{"id":46993,"date":"2022-09-01T09:11:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=46993"},"modified":"2022-09-01T09:11:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:11:47","slug":"job-research-scientist-school-of-aquatic-and-fishery-sciences-university-of-washington-seattle-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-research-scientist-school-of-aquatic-and-fishery-sciences-university-of-washington-seattle-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Research Scientist, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><b><strong>For more information, please follow this link:<\/strong><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-research-scientist-seattle-washington\/4480947944?utm_source=ongage&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=regular%20\">https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-research-scientist-seattle-washington\/4480947944?utm_source=ongage&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=regular%20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary<\/strong>&#8211; Salary and benefits are competitive. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research and Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading or assisting in developing models of salmon survival, abundances, growth, and migration.<\/li>\n<li>Developing appropriate statistical algorithms for updating model parameters estimates.<\/li>\n<li>Working with database manager to organize the fish data and environmental covariates.<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing data and producing interactive graphical visualizations.<\/li>\n<li>Documenting versions of models and research in progress.<\/li>\n<li>Applying creative methods for applied research relevant to mechanistic, ecological processes; decision-making; and management of natural resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Written Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading and collaborating on writing for peer-reviewed publications.<\/li>\n<li>Writing sections of technical reports in coordination with other researchers.<\/li>\n<li>Co-authoring short pieces for public audiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Verbal Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effectively communicating with collaborators, project sponsors, and stakeholders on research at meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Presenting research at scientific conferences.<\/li>\n<li>Creating video tutorials for greater accessibility of research and methods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in a related field and two years of related experience.<\/li>\n<li>Equivalent education\/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license\/certification\/registration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Working knowledge and experience with R, stan, or other relevant analytical software.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with open science practices.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledgeable of Bayesian statistical methods.<\/li>\n<li>Strong written and oral communication skills.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work in a collaborative setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masters Degree in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ecology, Biometry, or related field, AND at least three years in related area or equivalent combination of education\/experience.<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding interpersonal skills, including team ethics and relationship-building.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Pacific salmon and steelhead ecology.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with live aquatic animals in the laboratory or in the field.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in project management and coordination.<\/li>\n<li>Experience or interest in conducting research on climate change impacts on salmon and steelhead or other natural resource.<\/li>\n<li>Experience or interest in modeling river temperatures or other river conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9433,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,28,33,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46994,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46993\/revisions\/46994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}