22 months postdoctoral position on the socio-ecological impacts of the proliferating fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Mediterranean Sea

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22 months postdoctoral position on the socio-ecological impacts of the proliferating fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Mediterranean Sea Sintesi in italiano (traduzione automatica): L'organizzazione internazionale offre una posizione post-dottorale di 22 mesi focalizzata sugli impatti socio-ecologici del verme di fuoco Hermodice carunculata nel Mar Mediterraneo. Sotto la supervisione di un ricercatore, il candidato si occuperà di monitoraggio sul campo, analisi di dataset ecologici e ambientali, sviluppo di modelli di distribuzione delle specie e indagini socio-economiche. La sede principale sarà lungo la costa mediterranea francese e in Corsica, con possibilità di missioni in altri paesi partecipanti. È richiesta una laurea in ecologia o discipline affini, oltre a competenze in analisi statistica, GIS e modellazione ecologica. Il ruolo prevede anche la supervisione di studenti e attività di divulgazione scientifica. Under the supervision of Guillaume Marchessaux (Researcher), the postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for: Field monitoring: Planning and conducting field underwater surveys to monitor Hermodice carunculata populations in France and other countries if necessary, including underwater visual censuses, benthic habitat characterization, and measurements of environmental variables such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and sediment samplings. Dataset: Processing, harmonizing and analyzing ecological and environmental datasets collected across the 8 participating countries, ensuring data quality, standardization and integration within the project database. Modelling: Developing species distribution and habitat suitability models using ecological, environmental and anthropogenic variables to identify the main drivers of fireworm proliferation and predict areas at risk under present and future environmental conditions. Socio-economical surveys: Designing and implementing socio-ecological surveys based on the Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) approach through questionnaires, interviews and participatory mapping with fishers, divers, recreational users and coastal stakeholders to document species occurrence, perceived social and economic impacts and invasion dynamics. For this activity, many missions will be performed along the French Mediterranean coast and Corsica, and in the countries involved in the project. Statistical analysis: Performing statistical and spatial analyses by integrating ecological, environmental and socio-economic datasets using multivariate statistics, GIS and ecological modelling approaches. Analysis of data from the questionnaires and related statistical analyses tailored to this type of data. Coordination: Contributing to project coordination through data management, project meetings, preparation of reports and project deliverables, collaboration with international partners, participation in consortium meetings, dissemination activities and publication of results in peer-reviewed international journals. Participating in outreach activities with stakeholders and contributing to the supervision of Master students involved in the project. Supervising undergraduate and Master's students involved in fieldwork, data analysis and other research activities related to the project. The position offers the opportunity to work within a large international consortium addressing one of the emerging challenges facing Mediterranean marine ecosystems, while developing expertise in marine ecology, species distribution modelling, biodiversity monitoring and socio-ecological approaches for invasive species management. Annuncio in inglese. Fonte: Euraxess (Commissione europea).