Postdoctoral position available

Postdoctoral position in statistical / climate change / fungal ecology
Application deadline: June 26, 2013

Please see link below for full information.
Briefly, the successful candidate will collaborate with an international team of researchers trying to understand how fungi respond to climate change. The funded project is specifically asking how climate change may affect the phenology (temporal fruiting patterns), production (yields of fruit bodies), distribution of fungal species and their substrate usage. To answer these questions, the project is using unique fungal datasets from across Europe, along with climatic measurements, tree-ring chronologies, and existing knowledge of the ecology of focal taxa. In addition, lab and field experiments may be conducted to complement the observational field studies. There are interesting and challenging statistical problems associated with these questions, including spatial and time series analyses.
Candidates should have advanced statistical skills and interests in climate change and fungal ecology. The position will be based in the Microbial Evolution Research Group (MERG) at the University of Oslo, but there may be flexibility on where the postdoc is located and some travel will be required for collaboration.
Salary: NOK 473,400 – 548,700 per year (roughly equivalent to US$82,000 – US$95,000) depending on qualifications and seniority.
Time frame: The position is available immediately and for a period of 34 months.

Please see full advertisement for additional information and instructions on how to apply:
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/996549/96323?iso=no
Contact project leader for more information:
Håvard Kauserud
University of Oslo
havard.kauserud@ibv.uio.no
http://www.mn.uio.no/ibv/english/people/aca/haavarka/index.html