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Hiring Unit:
Department of Biology (Professor Jennifer Sunday)
Position Summary:
- Screens abstracts from published literature to identify studies that meet predefined inclusion criteria for a systematic review or data synthesis.
- Extracts quantitative and qualitative data from published literature.
- Data analysis.
- Fits models to extracted data. This involves applying nonlinear thermal performance curves models to characterize relationships between temperature and response variables within the extracted data.
- Keeps track of methods for reproducibility by documenting each step of the workflow clearly, including code, inclusion/exclusion criteria, data cleaning steps, and modeling decisions.
Qualifications:
- Conscientious.
- Team player.
- Advanced skills working with data in the programming language R.
Education/Experience:
- Experience searching and reading primary literature.
- Experience fitting models to thermal performance curve data.
- One year experience working in a lab.
- Background in ecology.
Location: This position is located in Montreal, Quebec and the work for this position is expected to be performed in Quebec.
Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level # (4) qualifier on a scale of 0-4.
$29.87
35 (Full time)
Stewart Biology Bldg
Associate Professor
2025-04-29
2025-06-30
2025-05-07
This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.
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