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Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow - Ecological Modeller
Job Number: 4010187 (Ref.#. ACT01241)
Date Posted: 11/03/2011
Application Deadline: 11/30/2011

Job Description

· Use your ecological modelling skills to enhance food security
· Play a critical role in the HarvestChoice project
· Join CSIRO, work with leading scientists and contribute to international, multi-agency collaborations.

This position will be based at CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences in Canberra working in collaboration with the University of Minnesota (including a requirement to spend some time in Minnesota working closely with HarvestChoice researchers). The role is for an ecological modeller with a strong interest in spatially explicit models for the simulation of agricultural
pest population dynamics and diseases across space and time and at multiple spatial scales.

Specifically you will:
· Develop ecological models to inform economic estimates of pest risk
· Contribute to the international, multi-agency Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ‘HarvestChoice’ project
· Co-author journal manuscripts
· Contribute to project reports and web-based project products
· Liaise with clients to determine their needs and take personal responsibility for client satisfaction.

Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $73K - $82K plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: 2 years full-time

To be successful you will have:
· PhD in ecological based research with a significant mathematical modelling component
· Evidence of experience in developing dynamic spatially explicit models, preferably dealing with agricultural
pests and/or disease population dynamics
· Evidence of the potential to think in abstract or lateral terms about research objectives, conceptualizing,
creating hypotheses and carrying out investigations requiring originality, creativity and innovation
· Evidence of being able to complete projects within timelines including completing analysis and drafting
manuscripts for peer-reviewed scientific journals and final reports within a team environment.

About CSIRO: Australia is founding its future on science and innovation. Its national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is a powerhouse of ideas, technologies and skills for building prosperity, growth, health and sustainability. It serves governments, industries, business and communities.

CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences applies multidisciplinary science to the sustainability of Australia's agriculture and forestry, built environments, biodiversity, communities, and industries. We do this through research into environmental, biological, economic and societal interactions.

For more information on CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences please visit our website at:http://www.csiro.au/org/CES.html

HarvestChoice generates knowledge products to help guide strategic investments to improve the well-being of poor people in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through more productive and profitable farming. To do this, a novel and spatially explicit evaluation framework is being developed and deployed. By design, primary knowledge products are
currently targeted to the needs of investors, policymakers and program managers, as well as the analysts and technical specialists who support them. Most decisions that HarvestChoice targets are those having implications that cut across country boundaries. For more information on HarvestChoice , please visithttp://harvestchoice.org/

Find out more! For further information and instructions on how to lodge your application, please visit our website at CSIRO Careers -www.csiro.au/careers, choose "Job Search" and insert Reference Number ACT01241 where indicated.


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Contact: Darren Kriticos
Ecosystem Sciences
CSIRO
Clunies Ross Street
Acton, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Australia
Phone: +61262464252
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