What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Scholar position at ecu?
The postdoctoral scholar is responsible for independent and collaborative development, implementation, and analysis of impactful research and engagement projects in the discipline of marine science, geography, environmental science, or a related field. Their responsibilities include conducting data analyses of existing research projects, communicating research in written and oral forms, generating novel ideas for new, interdisciplinary research, working with large, multi-layered spatial data sets (e.g. Remote Sensing and GIS), and contributing to the growth of the interdisciplinary Integrated Coastal Studies Program, which focuses on issues related to the continental margin resources, natural hazards, and coastal and marine health.Specific duties include: developing and contributing to ongoing NASA funded research projects at ECU and the Coasts and Oceans Observing Laboratory, assisting with intramural and extramural papers, proposals and progress reports, and coordinating and convening meetings with research members. In addition, the scholar will need to conduct biogeochemical and geomorphological research, including field data collection and analysis using remotely sensed imagery and geospatial data. The scholar will have the knowledge and ability to conduct scientific literature reviews of ecological, coastal, and geological research are critical as well as the ability to perform analyses with Remote Sensing (optical and lidar), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Python, R, and/or other programming languages or image processing softwares. The scholar will also lead and/or assist with fieldwork and data collection in muddy, humid, and hot conditions; laboratory analyses, and co-manage field and lab operations.Scholars are expected to demonstrate compliance with established guidelines and regulatory standards for research including biosafety and the responsible conduct of research and human subjects training.Approximately 70 % of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to scientific research, data analyses, laboratory analyses, data synthesis, publishing scientific manuscripts, and assisting with grant proposalsApproximately 30 % of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to managing the day-to-day activity of undergraduate and graduate research students in the laboratory and field