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
* Developing new tools for handling and analyzing Big Data (e.g., NEON)
* Spatial, landscape explicit transmission of diseases
* Linking fine scale and large scale ecological processes
* Physiology trait mapping and links with climatic changes or extreme
weather events
* Spatial modeling of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this position, candidates
with a PhD or equivalent in biology, mathematics, statistics, computer
science, geography, environmental science, epidemiology, civil or
environmental engineering, or any other relevant field will be considered.
*Support: *annual stipend of $51,000, full University of Tennessee
employee fringe benefits, and an annual travel allowance of $3,000.
*Deadline:* The deadline is *December 18, 2016*, for fellowship research
beginning late spring 2017. All letters of recommendation must be
submitted before the request deadline.
*How to apply: *Follow the guidelines at http://www.nimbios.org/postdocs/.
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