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Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Salary: $Not stated

JOB SUMMARY:

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES
Project Scientist
The Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California,
Santa Cruz, and the National Marine Fisheries Service seek a
Project Scientist to conduct original research on salmon life cycle
and ecosystem modeling. The position will involve development
of simulation models that will allow prediction of salmon
population response to habitat restoration and changes in flow
and water quality. The models will be used to support adaptive
management of Californias state and federal water projects and
in an evaluation of the effects of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan,
an ambitious program intended to ensure the sustainability of
the Bay-Delta ecosystem and the reliability of Californias water
supply. The work will focus on how flow variability, habitat
restoration, salmon behavior, and predation interact to
determine the productivity of juvenile salmon. This will require
using hydrodynamic models, particle tracking models modified
to incorporate fish behaviors, predation models, and tagging
datasets to identify plausible behavior models and estimate
survival rates at the reach and regional level. The incumbent will
analyze results, and summarize them in the form of reports,
refereed journal publications and meeting presentations and
seminars.
RANK  Assistant  Associate Project Scientist
SALARY  Minimum $55,000 annually, commensurate with
qualifications and experience
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. or equivalent in Fisheries,
Quantitative Ecology or a related field, must have expertise in
working with mathematical and numerical simulation models,
statistical methods, parameter estimation and data analysis.
Experience in computer programming MATLAB, R, Java, C or
FORTRAN is necessary.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT  In order to comply with
security measures at the National Marine Fisheries Service a
federal facility on the UCSC campus, the selected candidate will
be required to participate in a federal security clearance, be
fingerprinted, and wear a photo I.D. badge. Occasional travel for
periods up to one week may be required.
POSITION AVAILABLE  As soon as possible after close of search.
TERM OF APPOINTMENT Initial appointment is for two years.
Should the hiring unit propose reappointment, a review to assess
performance will be conducted. In addition, reappointment is
contingent upon availability of funding.
TO APPLY Electronic submissions are preferred. Applicants
should send 1 Curriculum Vitae, 2 a summary of research, and
3 three letters of recommendation* to Steve.Lindley@noaa.gov.
You will receive email verification that your electronic submission
has been received. Please inquire if you do not receive
verification.
Alternate Mailing Address
Steve Lindley NMFSPlease refer to position
#T13-19 in your reply.  110 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of
California policy and California state law. For any reference letter
provided via a third party i.e., dossier service, career center,
direct the author to UCSCs confidentiality statement at
http//apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm
CLOSING DATE Position is open until filled. Initial consideration
of applications will begin on November 30, 2012
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KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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None Doctorate degree