{"id":51565,"date":"2023-12-01T18:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T02:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=51565"},"modified":"2023-12-01T18:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T02:44:59","slug":"p-h-d-fellowship-for-stimulating-outcomes-and-outputs-of-fire-resistance-silviculture-under-the-wildfire-crisis-us-forest-service-orise-corvallis-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/p-h-d-fellowship-for-stimulating-outcomes-and-outputs-of-fire-resistance-silviculture-under-the-wildfire-crisis-us-forest-service-orise-corvallis-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"P.H.D: Fellowship for Stimulating Outcomes and Outputs of Fire Resistance Silviculture Under the Wildfire Crisis, US Forest Service\/ORISE (Corvallis, Oregon)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"job-frame__title gtag-job-listing gtag4-job-detail\" style=\"text-align: center\">Fellowship for Simulating Outcomes and Outputs of Fire Resistance Silviculture Under the Wildfire Crisis<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"job-frame__title gtag-job-listing gtag4-job-detail\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-open-image-popup open-image-popup alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/storage\/15368\/conversions\/xMb1ICqAttnbnuo1-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"255\" \/><\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p><strong>Job Type:\u00a0<\/strong>Student\/ postdoc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary Details:\u00a0<\/strong>$63,000 &#8211; $77,000 per year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Corvallis, Oregon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline:\u00a0<\/strong>January 19, 2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orise.orau.gov\/usfs\/\">Website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintellect.com\/Opportunity\/Details\/USDA-USFS-PNWRS-2023-0385A\">Apply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"job-frame__content\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__description_content\">\n<p>A\u00a0research opportunity is available with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)\u00a0Forest Service (USFS), Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNW) located in Corvallis, Oregon (hybrid schedule is available).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This research opportunity is at the Pacific Northwest Research Station&#8217;s Corvallis Forestry Sciences Laboratory, a world-class science facility on the Oregon State University campus, adjacent to the OSU College of Forestry, housing scientists and other professionals from the Station, the USGS, OSU and the Siuslaw National Forest. As a research fellow, you will interact with forest inventory scientists in the Vegetation Monitoring Science and Application (VeMSA) team and with forest scientists and managers across the pacific northwest and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Research Project<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>You will join our forest and fire management research group within Team VeMSA, where we seek to inform choices affecting sustainable resource management. Collaborating in response to an urgent national priority, we\u2019ll deploy the BioSum modeling framework and Forest Vegetation Simulator to simulate forest ecosystem trajectories under management that enhance forests\u2019 resistance to stand-replacing fire in several of the 21 Priority Investment Landscapes identified under the national Wildfire Crisis Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>You will analyze data from the national forest inventory to understand the likely outcomes of plans to enhance fire resistance in these priority landscapes in terms of both the extent to which the risk of stand-replacing fire can be reduced and the potential production of renewably produced wood products, including low value wood that might otherwise be burned without energy capture, generating greenhouse gas emissions. We will also address the potential for biohubs to improve the economic feasibility of fuels management and the likely effects of implementing the crisis strategy on climate change mitigation.\u00a0You will enjoy opportunities to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue your professional development while tackling critical, policy-relevant questions about ecosystem management at a pivotal moment, as changes in climate and wildfire are accelerating,<\/li>\n<li>Inform and contribute to decisions about managing forest ecosystems to reduce stand-replacing fire while recovering and utilizing wood residues for maximum climate mitigation benefit, and<\/li>\n<li>Pursue research investigating the extent to which biohubs\u2014 networks of collection points to facilitate biomass supply chains\u2014can scale-up landscape treatments sufficient to provide prospects for achieving natural climate solution objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Learning Objectives<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0By the conclusion of this research fellowship, you can expect to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand how management can enhance their fire resistance, while maintaining compatibility with other forest objectives,<\/li>\n<li>Enhance your experience in forest modeling using inventory data,<\/li>\n<li>Attain real-world perspectives on forest management through research co-production with managers and practitioners,<\/li>\n<li>Improve your communication skills via experience sharing information with management, professional and scientific communities both in presentations and publishing findings in journals, reports and electronically delivered visualizations,<\/li>\n<li>Engage with a diverse set of scientists in Forest Service Research and Oak Ridge National Lab, as well as managers in the priority landscapes selected as focal areas for this analysis.?