Position Announcements
Post Doctoral Associate in Oceanography
The incumbent will work on a project to be determined jointly
with and approved by the team leaders of the Integrated
Coastal Caribbean Ecosystems (ICCE) research thrust using
information from the Center for Marine and Environmental
Studies (CMES) long-term data sets. These include data from
the USVI Coral Monitoring program (including
spatial/temporal data on fishes and invertebrates),
oceanographic data (ADCP current speed, direction and some
wave properties, CTD, and thermistor and fluorescence).
Ideally the data will be used to answer scientific questions
and hypotheses in the area of bio-physical coupled systems,
impact of climate change on tropical ecosystems, ecosystem
stability, etc. Along with utilizing the existing data set, the
project should include experimentation and/or simulation
modeling. The incumbent will work as part of the research
team at CMES and will contribute to the continued
development of the research program at CMES, with VI-
EPSCoR research thrust of ICCE as the basis to the research
program. Qualifications: Ph.D. in oceanography (biological,
chemical, geological or physical) plus strong quantitative and
computational skills. Desired experience include, but not
limited to data acquisition and processing, ocean modeling,
oceanographic instrumentation and numerical techniques.
Contact: Dr. Nasseer Idrisi, nidrisi@uvi.edu for further
information.