Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here (https://www.myworkday.com/umiami/d/task/1422$7248.htmld) to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet (https://my.it.miami.edu/wda/erpsec/tipsheets/EReRecruitingApplyforaJob.pdf) . The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the University of Miami invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Fisheries Stock Assessment Modeling. The position will be located in Miami, FL or Beaufort, NC (or remotely).We seek a postdoctoral research associate to join our research team in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Fisheries Branch of the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The successful applicant will work closely with scientists at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami and Beaufort to advance ongoing efforts to incorporate climate-driven episodic mortality events (e.g., red tide) into stock assessment models. The successful applicant will evaluate, through simulation-testing, various approaches to including ecosystem drivers in the stock assessment process.DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONSThe successful candidate will:
Integrate population dynamics data from existing stock assessment models and environmental disturbance data from existing ecosystem models into a simulation framework to test and evaluate different approaches to modeling environmental stressors
Rely on existing Stock Synthesis simulation testing platforms (i.e., ss3sim, SSMSE) to generate operating models simplified from real GoM grouper stock assessments
Implement an organized, transparent and repeatable workflow using Git version control
Present findings at scientific meetings and publish the results in scientific journals
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PhD in fisheries, marine science, environmental science, statistics, mathematics or a related field and demonstrated ability in publishing results in peer-reviewed literature
Experience or training in population dynamics or fisheries stock assessment
Demonstrated experience with simulation model development/parameterization
Proficiency in the R programming language
Experience with git/GitHub version control or willingness to learn
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
The ability and desire to work independently as well as collaboratively
Preference will be given to individuals with strong modeling, quantitative, and statistical skills. Familiarity with statistical catch-at-age models (such as Stock Synthesis) is preferred. The position will be located at the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami, FL or Beaufort, NC. Remote work is an option.A statement of interest, CV, and the names of 3 people who can provide letters of recommendation are required. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here (https://www.hr.miami.edu/careers/eo-ada/index.html) for additional information.Job Status:Full timeEmployee Type:StaffPay Grade:A9The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.Transforming livesWith more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.The University is committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to add value. Through values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity, and Teamwork (DIRECCT) the U community works together to create an environment driven by purpose, excellence, community, and service.