This postdoctoral position is based in Bozeman, MT. See our attached job description or link to the call here!
Job Description:
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to help lead a Department of Defense-funded project, entitled “Assessing white-nose syndrome in the context of non-stationary conditions in an advancing continental epidemic.” Research outcomes from this study will be used to evaluate the transferability of a bioenergetics-based mechanistic model of white-nose syndrome (WNS) survivorship (Hayman et al. 2016) to western North American bat species. This is a WCS position under the supervision of Dr. Sarah H. Olson (Associate Director, Wildlife Epidemiology, WCS Wildlife Health & Health Policy). In addition the Postdoctoral Associate will closely liaise with Dr. Raina K. Plowright (Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University). The associate will also interact with co-PIs Dr. Liam P. McGuire (Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University), Dr. David Hayman (Co-Director of an OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, the Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory (mEpiLab), Massey University, New Zealand), Dr. Brett G. Dickson (Chief Scientist and President of Conservation Science Partners), as well as with Project Advisor, Dr. Cori L. Lausen (Research Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada).
More information:DOD SERDP WCS Postdoc Job Description-FINAL 0406016
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