Visiting Assistant Research Scientist, Quantitative Ecology - INHS​/PRI

Duties & Responsibilities

• Research Assimilate, curate, and harmonize disparate ecological and environmental data sources from existing and ongoing data collection on the major rivers of Illinois across partners
• Create pipelines and data caches for continuous environmental data sources to be integrated into database and workflows for predictive modeling
• Use existing harmonized data sets and continuous data sources to evaluate and predict invasive carp management strategies and native ecosystem response at varying invasive carp densities
• Work closely with and coordinate efforts between IRBS, state, federal, and University partners associated with the project

• Analyze data, synthesize results, and author annual technical reports and multiple manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed scientific journals
• Assist other biologists with experimental design, analysis, and writing for a variety of aquatic ecology-related projects
• Disseminate research findings to management agencies, the scientific community, and public through presentations at professional meetings, public outreach activities, and in written reports

• Ensure the safety of staff and equipment
• Respond to requests for scientific/technical information and communicate effectively with collaborators
• Participate in community outreach and service events and mentor hourly staff

• Perform other duties as needed to further the mission and goals of the Survey, PRI, and the University of Illinois
• Keep abreast of developments in this discipline