Postdoctoral Fellow in Historical Landscape Ecololgy Forest Landscape Ecology Lab Forest Ecology & Management Department University of Wisconsin-Madison
We are seeking a postdoc for an historical ecology project to examine the relationship of pre-European vegetation of Wisconsin to physical and environmental conditions. We will use historical data from the US General Land Office Public Land Survey, which was done in Wisconsin from the 1830s- 1860s. We will link these data with broad-scale physical and environmental data. Significant opportunity exists in linking understanding of Little Ice Age (pre-1800s) conditions leading to the pre-European forests and other vegetation, and changing effects of proximity to the Great Lakes and prairie-forest border. We have done a significant amount of work on this project, including vegetation classification and mapping, deriving historical wind and fire disturbance regimes, assessing surveyor bias, and detailed studies in selected regions of the state. The goal is to complete this work for the entire state. Candidates must have a PhD in hand at the time of beginning employment, in a relevant field. Background and experience in such fields as landscape ecology, biogeography, forest ecosystems and communities, and paleoecology are especially relevant. Skills in spatial analysis, including spatial statistics, GIS, and use of historical and fossil data, and broad-scale environmental and physical data are desirable. Familiarity with paleoecological research in forests, particularly in the northern Lake States, would be a plus. Experience with GIS, database, statistical, and spreadsheet software is assumed. This is formally an annually renewable appointment, with funding committed for at least three years. The starting salary is $42,000, and includes benefits. For further information about the project and a list of previous publications on this work, please refer to our website: http://landscape.forest.wisc.edu/projects/ HOW TO APPLY: An application should consist of a cover letter, resume or CV, and contact information for 3 references. These materials should be submitted electronically to David Mladenoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. The position is open immediately.
