Postdoctoral Research Associate

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M Agri Life Research is seeking an innovative and interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research Associate to serve as an Acoustic Ecologist / Wildlife Research Scientist and advance cutting-edge wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts. This position emphasizes integrating acoustic technologies, artificial intelligence, and ecological field research to address complex conservation challenges.

The successful candidate will bridge wildlife science and audio engineering to design, implement, and analyze acoustic monitoring systems for species detection, behavior analysis, and habitat assessment across diverse ecosystems.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement acoustic monitoring programs for wildlife populations.
• Develop and apply AI-driven methods for analyzing large-scale acoustic datasets.
• Integrate acoustic data with traditional ecological research and field surveys.
• Customize, deploy, and maintain acoustic recording hardware and sensor systems.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance conservation strategies and decision-making.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and contribute to technical reports.
• Support applied conservation initiatives, including endangered species monitoring.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Wildlife Science, Rangeland Ecology, Fisheries, or a closely related field.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced wildlife research expertise with extensive publication and applied conservation experience.
• Specialized training in acoustic recording, audio engineering, and signal analysis.
• Innovative application of AI technologies to ecological and acoustic datasets.
• Hands-on capability to design and optimize field-ready acoustic systems tailored to conservation needs.

Salary:
Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate's qualifications.

Position Funding:
This position is grant funded and availability is contingent on grant funding.

Why Work at Texas A&M Agri Life?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M Agri Life, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M Agri Life offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M Agri Life contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M Agri Life

Applications received by Texas A&M Agri Life must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a Linked In profile to prepopulate the online application.

Required Documents:

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter
• List of references
• Certifications/additional documentation

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.