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Job Type: Student \/ postdoc<\/p>\n
Salary Details: $68,960, plus a health insurance stipend. A travel and supplies stipend, and computer will also be provided.<\/p>\n
Required Experience: 0 – 1 years<\/p>\n
Deadline: Aug 02, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n See full details at https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-fellowship-in-silviculture-and-applied-forest-ecology-redding-or-davis-california\/2796005847<\/a><\/p>\n *Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis, beginning four weeks from the first date of advertisement and will continue until the opportunity is filled.<\/p>\n USFS\u00a0Office\/Lab and Location<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0A\u00a0postdoctoral research opportunity is available with the U.S.\u00a0Forest Service (USFS),\u00a0Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) located in Davis, California or Redding, California\u00a0<\/p>\n Research Project<\/u><\/strong>: The USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with experience in silviculture and applied forest ecology to join a team researching strategies to improve post-fire reforestation and the sustainable management of California forests. The three-component project will leverage new and previously collected data from PSW’s long-term experimental plots to provide National Forest managers with updated scientific guidance and decision support tools for Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) to aid the planning and monitoring of silvicultural treatments. The project will evaluate: 1) the benefits and trade-offs of competing vegetation control and fertilization for reforestation success under climate change; 2) the influence of tree-species diversity on mixed-conifer forest resistance and resilience to drought, bark beetles, and fire, as well as carbon sequestration and storage; and 3) the differential impacts of three experimental harvesting techniques on forest structural heterogeneity, resilience to drought and bark beetles, and the development of fuels and fire risk. Besides this main project, the Fellow will also have opportunities to participate in new field experiments and may assist in grant writing.<\/p>\n Learning Objectives<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Mentor<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The mentor for this opportunity\u00a0is Christopher Looney (Christopher.looney@usda.gov<\/a>).\u00a0If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor.<\/p>\n Anticipated Appointment Start Date<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>Summer\/Fall 2021.\u00a0\u00a0Start date is flexible and negotiable,\u00a0and will\u00a0depend on a variety of\u00a0factors.<\/p>\n Appointment Length<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0The appointment will initially be for\u00a02.5 years, but may be\u00a0extended upon\u00a0recommendation of\u00a0USFS\u00a0and is contingent on the availability of funds.<\/p>\n Level of Participation<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0The appointment is full-time.<\/p>\n Participant Stipend<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. The annual stipend will be $68,960, plus a health insurance stipend. A travel and supplies stipend, and computer will also be provided.<\/p>\n Citizenship Requirements<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) only.<\/p>\n ORISE Information<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and USFS.\u00a0Participants do not become employees of USDA, USFS, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.\u00a0Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE.<\/p>\n Questions<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>Please visit our\u00a0Program Website<\/a>. After reading, if you have additional questions about the application process please email\u00a0USForestService@orise.orau.gov<\/a>\u00a0and include the reference code for this opportunity (USDA-USFS-2021-0165).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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