Open Positions

Reach out to Ben Koger at bkoger@uwyo.edu for general inquiries about joining the lab. Please see below for current active job listings.

Research Scientist

In collaboration with the School of Computing the Koger Lab is hiring a research scientist to work on projects at the intersection of ecological monitoring and emerging applied computer vision methods. Initial problem areas include:

  1. Designing and implementing a regional scale deep learning driven pronghorn monitoring tool using aerial imagery in collaboration with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
  2. Streamlining pipelines for efficient training and processing of Wyoming specific camera trap imagery across a range of environments and species.
  3. Creating and using imagery-derived data to investigate social and environmental drivers of animal behavior particularly in human modified environments.

The position has three years of guaranteed funding and is expected to be a long term appointment with room for promotion funded through continued collaborations across the School of Computing, UW’s WyldTech Center for Wildlife, Technology & Computing, and the wider wildlife and engineering community at UW. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in both ecology and emerging data science methods–particularly in the computer vision domain.

Please use the following link to see the full posting and to apply. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Ben Koger at bkoger@uwyo.edu for more information.

Ph.D. student

While there is currently no offical posting, I will soon be actively recruiting a Ph.D. student. Please get in contact if you might be interested in hearing more about potential projects or would like to discuss ideas of your own.