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Cindy *Cindy A. Williams* *Fish & Aquatic Conservation Program, AIS & FIS Program Coordinator* *US Fish & Wildlife Service* *1875 Century Blvd, 4th Floor* *Atlanta, GA 30345* 404-679-4148-direct 404-679-4180- fax [log in to unmask] *Working toward delivering the best science**. >}}}}}}}}(> * *<*),,^^^^^^,,^-,-<* *"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts" - Eleanor Roosevelt* "Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.” >)))))))(> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jonathan Cummings <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 2:29 PM Subject: [sdmcop] Fwd: Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Associate in Management Strategy Evaluation To: Structured Decision Making Community in Practice (SDMCoP) < [log in to unmask]> Anyone want to work with me on a cool project? We're hiring another Post-doc, or specialized Post-Master to work on a management strategy evaluation for New England groundfish. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lisa Kerr <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 1:55 PM Subject: Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Associate in Management Strategy Evaluation To: Andrew J. Pershing <[log in to unmask]>, Sarah Gaichas < [log in to unmask]>, Steve Cadrin <[log in to unmask]>, Gavin Fay < [log in to unmask]>, Jonathan Cummings <[log in to unmask]>, Min-Yang Lee - NOAA Federal <[log in to unmask]>, Anna Birkenbach < [log in to unmask]>, Sam Truesdell <[log in to unmask]> ***Hi - Please share the job announcement below with your students and colleagues. Thank you! *** Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Associate in Management Strategy Evaluation GMRI is seeking applicants for a 2-year position to apply management strategy evaluation to groundfish species in the Northeast U.S. The research will focus on testing the performance of management procedures under climate change. The postdoc/research associate will work under the supervision of Dr. Lisa Kerr and collaborate with a team of scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (Lisa Kerr and Andrew Pershing), University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (Gavin Fay, Steve Cadrin, Jonathan Cummings), and NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Sarah Gaichas, Min-Yang Lee), and University of Delaware (Anna Birkenbach). Responsibilities/Tasks: · Testing the performance of alternative management procedures under climate change scenarios. · Incorporating technical interactions as part of mixed fishery analysis. · Quantifying biological and economic tradeoffs. · Synthesis and visualization of MSE results. · Stakeholder outreach and education on management strategy evaluation. Required Qualifications · A completed (or nearly-completed) PhD degree in a relevant discipline, such as Fisheries Science, Statistics, Ecology, or other related field that demonstrates a strong quantitative background. Applicants with an MS degree may be considered if they have specialized training in MSE. · Experience fitting population dynamics models to data for fisheries stock assessment and application of simulation testing frameworks like Management Strategy Evaluation. · Knowledge of fisheries management, and understanding of the management process in the U.S. · Demonstrated experience and fluency in statistical/modeling programming languages (e.g. R, AD Model Builder, Template Model Builder). · Experience working in high performance computing environment is preferred. · Strong written and oral communication skills, as evidenced through publications in the peer-reviewed scientific literature and presentations to a variety of audiences Apply https://www.gmri.org/about-us/join-our-team/jobs/postdoctoral-researcher-or-research-associate-management-strategy *Lisa A. Kerr, Ph.D.* Gulf of Maine Research Institute 350 Commercial Street Portland, ME 04101 Email: [log in to unmask], Tel: 207-228-1639 http://www.gmri.org -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the FWFjobs archives or Join/Leave the list go to: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/fwfjobs.html