Postdoctoral Ecologist: Global Biodiversity Mortality Metrics

Posted 2 days ago

smithsonianBrooklyn (NY)

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations

SENIORITY

Senior

Apply

About the role

Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute seeks a postdoctoral ecologist to develop a mortality-based biodiversity indicator within Move BON. The role synthesizes movement ecology, demography, and environmental data science to identify mortality events and drivers, producing scalable metrics aligned with biodiversity policy goals. The postdoctoral researcher will collaborate with cross-institutional teams, co-lead Mortality Metrics Working Group, and contribute to

Before you apply

Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.

Your profile is current

It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.

Two examples you can talk through

Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.

A number in mind

What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.

Your notice period

Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.

Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.