(this is a position in my group, and is flexible with regard to what to 
work on - I mainly want to find someone good. Feel free to contact me if 
you want more details)

Post-doctoral fellowship in biostatistics

The Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the 
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites 
applications for a three-year post-doctoral position affiliated with the 
Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Centre for Biodiversity 
Dynamics.

See 
https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/137483/post-doctoral-fellowship-in-biostatistics 
for more details and formal requirements
Application deadline: 20.05.2017.


Information about the department and centre

The Department of Mathematical Sciences has 35 full professors, 19 
associate professors and 4 assistant professors. In addition, there are 
2 adjunct professors, 6 adjunct associate professors, about 20 
postdoctoral fellows and about 60 doctoral students. There are 10 women 
in tenured positions. The department has five research groups: algebra, 
analysis, differential equations and numerical analysis, geometry and 
topology, and statistics.

Centre for Biodiversity (CBD) is a Centre of Excellence (SFF), funded by 
the Research Council of Norway for the period 2013-2023. The research at 
CBD is cross-disciplinary in the interface between biology and 
mathematical sciences, and is divided into three research areas: 
population ecology, evolutionary biology and community dynamics. The 
position will be located in the research area for evolutionary biology, 
but interactions with researchers in other research areas are welcomed.

Further information is available at: http://www.ntnu.edu/cbd.


Job description

The position is open to researchers holding a PhD in statistics, or an 
equivalent subject. We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to 
work on the development of statistical analyses of the distributions and 
dynamics of species and communities. There are several potential 
projects that could be tackled in this area:

     Continuing current work extending distribution models based on 
point processes
     Development of distribution models for multiple species, 
incorporating sampling models
     Development of factor analysis models in INLA, as a precursor to 
exploring community dynamics

Other projects in the same area can also be suggested. The 
methodological development should be linked to investigation of 
ecological questions (e.g. predicting the responses of species and 
communities to climate change).

The successful applicant will be interested in applying modern 
statistical modelling methods to ecological problems. Ideally, they will 
have experience with Bayesian approaches, and will be able to implement 
them in a way that is flexible enough that the tools can be used in a 
variety of projects, e.g. through developing R packages.

The position will initially be for three years, with the possibility to 
extend it by a further year.


Application requirements

The application should contain:
     A short research plan (maximum 3 pages)
     CV including a full list of publications with bibliographical 
references
     Testimonials and certificates
     Other documents which the applicant finds relevant

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

-- 
Bob O'Hara
Institutt for matematiske fag
NTNU
7491 Trondheim
Norway

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