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Mentor<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0The mentor for this opportunity\u00a0is\u00a0Jeremy Fried (<a href=\"mailto:jeremy.s.fried@usda.gov\">jeremy.s.fried@usda.gov<\/a>).\u00a0If you have questions about the nature of the research,\u00a0please reach out to Jeremy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Anticipated Appointment Start Date<\/u><\/strong>: January-June, 2024.\u00a0Start date is negotiable and will depend on a variety of factors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Appointment Lengt<\/strong>h<\/u>:\u00a0While the appointment will initially be for one year, it can be extended upon recommendation of USFS and is contingent on the availability of funds. Funding is currently available for at least two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Level of Participation<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>The appointment is full-time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Participant Stipend<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0The participant will receive a monthly stipend in an amount that corresponds to\u00a0$63,000 &#8211; $77,000 per year,\u00a0depending on educational attainment and experience, plus payments to cover 75% of health and dental insurance premiums as priced for coverage available through ORISE.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Citizenship Requirements<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ORISE Information<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0This 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<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Questions<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0Please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orise.orau.gov\/usfs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Website<\/a>. After reading, if you have additional questions about the application process please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ORISE.USFS.PNWRS@orau.org\">ORISE.USFS.PNWRS@orau.org<\/a>\u00a0and include the reference code for this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The qualified candidate should have received a\u00a0master&#8217;s or doctoral degree\u00a0in one of the relevant fields\u00a0or be currently pursuing a doctoral degree.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Masters-level researchers possessing exceptionally strong quantitative analysis\/data science skills and forest modeling experience are encouraged to\u00a0apply.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preferred Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience with forest projection models, silviculture, timber management, fire and fuels, and\/or forestry applications of operations research or forest inventory analysis;<\/li>\n<li>An educational background that includes training in forestry\/natural resources, operations research, biometry\/statistics or a related discipline.<\/li>\n<li>A research fellow with great\u00a0fit will have:\n<ul>\n<li>Experience with the Forest Vegetation Simulator or another stand projection system, analyzing forest inventory data, and engaging in or carrying out research related to forest or fuels management.<\/li>\n<li>Strong data management skills, especially\u00a0with databases (e.g., MS Access, SQLite) and analysis programming environments (e.g., R or python) to link, query, summarize,\u00a0and analyze large datasets to generate informative\u00a0tables and graphics that convey interpretations that are both accurate and relevant<\/li>\n<li>A proven track record with effective oral and written communications, particularly with respect\u00a0to documenting analysis processes and reporting research findings<\/li>\n<li>Experience with effectively conveying technical information to both decision-makers and scientists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Citizenship:\u00a0LPR or U.S. Citizen<\/li>\n<li>Degree:\u00a0Master&#8217;s Degree or Doctoral Degree.<\/li>\n<li>Discipline(s):\n<ul>\n<li>Computer, Information, and Data Sciences\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Engineering\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Environmental and Marine Sciences\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Life Health and Medical Sciences\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics and Statistics\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Social and Behavioral Sciences\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>HOW TO APPLY<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Apply at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintellect.com\/Opportunity\/Details\/USDA-USFS-PNWRS-2023-0385A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zintellect.com\/Opportunity\/Details\/USDA-USFS-PNWRS-2023-0385A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A complete application package consists of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintellect.com\/Opportunity\/Details\/USDA-USFS-PNWRS-2023-0385A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Transcript(s) \u2013 For this opportunity, an unofficial transcript or copy of the student academic records printed by the applicant or by academic advisors from internal institution systems may be submitted.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A current resume\/CV<\/li>\n<li>A writing sample such as a publication, paper submitted for a course, or thesis chapter (upload sample in Writing area)<\/li>\n<li>Two\u00a0educational or professional recommendations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div 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