Job Announcement:

Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST, Inc.) seeks talented candidates for two full time positions in statistics and biometrics. Individuals in these positions will help design field data collection protocols, develop statistical models, and analyze data associated with studies of wildlife and fisheries populations, environmental impacts of developments, vegetation, wetlands and water quality, and endangered and threatened species.

WEST, Inc. is a private scientific consulting firm with expertise in the areas of statistics, ecology, wildlife and fisheries research, and field biology. We offer clients a unique combination of field ecology and statistics to help solve on-going and contemporary natural resource problems. We work in small teams, led by Project Managers, who work closely with clients and new employees. A candidate’s specific training in statistics is not as important as their innate ability, willingness to learn new areas of statistics, and desire to work on hard problems. With employees nation wide and benefits such as health care, SEP-IRA retirement contributions, and profit sharing to name a few, WEST, Inc. strives to maintain excellence in all standards of business. Salary will be dependent on training and experience.

One position will be located at the Company Headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and will include statistical support for studies of the effects of wind power farms (wind turbines for generating electricity) on birds and bats. Preference will be given to candidates who have some background interest and course work in ornithology or mammalogy. The second position will be located in Laramie, Wyoming. Duties of both positions include:

• Collaborate and consult with project managers, clients
  , and study investigators, including biologists and scientists from various disciplines, to conduct data analyses for reports and scientific manuscripts,

• Prepare written summaries, tables and graphs for use in project reports and/or scientific manuscripts,

• Write reports and present briefings,

• Implement sampling strategies such as line-transect (distance) sampling, stratified random sampling, adaptive cluster sampling, etc. and analyze resulting data,

• Design and analyze resulting data from such studies as capture-mark-recapture, resource selection, and matched case-control, and

• Provide input on and, initially participate in, quality assurance for data and preparation of databases.

The successful candidates must be ‘people’ oriented, self-startera, enjoy interacting with clients, both onsite and offsite, and spent some time in the field observing and participating in data collection.

Requirements:

• MS in Statistics or BS in Statistics with 3 years of experience.

• Experience with statistical software packages is required. Preference will be given to those with experience in SAS, S+, or R.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

• Preference will be given to candidates with coursework in the following areas and in this order: finite sampling theory, spatial analysis, generalized linear modeling, survival analysis, and mixed modeling.

• Programming experience is preferred (Fortran, C, C++, Java, Matlab, etc.).

• Interest and coursework in a biological science is highly desired.

• Simulation experience is highly desired.

• US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.

To Apply: E-mail letter containing expression of interest, resume, and scanned copies of transcripts to admin@west-inc.com or mail hard copies to WEST, Inc., 2003 Central Avenue, Cheyenne WY 82001.

Please visit our website at http://www.west-inc.com/ for further information about WEST, Inc. WEST, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. West, Inc. will assist with relocation costs.