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POSTDOC POSITION AVAIBLE IN ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

[University of Tasmania, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia]

Expressions of interest are called for the position of research associate/postdoctoral fellow in ecological modelling.

The position will be full-time for two years and will become available in June/July 2007, based at the School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The successful applicant will be required to collaborate closely with researchers at the AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre in Palmerston North, New Zealand, so the appointee will be expected to spend some periods in Palmerston North.

The position will involve modelling of global climate change impacts on ecosystem processes including pasture productivity of temperate grasslands and the modelling of the impacts of botanical compositional change on ecosystem processes. The appointee will join a busy research group investigating the impacts of global climate change on terrestrial ecosystems, concentrated mainly on the TasFACE and Grazed FACE (New Zealand) experimental facilities. The appointee will also be expected to assist in the supervision of undergraduate student and graduate research candidate projects.

The appointment will be made at Academic Level A/B, with a starting salary in the range of $A56 298 to $A63 266 plus 17% employer-paid superannuation, the level of appointment depending upon skills and experience. Applicants should possess a PhD in ecological modelling or related field and would ideally have previous ecological modelling publications in refereed journals.

Those interested are asked to contact Dr Mark Hovenden at the School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania directly on telephone +61 3 6226 7874, fax +61 3 6226 2698, e-mail Mark.Hovenden@utas.edu.au.