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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

IUCN Post-Doctoral Fellow – Restoration Ecology

by Unknown  |  at  5:29 AM

  • Job opening ID 140Department Geo Science Laboratory (GSL)
    Posting title IUCN Post-Doctoral Fellow – Restoration Ecology
    Designation Post-Doctoral Fellow – Restoration Ecology
    Job Summary Support cutting-edge research on restoration ecology as part of a Bonn Challenge initiative on “filling knowledge gaps on the restoration of degraded smallholder landscape mosaics”.
    Number of positions 1
    Job type Full time
    Location Nairobi
    Country Kenya
    Posted on 12/15/2014
    Job Category Post Doctoral Fellow
    Roles and responsibilities
  • Research functional proxies for ecosystem health that can be used to assess land degradation status and for monitoring of progress towards restoration of degraded ecosystems.
  • Research opportunities for restoration of degraded land, specifically to:
  • Facilitate the maintenance or recovery of biodiversity in mosaics of agricultural and (semi-)natural systems.
  • Increase and maintain above- and belowground carbon stocks.
  • Enhance water quality and availability.
  • Contribute towards the development and implementation of a near-real-time geoscience laboratory that utilizes remote sensing and rigorous statistical approaches for targeting restoration ecology.Skill set
  • PhD in applied ecology, with specialization in Tropical Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental and Spatial Studies or similar field.
  • 2 years’ experience in research. Field work experience will be a plus.
  • Strong background in mathematical statistics and modeling, with advanced R statistical programming skills.
  • Background in spatial modeling and geo-computing.
  • Knowledge and experience in remote sensing a plus.
  • Good English language skills, French a plus.Work experience 2 years
    Advert Advert - IUCN Post Doctoral Fellow.pdf
    Duty station Nairobi, Kenya
    Deadline 01/30/2015

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