Post-doctoral Associate in Mosquito-Borne Disease Ecology
Listed on 2026-07-10
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Research/Development
Research Scientist, Biology
Position Overview
There is an urgent need to significantly reduce the threat of avian malaria on Hawaiian forest bird species of greatest conservation need by developing tools to control the mosquito vector, Culex quinquefasciatus (Culex). Efforts are ongoing to perfect the application of two mosquito control tools in Hawai’i:
1) the incompatible insect technique (IIT) using the cytoplasmic endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia, and
2) aerial application of biolarvicide Bacillus thuringensis israelenis (Bti). Pilot data have been collected on both projects and efforts to standardize monitoring and data analysis frameworks and protocols are underway. PCSU seeks a post-doctoral associate to help finalize successful protocols to apply these tools in selected areas on Kauaʻi and Maui, while analyzing existing and incoming data on mosquito abundance and fecundity in treatment and control areas, mosquito demography, disease prevalence, and avian survival.
Based primarily at the Kauaʻi Forest Bird Reco...
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