Disease Ecologist – Open Rank

The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY seeks a Disease Ecologist to join the scientific staff at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Senior Scientist.  We seek an empirical or theoretical ecologist whose research focuses on the ecology of human disease in the context of environmental change.    Position is 12-month, full time, 100% research.  Applicants must have a PhD; postdoctoral experience preferred. 

The Cary Institute is an independent, not-for-profit research and education institution in the Hudson River Valley of New York, dedicated to providing the science behind environmental solutions.  The permanent scientific staff, numbering ~16, conducts research on freshwater ecology, biogeochemistry, urban ecology, invasive species, climate change, ecological literacy, and disease ecology. 

Please submit in pdf format a CV, brief statement of research interests, up to five publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Human Resources, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Job Ref. 12019, to jobs@caryinstitute.org

Review of applications begins December 3, 2012.