<div dir="ltr">From: =?windows-1252?Q?Jan_Beyers?= <<a href="mailto:jbeyers@FS.FED.US">jbeyers@FS.FED.US</a>><br>
Subject: Research Ecologist/Forester position posted on <a href="http://usajobs.gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">usajobs.gov</a><br>
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The US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Fire & Fuels=<br>
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program is seeking a new fire ecology research scientist (permanent full=20=<br>
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time position). The job is posted on USAJOBS.gov; applications will be=20=<br>
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accepted there until September 28, 2015. The position will be filled as =<br>
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GS-12 Research Ecologist or Research Forester, depending on the applicant=<br>
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qualifications, and may be located in Redding, Davis or Placerville,=20<br>
California (one position only).=20=20<br>
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Job announcement number: 15-RES-119808DP-PR.=20=20<br>
Weblink: <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/415704700" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/415704700</a><br>
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Please share this information widely with anyone you know who may be=20=<br>
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interested in the position.=20=20<br>
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Some information about the position from the <a href="http://usajobs.gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">usajobs.gov</a> announcement:<br>
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This position is located at one of the USDA Forest Service, Pacific=20<br>
Southwest Research Station locations, in either Redding, Davis or=20<br>
Placerville, California. The position serves as a Research Ecologist or=20=<br>
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Research Forester in the Fire and Fuels Program on the Environmental Fire=<br>
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Science team.<br>
DUTIES:<br>
The scientist is responsible for developing research projects in line wit=<br>
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Program problem areas. Areas of study that are particularly sought includ=<br>
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interactions between fuels, topography and weather in controlling fire=20=<br>
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behavior and fire effects in complex landscapes of the western U.S.;=20<br>
efficacy of fuel treatments and post wildfire treatments in altering futu=<br>
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fire behavior and effects; evaluation of different fire management=20<br>
approaches; how forest management practices or climate change has affecte=<br>
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forest resilience and approaches for restoring more resilient forest=20<br>
conditions; and fire-climate relationships.=20<br>
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The scientist=92s research program will ideally focus on studies at the=20=<br>
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landscape-scale, or at least have applicability at the landscape scale.=20=<br>
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Familiarity with GIS, remote sensing products (e.g. LandSat, MODIS, LiDAR=<br>
),=20<br>
modeling approaches, and interest in incorporating such tools in research=<br>
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to further our understanding of fire-related phenomena is needed.=20<br>
Ultimately research results will contribute to development of management=20=<br>
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decisions and the formulation of support tools or models intended to assi=<br>
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managers.<br>
The research task includes designing experiments, collecting field and=20=<br>
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other data, analysis of data using statistics and other mathematical=20<br>
approaches, reporting findings in peer-reviewed journals, and participati=<br>
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in outreach efforts to communicate results to managers and policy-makers.=<br>
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The scientist will be part of the Environmental Fire Science team in the=20=<br>
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Fire and Fuels Program of the Pacific Southwest Research Station. The=20<br>
mission of the Fire and Fuels Program is to produce science that will hel=<br>
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improve management actions intended to enhance resiliency and=20<br>
sustainability of ecosystems affected by fire and reduce the potential fo=<br>
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adverse or uncharacteristic effects resulting from wildland fire.=20<br>
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Research conducted by the Fire and Fuels program provides scientific=20<br>
knowledge and applications to land managers, policy makers, other=20<br>
scientists, land owners, and communities. Scientifically defensible fores=<br>
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management strategies that restore resilience, improve ecological=20<br>
conditions and enhance ecosystem services such as biodiversity, air and=20=<br>
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water quality, and stable carbon storage are needed.</div>