[Aqualist] FW: Postdoc position - climate and plant distribution

[Kate.Harle at csiro.au]

Postdoc Position

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Providing more informative predictions of climate

change impact on plant species distribution

The candidate will work on the MODIPLANT project aiming at providing more informative predictions of

climate change impact on plant species distribution.

By doing so, he/she will also contribute to improve our fundamental knowledge of species distributions and

related ecological processes.

The project has five main aims: 1-compare projections at various scales, 2-assess model robustness, 3-take

dispersal into account, 4-estimate projection uncertainty, 5-assess species' sensitivities to climate change. If

time allows, we will additionally: 6-explore ways to build species' assemblages, and 7-assess the role of

reserve in maintaining future biodiversity.

Species data for conducting these analyses have already been sampled during three summer field campaigns

and a large set of environmental predictor is also already available for the study area (Swiss Western Alps).

The candidate will additionally have to interact with two ongoing PhD students to improve modelling tools

and methodological aspects.

The candidate should have a skilled expertise in spatial modelling of species distribution and multivariate

and remotes sensing analyses of vegetation data, and feel comfortable working with ArcGIS (and related

extensions), Erdas Imagine, S-Plus and/or R (statistical packages). Additional knowledge of botany, and

particularly the alpine flora of the Alps, and use of high-precision GPS would be highly appreciated.

Position available since: January 1st, 2006.

Duration: 1½ years

Location: Spatial Ecology group, University of Lausanne, URL: http://ecospat.unil.ch

Applications, including CV + motivation

letter, should be sent to:

Dr. Antoine Guisan

Department of Ecology and Evolution

University of Lausanne

CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Or by email to: antoine.guisan at unil.ch

Contact for more information:

++41 21 692 42 54

Deadline for applications: October 1st 2005

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Antoine Guisan [mailto:Antoine.Guisan at unil.ch] 
Sent: Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:22
To: Antoine Guisan
Subject: Postdoc position

Please, circulate among your colleagues... Thanks

 

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Antoine Guisan

Assistant Professor

Dept. Ecology & Evolution

University of Lausanne

CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Tel +41 21 692 42 54 / fax 65

http//ecospat.unil.ch

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