Date: Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation
Notice of Vacant Post: Senior Officer in Environmental and Ecological Statistics
JOB SUMMARY
To assist in the planning and execution of the conservation workundertaken by the Flora Conservation Department at Kadoorie Farm andBotanical Garden Hong Kong, focusing on the application ofenvironmental and ecological statistics and GIS based methods. Yourwork will play a key role in helping to protect Hong Kong and SouthChina’s natural environments. Staying one step ahead of the latesttechnology, you'll provide essential analytical and technical supportto our regional and area teams, to solve challenging spatial problemsthat arise in our projects. We seek an exceptional individual withpreferably a PhD and postdoctoral experience relevant to computationalbiology, including a degree in areas of biology, computer science,mathematics, and/or statistics with fundamental GIS and ecological andenvironmental modelling experience. Daily duties will include spatialimage preparation and processing (e.g. rectification, resampling),digitisation, spatial data management using GIS, climate and vegetationmodelling. Applicants must be enthusiastic and have excellentcommunication skills, as they will be an integral part of a small anddynamic team.
Major Responsibilities
• To assist in the execution of habitat and species conservationprojects, through the planning and application of experimentalcomputational techniques
• To technically support and if necessary to participate in field work to survey habitats and species distributions
• To help maintain and review inventory systems including the management of the KFBG database
• Plan and manage land and vegetation surveys using up to date GIS and remote sensing technologies
• Model vegetation, potential species distributions and habitats using climate envelopes
• Run predictive analysis on the influence of climate change on vegetation, habitat and species distributions
• Produce vegetation, habitat and species distribution maps
• To handle general administrative duties and daily operationstowards the development of capacity within the Flora ConservationDepartment
• As assigned from time to time
Requirements
• You should be passionate about biodiversity and its conservation
• Preferably PhD degree holder with postdoctoral experience inone of the following disciplines: computational biology, computerscience, mathematics, and statistics
• Experience in statistical computing using R
• Experience in GIS analysis using ArcGIS software suite (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox) and/or GRASS GIS
• Experience in different remote sensing satellite and air-photomethodologies and techniques using adequate software suites (ENVI,ERDAS, Definiens etc.)
• Experience in spatial data management using preferably Open Source technologies
• Naturally, you'll have superb IT skills
The following attributes are desirable, but non-essential:
• Previous programming or GIS customization experience, includingwriting customized R packages using the R/S and/or C/C++ or Fortranlanguages
• Field work experience using GPS technology preferable Trimble or Topcon
Application Method
Interested parties should send a detailed CV, expected salary, and a short essay
(describing relevant work experience and reasons for interest in the post) to:
Dr. Gunter Fischer,
Head of Flora Conservation Department,
Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation
Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong
Email: gfischer@kfbg.org
or
Human Resources Manager, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation,
Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Email to kfjobs@kfbg.org
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