Wednesday, March 28, 2018

3-year postdoc (Loyola Marymount University in LA) - Pleistocene fossils from La Brea Tar Pits

Summary of Essential Job Duties:
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow is a three-year position, primarily at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles) but also at the grant research site at the Tar Pits Museum in Los Angeles. The duties will include morphological and species census data collection along with other types of data collection involving fossil data, and the candidate must be adept at morphological identification and familiar with North America's late-Pleistocene fauna. In addition, the fellow will supervise undergraduate and graduate students, and coordinating research and analyses being done by a team of researchers.

Educational Requirements:
A Ph.D in Biology.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Minimum 4 years experience in biological research.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of: vertebrate fossil morphology, data collection and related analyses
  • Exemplary communication skills (both written and oral) evidenced by background in presenting and publishing in the field.
  • Highly developed organizational and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated computer competency and preferably knowledgeable in a variety of programs including excel, statistical software such as R or SPSS, and statistical methods related to morphological analyses.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Contact: Human Resources, Loyola Marymount University

Online App. Form: http://jobs.lmu.edu/postings/34156

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