Postdoctoral Fellow, Seabird-Fisheries Interactions
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Ocean Science Team is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow to lead a project assessing current and emerging threats posed by U.S.-managed fisheries to seabird populations. Deadline to apply: ASAP!
Overall Function
EDF’s Ocean Science Team is hiring a postdoctoral Fellow to lead a project assessing current and emerging threats posed by U.S.-managed fisheries to seabird populations. The Fellow will work with EDF scientists and partners at American Bird Conservancy, Audubon, Birdlife International, and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service to model hotspots of overlap between fishery footprints and seabird distributions under current and future climate scenarios. A key outcome of this work will be the prioritization of conservation actions and policy solutions to enhance seabird-safe fishing practices now and in a climate-changed future, to ensure that fisheries are managed sustainably for people and nature.
Key Responsibilities
Tasks will include but are not limited to:
- Synthesizing available information on seabird interactions with US-managed fisheries
- Building climate-informed models of spatial interactions between fish, fisheries and seabirds in collaboration with internal and external partners
- Producing recommendations for how conservation and management measures can be implemented most effectively to mitigate climate and fisheries stressors on vulnerable seabird populations
- Writing papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and reports/fact sheets/blog posts for general audiences to promote the research;
- Maintaining and building ties to academic/research communities and other stakeholders, through outreach, presentations at workshops and conferences, informal contacts, etc.
- Pursuing projects and collaborations in the Fellow’s own areas of interest
- Participating in EDF’s professional development program for post-doctoral fellows
- Participating in advancing EDF DEI goals in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address the environmental and organizational challenges in alignment with EDF values
Qualifications
- A recent Ph.D. in oceanography, marine biology, or fisheries science with interest in working at the interface of science, conservation and management
- Strong spatial analytical, statistical and synthetic skills
- Proficiency in a statistical programming language suitable for performing complex analytical tasks with large datasets (e.g. R, Python, Julia etc)
- Expertise in marine climate change ecology
- Experience building predictive models of animal and/or fishery at-sea distributions using dynamic ocean climate variables (preferred)
- Knowledge of seabird foraging ecology (preferred)
- Knowledge of bycatch issues and relevant legislation and management measures in US fisheries (preferred)
- A track record of peer-reviewed publications, leadership of a research project, and presentations at scientific conferences.
- Superior oral and written communication and networking skills
- Interest in and demonstrated capacity for translating scientific theory into real-world applications and practice
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with researchers and non-scientists
- Ability to work as a member of a highly collaborative team in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrates self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds
Location
The Fellow will preferably be based in the in Seattle, San Francisco, or Boston, but other U.S. locations and remote postings are possible.
Term
This is a two-year, full time postdoctoral fellowship.
Application Materials
Please apply to this position using a CV, a letter of interest, and any publications relevant to the above project.
Please click here for more details and application instructions, and email Gemma Carroll at gcarroll@edf.org with any specific questions about the role.
