Post-Doctoral Associate for Enhanced Coral Restoration using Heat-tolerant Corals - Dr. John Burt

New York University Abu Dhabi is seeking a Post-Doctoral Associate for coral restoration research, focusing on heat-tolerant corals. The role involves leading lab and field experiments to enhance coral survival and growth, collaborating with a research team. Candidates must have a PhD in marine biology or related fields, SCUBA certification, and experience in coral research. The position starts in mid-2025 and lasts for two to three years, with possible renewal.
The Burt Lab at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) invites applications for a Post-doctoral Researcher to spearhead research on coral reef restoration. Using corals that have been identified as having uniquely high thermal tolerance from prior research, the candidate will focus on enhancing coral survival, growth and condition (health). The candidate will lead lab and field based restoration efforts, focusing on corals that have been identified by other team members as having unique thermal tolerance through stress assays or which have been developed from selective breeding programs, as well as ?control? corals. Th position will involve working on fragments and on sexually-produced larvae/spat, and conducting experiments to determine optimal conditions for survival/performance in lab (short- to mid-term) and field (mid- to long-term) settings.

The candidate will work under the supervision of Prof. John Burt and will be part of NYUAD?s Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences ( ACCESS ). Collaborating with a larger team working on various aspects of research around thermally resilient corals, the candidate will contribute to our growing body of research on the world?s most thermally tolerant coral populations.

The position will begin in mid-2025 (circa May/June, with some flexibility for the right candidate) and will be for a term of two or three years (length depending on the candidate?s interest, and potentially renewable depending on performance; funding is available for up to 5 years).

The candidate must hold a PhD in marine biology, ecology or related (must be completed by May 2025), an advanced SCUBA Certification with research based diving experience, demonstrated expertise in experimental design and quantitative analysis of ecological and environmental data, particularly in marine settings, experience in monitoring and analyzing coral condition and survivorship, ideally across multiple life stages and in lab (aquarium) and field settings, experience in coral restoration research, a track-record of first-author publications relevant to the position.

Applications will be accepted immediately. To be considered, all applicants must submit a cover letter/statement of research interests and a CV/resume. If you have any questions, please email: kelly.bradham@nyu.edu

About NYUAD:

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU?s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.

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