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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: SEATTLE, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 4<BR><BR><BR>Req #: 89114<BR>Department: BIOLOGY<BR>Job Location: Seattle Campus<BR>Posting Date: 10/16/2012 <BR>Closing Info: Open Until Filled <BR>Salary: <BR>Salary and benefits are competitive. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. <BR>Notes: THIS IS A PART-TIME, 80% POSITION <BR><BR><BR>The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation?s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.<BR><BR>Our Department of Biology has an outstanding opportunity for a part-time, 80%, Research Scientist 4. The person in this position will work with scientists and managers from universities, NGOs, and wildlife/land management agencies to collaboratively develop quantitative methods for identifying spatial priorities for connectivity conservation under climate change. <BR><BR>Primary duties and responsibilities include planning, conducting, and directing extramurally-funded research on connectivity conservation planning; organizing and maintaining diverse working groups for conducting collaborative research and planning; disseminating results to diverse audiences, via preparation of technical reports for end-users of research products, non-technical reports and interpretive materials for laymen, scientific reports for peer-reviewed publication, and presentations for scientific and conservation organizations.  <BR><BR><BR>As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website,click here.<BR>Requirements:<BR>?   Doctoral degree in Conservation Biology<BR>?   3-5 years? experience<BR>Demonstrated ability to develop a productive research program in connectivity conservation and climate change adaptation planning; demonstrated ability to work closely with state/federal agency, NGO, and academic collaborators; experience applying spatial conservation planning methods and tools (proficiency with ArcGIS required); exceptional ability to communicate research findings to diverse audiences, and make research products broadly available to intended end-users  <BR><BR>Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.<BR>Desired:<BR>Proficiency with ModelBuilder and Python<BR><BR>Application Process<BR><BR>Part of the application process for this position includes completing anonline cover letter assessment,as well as the Employment Eligibility Assessment to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. The assessment(s) will appear on your screen for you to complete as soon as you select "Apply to this Position" on th                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </font></td>
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