Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term East Lansing, Michigan, United States Fisheries And Wildlife 10002344 Area of Interest: Research/Scientific Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Fixed Term Academic Staff Remote Work: Remote-Friendly Union/Non-Union: Non-Union Faculty/Academic Staff Opening on: Jul 30 2026 Closing at: Jul 30 2028 - 23:55 EDT 56000.00 College Of Agriculture And Nat Resources 1149929 Position
Summary A 1.5-year Postdoctoral Researcher position is available working with Drs. Latimore and Cheruvelil in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. The successful candidate will join the Bridge Lab to conduct data-intensive and collaborative lake and stream ecology research and translate results into action in partnership with communities. The postdoc will work on two funded projects:
Turning MiCorps community science data into community water solutions (funded by the Mott Foundation) and Quantifying the interactive effects of human disturbances on lake biota and harmful algal blooms at the continental scale (funded by the National Science Foundation). This postdoc will be at the center of a new initiative turning 51 years of Michigan lake and stream data into tools and actions that communities
can actually use. The position combines data science with community-engaged research, drawing on the LAGOS-US research platform (www.lagoslakes.org) and MiCorps, Michigan's statewide volunteer lake and stream monitoring program (www.micorps.net), to identify the stressors (e.g., nutrient pollution, invasive species, habitat loss, land-use change) shaping water quality across the state's agricultural, forested, and
urban watersheds. In year one, the postdoc will also contribute to an update of one of the LAGOS-US data modules to support macroscale prediction of harmful algal blooms. Building on statewide analyses, the postdoc will help select six priority watersheds and partner directly with freshwater volunteers, watershed groups, municipal leaders, and resource managers to co-develop resources based on community needs (e.g.,
state-of-the-watershed reports, policy briefs, decision-making tools). These resources will help translate data into accessible, actionable information supporting locally driven conservation and stewardship. The role spans the full arc of data-intensive research and its application, and takes a community-engaged approach throughout. As a full collaborator with the research team, the postdoc will: co-create research
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