{"id":58566,"date":"2026-04-01T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=58566"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:51:26","slug":"job-u-s-dept-of-agriculture-missoula-mt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-u-s-dept-of-agriculture-missoula-mt\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: USDA-FS Avoided Wildfire Emissions from Fuel Treatment, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (Missoula, MT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)<\/p>\n

Missoula, Montana<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Job Type<\/td>\nPaid Internship<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/td>\nThe participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. The anticipated stipend range is $63,795 – $79,012 annually.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deadline<\/td>\nApr 10, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min. Experience<\/td>\n0 – 1 year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.<\/p>\n

USDA Forest Service\u00a0Office\/Lab and Location:\u00a0A fellowship opportunity is available\u00a0with the US\u00a0Department of Agriculture (USDA)\u00a0Forest Service (FS) within the\u00a0Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS)\u00a0located in Missoula, Montana.<\/p>\n

The successful applicant will be stationed at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana. The Fire Lab is world-renowned for its work ranging from fire simulation modeling to experiments in the wind tunnel and burn chamber.\u00a0https:\/\/research.fs.usda.gov\/firelab<\/a><\/p>\n

At the heart of the USDA Forest Service’s mission is their purpose. Everything they do is intended to help sustain forests and grasslands for present and future generations. Why? Because their stewardship work supports nature in sustaining life. This is the purpose that drives the agency\u2019s mission and motivates their work across the agency. It\u2019s been there from the agency\u2019s very beginning, and it still drives them. To advance the mission and serve their purpose, the USDA Forest Service balances the short and long-term needs of people and nature by: working in collaboration with communities and our partners; providing access to resources and experiences that promote economic, ecological, and social vitality; connecting people to the land and one another; and delivering world-class science, technology and land management.<\/p>\n

Research Project:\u00a0This project focuses on avoided wildfire emissions due to fuel treatment. We model carbon emissions from prescribed fire during the treatment, and the effect of the treatment on terrestrial vegetation carbon\/biomass left onsite after the treatment. Fuel treatments change the behavior of future wildfires, typically resulting in reduced fire intensity and rate of spread on and near the site of the treatment. We use fire simulation modeling to calculate changes in burn probability and fire intensity following treatment. We use the Forest Vegetation Simulator to estimate the amount of emissions from subsequent fires following treatment. An actuarial risk framework is leveraged to calculate changes in expected emissions and expected carbon remaining.<\/p>\n

The successful applicant will collaborate\u00a0closely with research scientists and analysts at the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab on this project.\u00a0The participant will learn or further their skills in using the Large Fire Simulator, FLAMSTAT, the Forest Inventory and Analysis Datamart, the TreeMap dataset, the FuelMap dataset, ArcGIS Pro, R, and\/or Python.<\/p>\n

Learning Objectives:\u00a0<\/strong>The participant will learn or add to skills\/expertise in:<\/p>\n