O U T R E A C H N O T I C E Research Forester/Ecologist (GS-0460/0408-11/12) Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program
The Pacific Northwest Research Station anticipates advertising a permanent, full-time Research Forester or Ecologist position, GS-0460/0408-11/12. This position is located in the Pacific Northwest Research Station Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab in Anchorage, Alaska. DUTIES: The scientist will provide leadership in the design and analysis of forest inventories and report on, through scientific peer review, innovative inventory techniques and analyses of critical natural resource issues in Alaska. Responsibilities include integrating extensive field data with ancillary information (e.g., remote sensing) to a) provide statistically valid estimates of trends in forest land cover, carbon pools, and species composition over time, and b) explore the causal relationships for those trends—e.g., management, disturbance, disease, and climate. This position offers many challenges and is likely to involve interaction and collaboration at both the local and national level. Experience with forest measurement and compilation, current statistical techniques and sampling methods, interdisciplinary research, grant writing and publishing is essential. Interested applicants, or those desiring further information, are encouraged to contact Andrew Gray, Team Leader, by telephone (541-750-7252), email ([email protected] ) or mail (Forestry Sciences Lab, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331) to express their interest in applying for the position and to ensure notification when the position is advertised. The position will likely open in June/July, 2010, and will be posted at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/. ABOUT THE PROGRAM: The PNW-Resource Monitoring and Assessment (RMA) program has primary responsibility for implementing the national Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) inventory of forestlands in Alaska, California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, Oregon, and Washington. We conduct research on the current status and trends in forest condition and forest health how much forest exists and where, who owns it, and how it is changing, as well as how the trees and other vegetation are growing, dying or being removed through specific causal agents or events. We also develop measurement, statistical, and remote sensing techniques to improve that research. We rely on a rich dataset of forest attributes that in many cases span decades of measurements. More information about the FIA program is available at http:/fia.fs.fed.us/. ABOUT ANCHORAGE: Anchorage is the urban center of Alaska. With a culturally diverse population of 280,000, Anchorage offers most of the amenities found in much larger cities, e.g., Museum of History and Art, Performing Arts Center, Alaska Native Heritage Center, and several large hospitals, but maintains the feeling of being on the edge of wilderness. Forty percent of the municipality of Anchorage falls in Chugach State Park, the second largest state park in the United States. The city’s trail system offers a sense of wilderness within the city and ample recreation opportunities. Temperature in Anchorage ranges from an average of 15° F in January to 60° F in July. Day length varies from 5.5 – 19.3 hours, solstice to solstice. Precipitation averages 16 inches per year with an average of 70 inches of snow. The average drive time to work in Anchorage is 18 minutes. Bus service is available to many neighborhoods and car/van pools are very popular. Anchorage is 3 to 5 hours by a! ir from several cities in the contiguous 48 states. Housing is available in a variety of forms throughout the municipality of Anchorage. The average monthly apartment rentals start at $800, house rentals begin at approximately $1,000 per month, and the median price for purchasing a home is $250,000. ================================================================ To be considered, applicants must be U.S. citizens. Thank you for your interest in this position The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons with disabilities who require alternate means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotapes, etc) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
