School of Biosciences

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Vertebrate Ecology (Ref: N2073)

Salary: £26,391 per annum

Fixed term contract for two and a half years

A postdoctoral research fellow is sought to carry out research on marine

vertebrates in waters of the western English Channel as part of the EU

INTERREG funded Channel Habitat Atlas for Marine Resource Management. Work

will be carried out in conjunction with that already underway as part of the

South West Regional Development Agency funded Penninsula Research Institute

for Marine Renewable Energy based around the establishment of the WaveHub,

an offshore wave energy generating facility in the waters off North

Cornwall. This new full-time post is available from 1 June 2009 on a fixed

term basis for two and a half years.

Based at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, the Research Fellow will

lead research on cetaceans, seabirds, seals and basking sharks. Work will be

carried out under the supervision of Drs Brendan Godley, Stuart Bearhop,

Annette Broderick and Matthew Witt, but the successful candidate will also

liaise closely with other staff from a range of institutions in the UK and

France.

The successful candidate will have a clearly established track record of

publishing in peer reviewed ecological journals and will preferably have

demonstrable project management and fund-raising skills. An ability to work

both independently and within a team is essential. Applicants should also

have marine vertebrate ID skills, experience in advanced statistics and

modelling  and be able to drive. Additional skills that would be

advantageous include: ability of use GPS and GIS to record and analyse

biological date; experience of ECOPATH and ECOSIM, remote cetacean

monitoring and distance sampling; an ability to handle boats, and  speak

French..

Salary will be £26,391 pa.

Please use "Ref: N2073" as subject line for all correspondence

Informal enquiries can be sent to Dr Brendan Godley, e-mail

B.J.Godley@ex.ac.uk.  To apply, CVs and a covering letter with the contact

details of three referees should be sent to Dr Brendan Godley electronically

to at the e-mail address above with a hardcopy follow-up , Centre for

Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn,

Cornwall, TR10 9EZ, quoting the job reference N2073.

The closing date for completed applications is 1 May 2009.

Interviews will be held at the University's Cornwall Campus near Falmouth in

mid May.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer and promotes

diversity in its workforce and, whilst all applicants will be judged on

merit alone, is particularly keen to consider applications from groups

currently underrepresented in the workforce. 

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