The Department of Marine Sciences at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (USA) with cooperation from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, The Nature Conservancy, and NOAA’s Restoration Center invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, post-graduate research scientist. Applicants with research experience in oyster reef or other marine biogenic habitat restoration are encouraged to apply. Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills are critical for the position. Preference will be given to post-doctoral candidates; however, highly competitive scientists with MS degrees may be considered. The post-graduate scientist will work with a team of senior scientists to organize a series of workshops focused on establishing ecological performance metrics for oyster reef restoration in the United States. The post-graduate will also lead the preparation and submission of publications (peer-review publications, web based presentation, and non-technical white paper). USA is a member of the Alabama Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, site of the Shelby Center for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management. The position will be based at the DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB. In extraordinary cases, post-graduate scientists could be based in Narragansett, Rhode Island with TNC or NOAA.
Applicants must hold an earned MS or Ph.D. degree and be fluent in written and spoken English. Applicants should submit a letter of application, CV, concise (maximum three pages) statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for at least three references by email to spowers@disl.org. . Applicants who cannot send material via email should address correspondence to Dr. Sean Powers, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Marine Sciences, LSCB 25, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688. Review of applications will begin March 28, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. The preferred starting date is May 1, 2011. AA/EEO/M/F/D
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