Duties:

We are seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Tuula Hollmen at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, working in collaboration with the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Fellow will use quantitative methods, such as Computer Vision and Machine Learning, to analyze an existing dataset focused on the breeding ecology and limiting factors of common eider breeding on barrier islands in the Beaufort Sea, primarily within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The dataset includes output from several remote monitoring tools (e.g., nest cameras and wind and heart-rate loggers). The emphasis will be on developing reproducible workflows for analyzing the data produced by these devices, as well as using those workflows to assess nest survival and factors affecting productivity, identifying nest predators, assessing physiological response to stressors, and predicting how climate change and future industrialization may impact eiders breeding on Beaufort Sea barrier islands.

The position allows for multiple professional development opportunities, including joining a team of investigators focused on high Arctic ecology and working closely with management agency partners on Arctic species conservation.

The Post Doctoral Researcher will be primarily based at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Applicants who would like to work remotely will also be considered.

Duration: Funding is secured for at least 1 year, with the opportunity of extension up to 2 years, based on performance and success in acquiring additional funding. Expected start date is January 2023.

• To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

UAF COVID Requirements:

Effective immediately, all new UAF hires, whose job function or work location results in the employee being subject to the UAF vaccine requirements guided by the Federal Contractor Employee vaccine mandate*, must be fully vaccinated with an FDA- or WHO- authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine or have obtained a university-approved disability/medical or religious exemption no later than six weeks from the new hire's start date.

• Employees based on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ (Fairbanks) campus, regardless of university affiliation and remote work status; Employees based in UAF research units outside Fairbanks (including Seward Marine Center, Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center, HAARP, Poker Flat, Lena Point, and Toolik Field Station); and Employees, regardless of their work location, paid by or directly working on impacted UAF federal contract.

This position is term-funded and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

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