Research Employment
The listings below are for research employment only. If you're interested in other employment opportunities at The Academy of Natural Sciences, go to the Academy Employment Page.
How to Apply
Some positions have specific application instructions. For those that do not, send a cover letter (including salary requirements and job number) and resume to:
Ms. Barbara J. Krupka
Director of Human Resources
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1101
(Please, no telephone calls).
The Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Current Openings
Ruth Patrick Postdoctoral Scholar
(Position announcement #948)
Issue date: July 19, 2007
Closing date:
Review of applications begins Sept. 4 and continues until the position is filled.
The Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia seeks a Ruth Patrick Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Organic Biogeochemistry. We seek a broadly-trained, applied environmental organic chemist who would develop a laboratory- and/or field-based research program focused on abiotic or biotic aspects of organic contaminant fate and behavior. In addition, the candidate will assist in current projects and programs within the Patrick Center, which emphasize food-web bioaccumulation of PCBs and PBDEs, transport of contaminants in tidal rivers, and the spatial and temporal distribution of organic contaminants. We offer a two-year appointment with a possible third year. The Biogeochemistry Laboratory is fully equipped for a wide variety of projects and research.
Position Requirements:
A Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline related to organic chemistry/ contaminant biogeochemistry; proven research publication record; grant writing ability and fund raising potential; excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively across disciplines. The successful candidate will collaborate in developing interdisciplinary research initiatives seeking external funding for new programs.
Send resume, one to two-page letter of interest, post-graduate transcripts and names, addresses, telephone & e-mail numbers of at least three professional references to:
Ruth Patrick Scholar Search Committee, Position 948
Patrick Center for Environmental Research
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1101
The Context:
The Patrick Center for Environmental Research is a research center within the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The Academy is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1812. Its its mission is the cultivation and encouragement of the sciences. The Academy has an extensive historical collection of flora and fauna from around the world. For more than 30 years, interdisciplinary research teams within the Patrick Center have been developing improved solutions for protecting and restoring watersheds. The Patrick Center has 50 staff members and an annual budget over $2.6 M. For more information about the Patrick Center and its research programs, visit www.ansp.org/research/pcer/. The Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Watershed Scientist
(Position announcement #933)
Review of applications will begin September 1, 2007, and continue until position is filled.
The Patrick Center for Environmental Research at The Academy of Natural Sciences invites applications for a career-track, research position available immediately:
Experience:
Watershed scientist, with a background in hydrology, agricultural engineering, biosystems engineering, landscape ecology or related field. Applicants should have research experience in one or more of the following areas:
- watershed hydrology;
- watershed influences on water quality;
- non-point source pollution control and modeling;
- riparian zone processes;
- application of GIS and remote sensing in natural resource management.
Interest in restoration ecology is desirable.
Requirements:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. (postdoctoral experience is desirable). Applicants are expected to build an externally-funded research program and to participate in multidisciplinary studies with other Patrick Center scientists, who investigate linkages between watershed processes and aquatic systems. Applications from established researchers are also encouraged.
About 6 Ph.D. scientists work together in the Patrick Center conducting studies on freshwater systems and estuaries, with emphases on (1) biogeochemistry; (2) physiological, population, community, and ecosystem ecology; (3) ecological assessment; (4) watershed science and management; and (5) ecological restoration. These studies examine how complex ecosystems work and develop solutions to real-world environmental problems, especially in urban/urbanizing watersheds.
To Apply:
Send CV, statement of research interests, 3 representative publications, and names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of four references to Maria Eife at , or mail application to::
Watershed scientist search, position #933
Patrick Center for Environmental Research
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1101
The Academy of Natural Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer.