Dear colleagues,

Please circulate this job announcement. Thanks!

Richard

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Richard Chandler, post-doc
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
301-497-5696



Student Research Assistant Needed
Quantitative Ecology ? Mathematical/Statistical Modeling, R programming, 
Data Analysis

USGS PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER

The Quantitative Ecology Group at USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 
is searching for an extremely motivated and talented research assistant to
assist with the development of the R package ?unmarked? (
http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/unmarked/index.html) part-time 
during 2011 and possibly continuing into 2012, or full-time during the 
summer or fall 2011 (approx. 12-20 weeks).

The position involves data analysis, code testing, and preparing tutorials
and other package documentation. Knowledge of the R programming 
environment is required. Must be highly motivated and able to work 
independently. Other desired skills include experience with R package 
development, S4 object-oriented programming, likelihood methods of 
statistical inference, LaTeX document preparation, and experience with 
hierarchical models of animal occurrence and abundance as described in 
Royle and Dorazio (Academic Press 2008). The source code of the package 
can be inspected here: https://github.com/rbchan/unmarked.

The position requires completion of a B.S. degree in any related field. 
The ideal candidate is a current graduate student in Ecology, Natural 
Resources or Statistics, and interested in the application of quantitative
methods to ecological problems as an element of his or her graduate 
research.

Students are responsible for all costs of transportation to and from 
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Compensation is approx. $18-$23 / hr 
depending on qualifications.

Principal Duty Station:
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
12100 Beech Forest Road
Laurel, Maryland 20708-4038

To apply, send the following to Andy Royle at the above address or via 
email (aroyle@usgs.gov) or FAX (301.497.5545):

1) Letter of interest, professional interests, and career goals (if any).
2) Piece of R code that does something interesting, useful, efficiently, 
or in a novel way. (also describe what it does, just in case).
3) Resume, including relevant experience, list of relevant classes, 
contact information and two or three reference contacts



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