Applications are open for Postdoctoral Fellowship at Miami University in the United States of America. Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct paleontological research in the areas of fossil marine food webs in the Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science for the Tyler research group.

Moreover, the position is supported by an externally funded project to explore the effects of the Mesozoic Marine Revolution on ecosystem structure and functioning. A wide range of programming languages will be used including R, Julia, and LaTex. Top candidates will be independent thinkers capable of taking projects from ideas to reality while working as a team player and serving as a mentor to graduate and undergraduate students. This position is funded by the National Science Foundation and is a 4-month term.

Duties and Responsibilities 

This Postdoctoral Fellowship at Miami University will do the following duties

• Works independently or as part of a team to design, implement, and disseminate research aligned with the program’s research agenda.
• Familiar with approaches and methods for the construction and analysis of marine food webs and paleoecology.
• Participates in the development and submission of proposals of grants as well as expected to serve as the first author on multiple reports and publications.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD (by date of appointment) in biology, ecology, paleontology, geology, Earth science, or related areas; competence with the R programing language and LaTex is required.
• Applicants must also have strong organizational capability, experience with data analysis and presentation, and strong communication skills. The position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship.

Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The school’s system comprises the main campus in Oxford, as well as regional campuses in nearby Hamilton, Middletown, and West Chester. Miami also maintains an international boarding campus, the Dolibois European Center in Differdange, Luxembourg. It is classified among “R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity”. Miami University is well known for its liberal arts education; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 60 graduate degree programs within its 8 schools and colleges in architecture, business, engineering, humanities, and the sciences.

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