Job Description:
The USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center is seeking a 
quantitatively savvy ecologist with expertise in one of more of the 
following areas: population ecology, community ecology, biogeography, 
conservation biology, landscape ecology and wildlife habitat modeling. The 
position would entail, after initial instruction, modeling and mapping 
patterns in species occupancy and abundance, avian community analyses, and 
extinction risk estimation.  The position is structured as a one-year 
research associate position, based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with potential 
for extension depending upon availability of funding.  Start date: 
February 2010, negotiable.  Pay schedule: GS-9 (~$47,500 annual salary).

Qualifications: 
An M.S. in a wildlife discipline with a strong quantitative background. 
The ideal candidate will have direct experience with avian ecology, common 
avian sampling protocols and a deep understanding of the assumptions 
underlying the standard analyses of such data.  Demonstrated excellence in 
scientific writing is an essential qualification.  Good oral and written 
communications skills in English are required. The project depends on the 
ability to work effectively, without day to day supervision from the 
Principal Investigator. Pertinent skills include Bayesian statistics and 
programming in R and WinBUGS. 

Apply to:
At this time, we invite letters/emails of inquiry so that interested 
applicants can be apprised of the formal announcement once it is made 
available on USAJOBS.GOV later this month. These letters should be 
directed as soon as possible to:

Dr. Wayne Thogmartin
United States Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
2630 Fanta Reed Road
La Crosse, WI 54603 USA
608-781-6309 (off)
608-783-6066 (fax)
wthogmartin@usgs.gov
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