The successful candidate will coordinate TraitNet <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/traitnet/>, an NSF funded Research Coordination Network designed to foster trait-based ecological and evolutionary research through the curation, discovery and sharing of species trait data. The position will entail work on informatics, ecology, and network coordination.

Primary responsibilities will include:
- Collaboration with TraitNet participants to identify appropriate pilot research objectives
- Development of a plant trait ontology
- Programming (in coordination with NCEAS) to link plant trait ontologies to semantic tools being developed at NCEAS
- Data markup to facilitate data integration
- Networking with TraitNet participants to develop online community resources such as trait protocols and  definitions.
- Administrative efforts including the coordination of workshops and meetings

Qualifications:
- PhD in plant ecology or related field
- Strong programming skills (e.g., Java, C, python, PERL, prolog or lisp),
- Strong scientific analysis skills (e.g., R, Matlab, Mathematica, or SAS).
- Willingness to learn new programming, knowledge representation and informatics skills


The post-doc will be funded through Columbia University, and will be
based at both NJIT and Columbia. The post-doc will work closely with
Dr. Shahid Naeem at Columbia and Dr. Daniel Bunker at the New Jersey
Institute of Technology, as well as Drs. Mark Schildhauer and Matt Jones
at NCEAS in Santa Barbara, California, and other TraitNet participants.

The position is available for two years, renewable annually. Salary
will be $40,000 with excellent benefits. Position will remain open until
filled.

For more information, contact Dr. Daniel Bunker <dbunker@njit.edu>.
To apply, send a brief statement of research interests, curriculum vitae, and a list of 3 references to:
 
Daniel E. Bunker / email (preferred):

dbunker@njit.edu



postal:
Department of Biological Sciences
433 Colton Hall
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102-1982