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<p class="MsoNormal">The New Mexico Forestry Division is seeking a <span style="color:black;background:white">
Fire Scientist and Decision Support Analyst. This is an exciting new position in New Mexico that will
</span>coordinate and administer statewide wildfire modeling and predictive services including wildfire intelligence collection and dissemination, wildfire weather and wildfire behavior forecasting and applications.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The position will be the Forestry Division expert in the operation of Wildfire Decision Support System (WFDSS), National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS), and will serve as a training instructor for staff and cooperators. The position
will represent the state on the New Mexico Fuels Committee and will engage with external partners including the National Weather Service, Southwest Area Predictive Services, Interagency Dispatch Zones, Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of New Mexico
to develop and operate models that assist in understanding wildfire behavior and the restoration practices needed for landscape resilience in the changing climate. The position will manage contracts and agreements related to data acquisition and dissemination.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Core duties of the position are to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Coordinate research, collection, cleaning, maintenance and analysis of wildfire weather data, fire behavior data and models, and other fire intelligence data to support the Division's planning and
resource allocation for wildfire response, other fire management and cross-boundary fuels reduction.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Interpret results of fire behavior models, identify weather and climate trends and issues, and create accurate and meaningful dashboards providing data visualization to communicate information to
EMNRD and Forestry Division Leadership, elected officials and other key stakeholders and decision makers.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Formulate data-based, actionable strategies for wildfire resource allocation including statewide staffing, resource planning, and resource and staff positioning during periods of elevated wildfire
activity. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Manage contracts, agreements and tools for operations, preplanning, incident management, reporting and analytics.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Serve as the state expert in operation of the Wildfire Decision Support System (WFDSS); analyze state fires using WFDSS.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Create written fire behavior reports on a daily basis as needed during periods of elevated fire danger, discerning near- and long-term weather patterns and correlating diverse sets of information
about fuel conditions and soil moisture.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Perform statistical analysis of climatology and fire occurrence in order to identify fire danger breakpoints for District and Division staff.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Support the Resource Protection Bureau and District field offices as needed to assist in fire readiness and response; assist in investigations on incidents of a significant nature.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Provide training and coaching for Forestry Division, volunteer fire departments, cooperators and partners to utilize data for planning, resource allocation, wildfire response and prescribed burning
planning and implementation.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Provide state leadership for modeling and fire science products to advance wildfire and land management in the changing climate.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">The office location is Santa Fe, with consideration for location in our Albuquerque office. Telework and remote work are not available. The position is full time with a generous state benefit package,
including 2 hours a week of paid fitness time, and competitive salary ($75,000 – $90,000). </span>The posting closes on 1/14/2023. For further details and to apply, visit: <a href="https://careers.share.state.nm.us/psc/hprdcg/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL&FOCUS=Applicant">Careers
(state.nm.us)</a> and search for 10116282 (which is the position number).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please send questions by email to <a href="mailto:Laura.mccarthy@emnrd.nm.gov">
Laura.mccarthy@emnrd.nm.gov</a> or <a href="mailto:vernonj.muller@emnrd.nm.gov">vernonj.muller@emnrd.nm.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matthew Hurteau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">University of New Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">www.hurteaulab.org
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