[APES Jobs] FW: Post doc position in EO at icipe

[Bursaries, Employment and Career Opportunities in Environmental Fields]

Barend Erasmus
Associate professor: School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand

+27 11 717 6449 (office)
+27 11 717 6494 (fax)




We would like to bring to your attention a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Fellowship at icipe

"Leishmaniasis Risk Determinants - assessing environmental and ecological factors associated with Sand fly vector occurrence"



The key objective is to describe the environmental and ecological factors associated with the occurrence of sand flies, vectors of Leishmaniasis.  We are looking for a candidate with the following minimum requirements: PhD in Environmental sciences, Biology and/or Geoinformatics or Geography with special emphasis on remote sensing and GIS.  Further, knowledge in assimilation of in situ data and environmental variables into spatial modeling such as species diversity and ecological niche models.



Experience in landscape ecology and spatial assessment thereof, as well as understanding of disease vector mapping is an added advantage.



As this position will integrate geographical data with disease distribution data, experience in disease and vector identification, and control would be an added advantage.



Salary is 60K USD per annum



Further information, please contact:

Dr. Dan Masiga (dmasiga at icipe.org<mailto:dmasiga at icipe.org>) and/or Dr. Tobias Landmann (tlandmann at icipe.org<mailto:tlandmann at icipe.org>).


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Dr. Tobias Landmann

Earth Observation Unit- Adaptation to Climate Change & Ecosystems (ACCES) cluster
International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
Duduville, Kasarani Road
P.O. Box 30772
00100 Nairobi, KENYA

in cooperation with GIZ/CIM
Centrum für Internationale Migration und Entwicklung (CIM)
60235 Frankfurt/Germany

Phone: +254 (0)20 8632716
Fax: +254 (0)20 8632001/2
Mobile: +254 (0)715 286 949


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