<div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 09:15:43 -0400<br>
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Matthew_Hurteau?= <<a href="mailto:mhurteau@UNM.EDU">mhurteau@UNM.EDU</a>><br>
Subject: Hiring full time lab/field manager<br>
<br>
The Earth Systems Ecology Lab at the University of New Mexico is advertis=<br>
ing<br>
for a Research Scientist to assist with a research project in the Sierra<br>
Nevada focused on understanding the carbon dynamics of forest restoration=<br>
.=20<br>
This field and lab based position will require the employee to spend up t=<br>
o<br>
four months per year working and living at the Teakettle Experimental For=<br>
est<br>
in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California and the remainder o=<br>
f<br>
the year working in the lab at the University of New Mexico. The researc=<br>
h<br>
site is in a remote location and the employee will be required to camp. =<br>
A<br>
building is available with kitchen and bathroom facilities. The employee=<br>
<br>
will be responsible for performing forest inventory data collection in<br>
support of a project to quantify the effects of a second entry prescribed=<br>
<br>
fire on forest carbon dynamics. Specific data collection will include<br>
mapping and measuring trees and measuring surface fuels, understory<br>
vegetation, and collecting soil samples. The employee will oversee data<br>
collection by other research technicians, ensuring data quality and<br>
completeness. The employee will be responsible for field season<br>
preparation, including equipment maintenance and readiness prior to the<br>
start of the field season. While in the lab, the employee will be<br>
responsible for data quality assurance and quality control, performing da=<br>
ta<br>
analysis, contributing to the preparation of abstracts and manuscripts, a=<br>
s<br>
well as other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Salary range:=<br>
<br>
$2686.33-$3165.06 plus benefits.<br>
<br>
Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor or Master=92s degree in ecolo=<br>
gy,<br>
forestry, biology, or environmental science; previous data collection<br>
experience for 2-3 field seasons; previous experience working in a remote=<br>
<br>
location; experience using a geographic information system; experience<br>
conducting data analysis in R or Python.=20<br>
<br>
Application review will begin <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">13 June</span></span>.=20<br>
<br>
For additional information and to apply visit:<br>
<a href="http://unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=3D87538" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=3D87538</a></div>