The Resilience and Adaptive Management Group at the University of Alaska Anchorage invites applications for a Post Doctoral Fellow for interdisciplinary research related to spatial analysis, modeling, and visualization of social-ecological systems. The successful candidate will work with social and environmental scientists in analyzing and visualizing social and ecological data as part of an NSF-funded study on water and society in the North.

Requirements include a PhD degree (already received, or having completed all requirements and waiting graduation) in interdisciplinary spatial or quantitative analysis of the environment (e.g., anthropology, geography). The successful candidate should have good familiarity with GIS, remote sensing, agent-based modeling, and data visualization. Candidates should have the ability to work independently while functioning as part of a close-knit research team. Publications on social or ecological analysis, mapping, modeling, or visualization are a plus.

The position is based in Anchorage, Alaska with regular visits to Fairbanks, Alaska to collaborate with colleagues there.  There will be opportunities to spend periods of 4-6 weeks of the year doing fieldwork in remote parts of Alaska.

The desired start date is early spring 2011, however applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Go to www.uakjobs.com and click on the “Advanced Job Search” button: input #0060111 in the “Posting Number” box. Click on “View” and follow the steps to apply.

Contact anhm1@uaa.alaska.edu or call (907) 786-7765 for more information or for assistance applying.