The Belmaker (Tel Aviv University; www.belmaker.weebly.com) and Chase Labs (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Leipzig; www.idiv.de/research/idiv_centre_groups/synthesis.html) are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative biodiversity synthesis project. The research will focus on exploring novel methods to decompose and compare changes in biodiversity in space and time. The project will make use of existing global datasets, primarily of marine fishes. The successful applicant is expected to spend significant amounts of times in both Israel and Germany, but specific details are negotiable. This is a one-year fellowship renewable for a second year upon performance. Start date is flexible but can be as soon as October, 2015.
Skills: The ideal candidate will possess a background in community ecology, a strong publication record and good programming skills in standard statistical platforms (e.g., R).
Contact: Interested candidates should send a C.V. (including references) to jbelmaker@nullpost.tau.ac.il. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
