The Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE) is a research grants program and the state of Mississippi’s Center of Excellence under the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence Research Grants Program. MBRACE was designated in 2016 and its mission is to seek sound comprehensive science-and technology-based understanding of the chronic and acute stressors on the dynamic and productive waters and ecosystems of the northern Gulf of Mexico, and to facilitate sustainable use of the Gulf’s important resources. As a grants program, MBRACE funds research to support its mission, and to date, the Center has funded more than $7M in projects to understand oyster reefs and their sustainability and water quality along the Mississippi coast. MBRACE is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work within the program’s Directorate to provide scientific support for the Center of Excellence and lead conceptual model and synthesis activities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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  Serve as the lead researcher on efforts to synthesize and analyze historic and current data related to regional natural resource management issues in Mississippi and the northern Gulf of Mexico and produce peer-reviewed outputs.
• Engage with researchers, advisors, and natural resource managers to develop a conceptual model for the MBRACE program and produce a peer-reviewed output.
• Facilitate coordination among funded researchers for development of peer-reviewed outputs.
• Participate in administrative meetings as a member of the MBRACE Directorate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Self-motivated and independent with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with scientists and natural resource managers representing diverse backgrounds and skillsets
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
  
• Strong organization skills and detail oriented
  
• Able to effectively manage their time
  
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams and OneDrive, familiar with different types of conference software such as Zoom and Google Meet

About The University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 131 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and large event venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 37 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of more than 14,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 27 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit www.usm.edu.

As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer/Americans with Disabilities Act institution, The University of Southern Mississippi encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.