Research Associate - Department of Entomology
About the role
Job Description:
Position: Research Associate
Start Date: As soon as possible
End Date: March 31, 2023
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Principle Investigator, Dr. Costamagna, the successful applicant will:
- Conduct independent research by providing statistical analysis and ecological interpretation for a large dataset of field data consisting of insect abundance, plant damage (defoliation), plant density, landscape scale variables.
- Conduct data analyses to answer ecological and applied questions on flea beetle ecology and management, including landscape effects on flea beetle abundance and damage to canola and flea beetle damage thresholds in field experiments.
- Produce a document detailing all the analyses performed, their interpretation and the statistical codes and outputs used to produce them.
- Other related duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must hold a PhD in entomology or ecology, with 2-3 years of postdoctoral experience working with large insect/plant datasets.
The successful candidate must have strong and proven experience analyzing large ecological datasets and have an excellent command of the following R packages: grid, reshape2, nlme, car, lmerTest, lme4, DHARMa, glmmTMB, MASS, MuMIn, lubridate, sciplot, plyr, ISOweek, tidyr, coefplot, glmmADMB, doBy, cAIC4, corrplot, lattice, and emmeans. To correctly analyze and interpret the results of the analysis, the candidate should also have field ecology experience, particularly working with flea beetles and their damage to canola in field studies.
Additional Information:
Application Process:
Applicants should send a letter detailing their qualifications and experience, their CV, and a list of three references to ale.costamagna@umanitoba.ca.
Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitaes may be provided to participating members of the search process.
Additional Information:
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities). All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
About University of Manitoba
We attract people from around the world who share our ideals and vision for positive change. We believe in embracing challenges and taking action. Our students, researchers and alumni bring their unique voices to learning and discovery, shaping new ways of doing things and contributing to important conversations in topics that matter most, from human rights to global health to climate change. We are where imagination and action collide.
Research Associate - Department of Entomology
About the role
Job Description:
Position: Research Associate
Start Date: As soon as possible
End Date: March 31, 2023
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Principle Investigator, Dr. Costamagna, the successful applicant will:
- Conduct independent research by providing statistical analysis and ecological interpretation for a large dataset of field data consisting of insect abundance, plant damage (defoliation), plant density, landscape scale variables.
- Conduct data analyses to answer ecological and applied questions on flea beetle ecology and management, including landscape effects on flea beetle abundance and damage to canola and flea beetle damage thresholds in field experiments.
- Produce a document detailing all the analyses performed, their interpretation and the statistical codes and outputs used to produce them.
- Other related duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must hold a PhD in entomology or ecology, with 2-3 years of postdoctoral experience working with large insect/plant datasets.
The successful candidate must have strong and proven experience analyzing large ecological datasets and have an excellent command of the following R packages: grid, reshape2, nlme, car, lmerTest, lme4, DHARMa, glmmTMB, MASS, MuMIn, lubridate, sciplot, plyr, ISOweek, tidyr, coefplot, glmmADMB, doBy, cAIC4, corrplot, lattice, and emmeans. To correctly analyze and interpret the results of the analysis, the candidate should also have field ecology experience, particularly working with flea beetles and their damage to canola in field studies.
Additional Information:
Application Process:
Applicants should send a letter detailing their qualifications and experience, their CV, and a list of three references to ale.costamagna@umanitoba.ca.
Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitaes may be provided to participating members of the search process.
Additional Information:
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities). All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
About University of Manitoba
We attract people from around the world who share our ideals and vision for positive change. We believe in embracing challenges and taking action. Our students, researchers and alumni bring their unique voices to learning and discovery, shaping new ways of doing things and contributing to important conversations in topics that matter most, from human rights to global health to climate change. We are where imagination and action collide.