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Postdoctoral position as posted on Postdoc Jobs website:

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POSITION: 2 Post-doctoral Fellows – Brown 
Treesnake Biology/Control

LOCATION: Guam; administered out of the 
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, 
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

APPOINTMENT: Ongoing project; 1-year 
commitment expected

QUALIFICATIONS: Required: 1) Ph.D. by 
August 2001 in a discipline related to duties 
described below, 2) Practical experience in 
the design, conduct, and statistical analysis of 
ecological field studies, and 3) Demonstrated 
ability to present results at professional 
meetings and publish in refereed journals.

Highly Desirable: 1) Field experience with 
terrestrial ectothermal vertebrates, 2) 
Demonstrated leadership in the organization 
and conduct of a field research team, 3) 
Willingness to act as on-site coordinator and 
spokesperson for a complex biological 
research program involving multiple 
institutions, and 4) Ability and drive to 
communicate research results through 
frequent presentations at professional and 
stakeholder meetings, and through refereed 
publications.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The 
positions are part of a collaborative effort 
between Colorado State University and the US 
Geological Survey’s Midcontinent Ecological 
Science Center (USGS-MESC) to address 
ecological, cultural, and economic problems 
created by the accidental introduction of the 
Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis) to the 
island of Guam. These are applied research 
positions with the primary responsibility to 
identify and develop cost-effective tools to 
control and contain populations of the Brown 
Treesnake on Guam. Specific research foci 
will be selected in light of the expertise of the 
applicants, but could include physiological, 
behavioral, sensory, pest-management, 
population biology, or epidemiological 
emphases within the general area of 
empirical ecology. The primary research 
program will be developed in cooperation with 
project personnel, and may be augmented by 
supplementary research directions chosen by 
the successful candidates. The successful 
candidates are encouraged to engage in 
collaborative studies within the overall scope 
of the project. The post-doctoral fellows will 
have primary responsibility for all phases of 
design, conduct, analysis, presentation, and 
publication of the focal research. The 
successful candidates will be responsible for 
professional interactions with other project 
participants, and will periodically represent the 
project to other institutions, federal and state 
agencies, and the public.

SALARY: $39,500 plus benefits

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send, in 
duplicate, your vita, transcripts from all 
universities attended (copies acceptable), 
representative publications, a list of four 
references, and a statement of your research 
interests and career goals:

DEADLINE: 31 July 2001 or until filled. The 
positions begin 15 August 2001 or as soon as 
possible thereafter.

CSU is an EEO/AA Employer. Office: 101 
Student Services.


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