[ES_JOBS_NET] West Coast Forest Inventory Informed Fire Effects Analysis: Research Fellowship at the PNW Research Station

[Erika MARIN-SPIOTTA]

From: Fried, Jeremy - FS, OR <jeremy.s.fried at usda.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 4:07 PM
To: Fried, Jeremy - FS, OR <jeremy.s.fried at usda.gov>
Subject: West Coast Forest Inventory Informed Fire Effects Analysis: Research Fellowship at the PNW Research Station



I am reaching out to you in the hope you may know of candidates who would be excited about this policy-relevant research fellowship opportunity (post-doc or post-masters) at the PNW Research Station to analyze fire effects and forest carbon outcomes on over 1000 permanent inventory plots that burned in the west coast states and were remeasured 1-yr post-fire and again at regular intervals thereafter over the past 20+ years. Please pass this along to interested folks who might be qualified and to any central clearinghouse for such opportunities at your institution. The opportunity is summarized below, with a link to the ORISE page containing more details about the opportunity and how to apply. Apologies for any duplication.



Thanks so much!





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Jeremy S. Fried
Research Forester

U.S.D.A. Forest Service

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Resource Monitoring and Assessment
Forest Inventory and Analysis

cell/text: 503-386-5669
Jeremy.S.Fried at USDA.GOV<mailto:Jeremy.S.Fried at USDA.GOV>

Forestry Sciences Lab, room 219

Corvallis, Oregon, 97331

Caring for the land and serving people





Research Fellowship at the USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station-- West Coast Forest Inventory Informed Fire Effects Analysis



Join our CRAFT research group at the Pacific Northwest Research Station’s Corvallis (Oregon) Forestry Sciences Lab where we conduct Climate Resilience Analysis of Forest Trajectories. The Research Fellow placed in this full-time ORISE research opportunity will evaluate responses of west coast forest ecosystems to fires over the past 20 years, leveraging a large dataset constructed from over two decades of repeated measurements of permanent inventory plots in forests that burned. Your analysis of this spatially balanced, statistically representative sample will contribute to our understanding of both immediate fire impacts, with a focus on tree mortality and carbon outcomes, and carbon and management-relevant aspects of post-fire trajectories. We'll also investigate post-fire trajectories to understand 1) post-fire dead wood dynamics and their implications for wildlife habitat, carbon pool transfers, and future fire behavior; 2) post-fire forest structural and community dynamics, including describing post-fire vegetation development without active management under different pre-fire structural conditions and burn severities; and 3) early seral habitats initiated by fires of varying severity across a gradient of pre-fire stand structures. Summarizing and building models from these data across nearly 1000 forest inventory plots that span broad gradients in climate, forest type, and fire severity will allow us to generalize findings more broadly to west coast forests.



Qualifications Sought:



  *   Experience or familiarity with analyzing forest inventory data, ideally including growth, removals and mortality analysis in which longitudinally collected tree data are reconciled; fire behavior and effects analysis; and forest carbon dynamics.
  *   Strong data management skills, especially working in relational databases (e.g., MS Access or SQLite) and analysis programming environments (e.g., R or Python) to link, query, summarize, massage/restructure and analyze large datasets to generate clearly understandable tables and graphics that convey accurate and compelling interpretations;
  *   An affinity for patiently digging into longitudinal plot and tree list data to seek out both patterns and anomalies and developing creative solutions for resolving the latter as part of integrated quality assurance;
  *   A capable communicator, both oral and written, with skill in documenting analysis processes and reporting research findings;
  *   Familiarity with relevant literature or a commitment to move quickly and independently to become current in relevant literature and methods.



Stipend: $63,000 - $77,000 per year depending on experience



Benefits: Health and Dental



Start Date: January 2024, or as negotiated.



Appointment Length: Initially for one year; extendable by mutual agreement and contingent on funds availability; Funding currently available for two years.

For more details and how to apply, please see https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-USFS-PNWRS-2023-0209







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