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Postdoc position: Burrowing owl movement analysis (ctmm)

University of Central Florida (State) | https://sciences.ucf.edu/biology/ecoinformatics/

Details
Application Deadline:
09/08/2025
Published:
07/18/2025
Starting Date:
between 8/8/2025 and 1/1/2026
Ending Date:
between 8/8/2027 and 1/1/2028
Hours per Week:
40
Salary:
$60,000 per year
Education Required:
Doctorate
Experience Required:
none
Locations:
University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)
The Mosaic Company (Wauchula, Florida)
Tags:
Faculty / Post-Doc Appointments
Description
The University of Central Florida (UCF) Ecoinformatics laboratory is hiring a two-year quantitative ecology post-doc to lead research on the movement ecology of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) and statistical methods for UHF and VHF tracking data in the “continuous-time movement modeling” (ctmm) R package. The post-doctoral associate will work in collaboration with Dr. Christen H. Fleming (Assistant Professor, UCF) and Dr. Raoul Boughton (Lead Ecologist, The Mosaic Company). The post-doc position will have a starting salary of $60,000 plus benefits, with eligibility for $5,000 in professional development. Interested parties may email Christen.Fleming@ucf.edu and Raoul.Boughton@mosaicco.com with a brief statement of interest, C.V., and the names and email addresses of three potential references. Applications will be reviewed starting on August 8th and will continue until the position is filled.
Contact
Christen H. Fleming
407-823-1884
christen.fleming@ucf.edu (preferred contact method)