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Join a passionate, innovative team and make a lasting impact on wildlife conservation! The Lincoln Park Zoo’s Alexander Center for Applied Population Biology is driving change through applied research aimed at improving the management and conservation of endangered and threatened species around the world. Our work spans both wild (in situ) populations and captive (ex situ) efforts in zoos, aquariums, and conservation breeding centers, ensuring a holistic approach to species preservation across a wide variety of taxa.

As a Research Scientist in the Alexander Center, you'll have the opportunity to lead your own projects aligned with the Center’s priorities and collaborate with others on exciting initiatives. You’ll work with the IUCN Conservation Planning Specialist Group and become certified in conducting Population Viability Analyses (PVA). You’ll lead partnerships with external conservation organizations to build high-impact research collaborations. Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to support analysis and publication on a variety of projects with multiple zoo science centers, including the AZA Population Management Center (PMC), a team responsible for the management of ex situ populations, and scientists in our Tanzania Conservation Research Program. These projects include diving into our rich, long-term datasets such as a 24-year demographic study on elephants in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, a long-term dataset on lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, and a 25-year dataset on zoo species management.  

This position starts October 1st or after, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

For full details and how to apply:  https://careers.hireology.com/lincolnparkzoologicalsociety/2392092/description?ref=career_site&ref_m=application&widget=t&xdm_c=default7372&xdm_e=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lpzoo.org&xdm_p=1