POST DOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION AVAILABLE MODELING CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON FORESTED COMMUNITIES
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK A link to the full job announcement can be found at http://nrem.okstate.edu/ The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Oklahoma State University, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station, has Post-Doctoral funding for an individual interested in participating as a team member to develop a practical disturbance-based decision support model and hazard rating system to evaluate the effects of changing weather and climate on forested communities in the upper west gulf region of Oklahoma and Arkansas. The successful candidate will assist in developing an underlying model structure and assessment tool in a robust quantitative and qualitative manner, and then capturing the model in a relatively simple hazard rating system that can be easily applied in the field. To this end, it is anticipated that existing relevant models and data sets will be explored for application to the described work, and a preliminary model will be refined using expert system analysis. Expected products include (1) a PC-based decision support tool for forest landowners and resource managers, (2) refereed research publication(s) describing the development and application of the findings, and (3) collaboration on publications highlighting the development and discovery of quantitative algorithms and biometrical approaches to the development of the decision support system. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree in Forestry, Ecological Sciences or Plant Sciences. Experience with ecological modeling is desirable. Previous work in the area of global change effects on forests will be considered a plus. The position will be available on or about January 1, 2011, will continue for one year, and is contingent upon available grant funding. The salary is $45,000 per year, and benefits, excluding retirement, apply. Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references in a single pdf-file to [email protected]. The CV should contain a list of publications and information describing relevant skills and experience. Review of applications will begin on November 29, 2010, and continue until a suitable applicant is found. AA/EOE.
