A postdoctoral research officer position is available at La Trobe
University in Melbourne Australia.

This position contributes to the ARC linkage project "Identifying hotspots
of endemism for invertebrate conservation in south-east Australia",
led by Prof. Heloise Gibb (La Trobe University) and including partners
from Zoos Victoria, DEECA, Australian Museum, South Australian Museum,
UNSW, Deakin and Monash University.

This project will inform conservation planning by identifying the
distributions and drivers of forest invertebrate diversity and endemism
in south-eastern Australia and providing solutions for biodiversity
protection and restoration.  Focussing on the poorly-known and
dispersal-limited leaf litter invertebrates of south-eastern Australian
wet forests, the project will: 1. Document and georeference biodiversity;
2. Identify hotspots of endemism for conservation prioritisation and model
their relationship with contemporary and past environments; 3. a) Estimate
the loss of phylogenetic diversity caused by past and future environmental
threats; and b) Predict where undiscovered endemic species persist.

The position will contribute to field and lab collection and collation
of data.  They will model hotspots of endemism and how they relate to
past environments and make predictions about how endemic species will be
affected by global change.  A key outcome will be publication of research
in peer-reviewed journals that contributes to our understanding of current
and future species distributions, including currently undescribed species.
We are looking for applicants with a PhD in ecology, phylogenetics,
biogeography or invertebrate biology, and specifically with skills in
field collection, spatial analysis, DNA sequencing and phylogenetics
and/or statistical modelling including analysis of phylogenetic endemism.

The link to this position is
https://careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/job/567129/research-officer-postdoc

For further details contact Prof Heloise Gibb H.Gibb@latrobe.edu.au or
Dr Nick Murphy n.murphy@latrobe.edu.au

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N.Murphy@latrobe.edu.au

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