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Postdoctoral Associate

Virginia Tech

Job Description


The postdoctoral associate will have primary responsibility for developing conceptual and mechanistic models relating land use decisions on U.S. military bases to diverse ecological and health outcomes of interest. This role will support an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional project aiming to promote land-use activities on U.S. military bases that maximize ecosystem services to nearby populations.

It is expected that the postdoctoral associate will develop and collaborate on related lines of research under the broad theme of environmental risks and policy support. The successful candidate will take the initiative to propose new collaborations and lines of inquiry at Virginia Tech and externally.

The postdoctoral associate will be based in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Virginia Tech in the newly established Models for Environmental Health and Policy group led by Professor Ryan Calder. The postdoctoral associate should work effectively with collaborators from diverse disciplinary and other backgrounds and be available for travel to conferences, workshops and project meetings as may be required.

This position provides numerous other opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration offered by Virginia Tech, such as the Global Change Center, and to develop new working relationships with other universities.

The postdoctoral associate will be expected to take responsibility for preparing and publishing scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals as first author and contribute to other publications relevant to the scholar’s interests. The postdoctoral associate may also contribute to policy reports and other publications.

The position is likely to present opportunities for mentorship of graduate or undergraduate students and opportunities for seminars, guest lectures and other avenues to contribute to intellectual life in the department.

An initial term of one year is offered with potential for renewal for a subsequent year contingent on performance.

Ecosystem services on U.S. military bases

U.S. military installations are located in diverse ecological milieus and facilitate training and other mission-related objectives, and also generate benefits for the public. These benefits include conservation of vulnerable or threatened flora and fauna, flood protection, and hunting and fishing opportunities. However, there are significant uncertainties related to tradeoffs between and among ecosystem services and suitability for military operations. Tools to help decision-makers plan land-use activities are needed. These tools will reconceptualize land management activities on military bases as causal networks where interventions are informed by likely impacts on outcomes of interest. These tools will identify critical research needs to ensure sustainable and optimal management of public lands in the U.S.

                • 75% model development and preparation of scientific products as first author.

                • 25% contribution to other projects, initiation of new pursuits, other collaboration as agreed.


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