Postdoctoral Associate, Geography

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for cross-project integration and respond flexibly to emerging science questions as new products and findings become available.
• Conduct cross-cutting synthesis research across BioSCape’s projects, integrating derived products, manuscripts, and team outputs into cohesive scientific analyses.
• Lead the development of two synthesis manuscripts focused on mountain-to-ocean biodiversity patterns and processes.
• Collaborate with conservation managers, policy professionals, and technical staff at partner organizations to help translate scientific outputs into decision-ready products relevant to environmental monitoring, conservation planning, and ecosystem management.
• Contribute to project coordination activities, including team meetings, reporting, communications, and organization of workshops or training events.

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in a relevant field such as Ecology, Environmental Science, Remote Sensing, or a related discipline.
• Experience with remote sensing data analysis, particularly in the context of biodiversity studies.
• Strong background in statistical analysis and modeling.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Interest in translating scientific research into actionable insights for environmental management.

Benefits

Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.

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