Recruitment Notice
Research
Biologist/Ecologist/Forester
Salary
range $69,332
- $90,135
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Location:
USDA
Forest Service -
Northern
Research Station
Research Work Unit NRS-06 - Climate, Fire, and
Carbon Cycle
Sciences
Newtown
Square, Pennsylvania, USA.
Visit: http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/units/climate/
for information on the Unit.
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/
for information on the Northern Research Station
Job
Description:
The mission of
NRS-06 is to
develop and provide the basic science, quantitative methods, and
technology
needed to make decisions about forest ecosystems and the atmosphere
related to
climate change, fire, and carbon. The
scientist is a member of a team implementing a project jointly
sponsored by the
Forest Service and the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA)
titled “Integrating
Landscape-scale Forest
Measurements with Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Models to Improve Carbon
Management Decisions”. The goal
of the research project is to
improve estimates of landscape- and continental-scale carbon dynamics
and
causes of change for North American forest land, and to use this
information to
support land management decisions. The
research team targets three specific objectives: (1)
develop a suite of biometric measurements
and an efficient sampling design at NACP landscape-scale monitoring
sites to
improve simulation modeling, to validate continental-scale estimates,
and to
close the carbon budget; (2) develop and apply methods to scale up
flux
tower and intensive biometric measurements to larger land management
areas; and
(3) evaluate and improve a suite of complementary decision-support
tools for
estimating greenhouse gas inventories of land management areas. The personal research assignment for this
position primarily involves objective 2 although the scientist will
necessarily
become involved with objectives 1 and 3.
The
successful candidate will have the following
skills:
- Knowledge
of remote sensing observations from satellites and airborne platforms
and ability to use the data in analysis and applications.
- Ability
to use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software in conducting
research studies.
- Knowledge
of the principles of statistical analysis including geostatistics.
- Basic
familiarity with forest inventory methods and data.
- Skill
with using, modifying, and developing ecosystem models.
- Knowledge
of forest meteorology including the exchange of carbon dioxide between
the land and atmosphere.
For more information,
or to express interest in the position, contact Richard
A. Birdsey
Phone: 610-557-4091; email: rbirdsey@xxxxxxxxx