<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="gmail-m_4168557376529568740m_573636828457585128m_1607258240680808640m_1090266735722211870gmail-docs-internal-guid-54f453cc-7fff-ad33-a311-24b09b22383d">Drs. Andrew Latimer and Derek Young at UC Davis are recruiting a <span class="gmail-il">postdoc</span> with strong data science skills and field experience to contribute to two interrelated projects evaluating <b>post-fire dynamics and recovery</b> in California mixed-conifer forests. The projects involve analysis of <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">large geospatial datasets</span> and novel </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">plot-based field data</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="gmail-m_4168557376529568740m_573636828457585128m_1607258240680808640m_1090266735722211870gmail-docs-internal-guid-5232509d-7fff-4c8d-5c6d-b9a86c1c0d12">Strong background in scripted (e.g., R-based) geospatial processing and statistical/machine learning analysis of large datasets is required. Optional opportunities exist to incorporate drone imagery, LiDAR, and computer vision into analyses.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="gmail-m_4168557376529568740m_573636828457585128m_1607258240680808640m_1090266735722211870gmail-docs-internal-guid-5232509d-7fff-4c8d-5c6d-b9a86c1c0d12"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="gmail-m_4168557376529568740m_573636828457585128m_1607258240680808640m_1090266735722211870gmail-docs-internal-guid-5232509d-7fff-4c8d-5c6d-b9a86c1c0d12">The position has a target start date of February 2022. Applications are due December 1, 2021. For full position details and application instructions, please see the attached flyer.</span></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div><br></div><div>--<br></div><div>Derek Young, Ph.D. | Research Ecologist<br></div><div dir="ltr">Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis</div><div dir="ltr">Website: <a href="http://changingforests.com" target="_blank">changingforests.com</a> | Phone: 530-430-7715</div></div></div></div></div>