Scientist, Quantitative Ecology - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is an international, nonprofit conservation organization with two front doors: the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. We integrate wildlife health and care, science, and education to develop sustainable conservation solutions.

HOW YOU WILL IMPACT OUR MISSION The Scientist conducts independent and collaborative conservation research in a specialized area of biological or social science, and/or develops and conducts disease diagnostics and risk assessments for application to wildlife health. This position reports to an Associate Director or Director level or higher in Conservation Science Wildlife Health.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Responsible for the development and oversight of research programs in a specialized field of study, i.e. genomics, ecology, epidemiology Publish papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, popular literature, and other relevant media outlets. Responsible for program-staff supervision, including supervision of non-employee team members and mentorship of doctoral and post-doctoral candidates. Responsible for preparation and submission of competitive grant proposals and working with Philanthropy team on securing external funding.

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