[ES_JOBS_NET] Western Fire & Forest Resilience Collaborative Seeks Postdoctoral Associates - CA & NY

[Nichole Gange]

The Western Fire & Forest Resilience Collaborative seeks postdoctoral
associates to join our team. The Collaborative is engaging 10 science teams
and an array of decision makers to co-create and implement a research
program that will ensure predictive science of fire ecology and forest
resilience can support effective strategies for the wildfire crisis.

Details:

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   Forest Futures Lab <https://forestfutureslab.org/>, Dr. Winslow Hansen,
   Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York. Work offers
   hybrid attendance. The postdoctoral associate will be responsible for
   working with a team to project how management strategies, climate change,
   and wildfires will shape western forests over the next century with
   state-of-the-art simulation models and/or AI. The successful candidate will
   find ample opportunities for leadership and to pursue their own ideas.
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   Remote Sensing Ecohydrology Lab <https://koningslab.stanford.edu/>, Dr.
   Alexandra Konings, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Work onsite with
   potential to become hybrid. University-wide regulations do not allow for
   fully remote positions. The postdoctoral associate will research live
   fuel moisture content dynamics in the context of Western US wildfires.
   Particularly, they will study the effect of fuels management on drought
   sensitivity of Western US ecosystems via analysis of microwave remote
   sensing derived live fuel moisture content. There is also opportunity to
   focus on analyzing the interaction between live fuel moisture content and
   wildfire and ecological dynamics more broadly, or in SAR-based remote
   sensing of live fuel moisture.


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   Climate Change & Ecosystems Dynamic Lab <https://lara-kueppers.com/>,
   Dr. Lara Kueppers, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Work onsite with potential to
   become hybrid. The postdoctoral associate will lead distributed field
   experiments to examine global change effects on post-fire forest
   regeneration, and contribute to targeted dynamic vegetation modeling to
   pinpoint the most important uncertainties for predicting future forest
   regeneration.


Qualifications: Did you know most successful candidates do not meet all
qualifications? If you have some of these skills, please consider applying.

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   A PhD or equivalent in Earth System Science, Ecology, Environmental
   Science, Geography, Fire Science, Forestry, Plant Physiology, Disturbance
   Ecology, Ecosystem Modeling, AI or a related field.
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   Background in plant physiology, forest ecology, fire ecology, fire
   behavior, global change biology, ecosystem science or similar.
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   Coding experience, e.g., in Fortran, C, R, Python, and/or Matlab, and
   analytical skills, such as experience with GIS and data visualization
   software.
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   Experience in quantitative modeling or analysis of large datasets, such
   as tree-ring archives, remotely sensed data products, eddy covariance
   time-series, or forest inventory time-series.
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   Expertise in dynamic vegetation modeling, forest dynamics modeling,
   growth chamber or mesocosm experiments, FACE or other manipulative
   experiments or related areas.
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   Candidates who are excited by team science and who have excellent
   written and oral communication skills preferred.


Compensation: Annual salary ranges depending on experience and work site.
Inquire for details. These are full-time, exempt, benefitted positions for
one-two years, renewable contingent upon successful performance. Preferred
start dates range from August 2024 to January 2025, but are open until
filled.

To apply: Email a cover letter and CV to wffrc at caryinstitute.org. In your
email, please specify the lab(s) you’d like to work with and explain what
aspects of the position you are most interested in and why.


Thank you,

Nichole Gange (She/her)
Program Manager
Western Fire & Forest Resilience Collaborative
<https://www.caryinstitute.org/science/research-projects/western-fire-forest-resilience-collaborative>

Ph: 845-677-7600 x235
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