Looking for work

Since my last post, I have still been looking for work. That Geolink job I mentioned in the last post never eventuated; it appears that the deadline for applications was a week before they received mine. The employment website that I got the application off had the incorrect close date. Mind you, Geolink's OWN site was still advertising the position well over a week after the close date. I had a similar experience with another job working as a landscape ecologist with Greening Australia that I emailed to get a position description for, only to be told (even though the close date was still a week away on the Envirojobs website) that applications had closed!! This job was based in Hobart, Tasmania, so as you can guess, I am looking for positions outside of NSW.

The position I am putting all of my effort into now however, is the ultimate job for me: a postdoctoral fellowship in avian ecology!!! It is at Griffith University in Brisbane, and is a two-year full time position. It is the PERFECT position for me, as it would represent a stepping stone to a future lecturing position at university!! More importantly however, it is a really interesting subject for a postdoc:

A postdoctoral fellow is required to contribute to research into change in birds and their habitats in human-dominated landscapes over space and time. The appointee will play a key role in progressing an existing ARC Linkage project "Forecasting and Managing Biodiversity Change: Birds in an Urbanising Environment". The project aims to test whether current knowledge enables correct forecasts of longer-term trends in biodiversity within urbanising regions, by investigating the real-time change in bird assemblages between the early 1990s (pre-existing data) and late 2000s (current data), in south east Queensland. Other project aims include assessing the strength of both local and landscape-scale habitat change (including forest clearing, forest fragmentation, and different forms of urban development) in causing avifaunal change, and developing tools for forecasting future biodiversity scenarios under different land-use policies.

Pretty much RIGHT up my alley for those that know me. Applications close in the first week of May, although I hope to have it in by the end of this coming week, just to reduce the chances of previously experienced late comings!! I will let everybody know the outcome!!