Postdoctoral Researcher - Ecological Data Analysis and Data Management

The Resilience Institute Bridging Biological Training and Research (RIBBiTR) is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher with joint responsibilities for (a) conducting research on factors facilitating the resilience of amphibians in the face of emerging infectious diseases and other global stressors, and (b) developing and managing databases and workflows for the collection, sharing, and archiving of ecological data collected by the institute.

RIBBiTR is a Biology Integration Institute, funded by the National Science Foundation to conduct research and training that integrates across sub-disciplines in the biological sciences to better understand how living systems achieve resilience to emerging infectious diseases and
other global change stressors. The institute is comprised of researcher/educators from many universities, each with expertise in research and training relevant to the group’s focus on the amphibian disease, chytridiomycosis.

The position is based at the University of California, Santa Barbara, travel may be required to several other universities that are part of RIBBiTR, including the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Tennessee, and others. ​​RIBBiTR’s constituent institutions are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employers and our team greatly values equality of opportunity, human dignity, and diversity. The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service as appropriate to the position.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.