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The Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, is advertising a
GS-0401-11/12, Permanent Full Time, Climate Change Specialist position
with the Duty Station located in Houghton, Michigan.
*/Anyone interested in applying to this position should go to
/**/www.usajobs.gov/* <http://www.usajobs.gov>*/and search on the
vacancy announcement: 11-24560008-0031DP-EB. Application period closes
on November 23, 2010. Questions about the position should be addressed
to Chris Swanston at /**/[email protected]/*
<mailto:[email protected]>*/./*
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/_THE POSITION_/
The incumbent will work as a Climate Change Specialist within the
Climate, Fire, and Carbon Cycle Science group in the USFS Northern
Research Station, and as a staff member of the Northern Institute of
Applied Climate Science (NIACS). This position is responsible for
coordinating science delivery under the broad topics of climate change,
carbon management, and landscape scale conservation (LSC). This position
supports the Forest Service Eastern Region in addressing science-based
land management needs and implementing and testing climate change
adaptation strategies. Outreach activities involve coordinating and
giving seminars, workshops, webinars, and classroom and community
presentations. Scientific synthesis includes publishing peer-reviewed
literature reviews and organizing scientific conferences. Position
conducts some original research in the area of forest, carbon, or
climate adaptation management.
The initial LSC and climate activities of this position will be
dedicated to the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework Project,
including providing support for climate related LSC activities for six
Great Lakes National Forests, the State Foresters of MI, MN, and WI, and
major partners (Trust for Public Land, The Nature Conservancy, Great
Lakes Forest Alliance, American Forest Foundation).
This position includes the following duties:
§Designs, implements, and evaluates forest management strategies and
approaches for climate change adaptation. Provides advice, technical
support, and evaluation of forest carbon management activities.
§Develops and implements communication, outreach, and technology
transfer activities related to ecosystem management and climate change.
Organizes workshops, seminars, trainings, and scientific meetings.
§Performs investigations of complex relationships between climate change
and forest ecosystems. Coordinates and administers activities and
budgets of numerous research and management projects.
/_THE NORTHERN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CLIMATE SCIENCE (NIACS)_/
NIACS is a collaborative effort among the USFS Northern Research Station
(NRS), USFS Eastern Region (R9), USFS Northeastern Area State and
Private Forestry (NA), Michigan Technological University (Michigan
Tech), and the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI).
NIACS staff members currently include employees of NRS, R9, and Michigan
Tech. NIACS develops synthesis products, fosters communication, and
pursues science in three main focus areas: climate change, carbon
science and management, and bioenergy. This Climate Change Specialist
position will be an NRS position, working primarily with the Eastern
Region and state and non-governmental partners. More information about
NIACS can be found at www.nrs.fs.fed.us/niacs
<http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/niacs/>, about the NRS at www.nrs.fs.fed.us/
<http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/>, and about the Eastern Region at
www.fs.fed.us/r9 <http://www.fs.fed.us/r9>.
/_HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN_/
This position will be stationed with NRS and NIACS in the Forest
Sciences Lab on the campus of Michigan Technological University
<http://www.mtu.edu/>in Houghton, Michigan. Houghton is located on the
scenic Keweenaw Peninsula <http://www.keweenaw.org/>, rated by National
Geographic Adventure Magazine as one of the top 10 outdoor adventure
spots in the country. Proximity to beautiful Lake Superior and extensive
forests, lakes, and rivers provides opportunities for a range of
recreational activities, including hiking, canoeing and kayaking,
fishing, and hunting. With an average of 200 inches of snow each year,
cross-country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing, and snow management keep
residents active and outside all winter long. Houghton has been ranked
as one of the 100 best places to live <http://www.cityofhoughton.com/>.
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Patricia Butler
Climate Change Outreach Specialist
Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931 USA
(906) 482-6303 x12
http://nrs.fs.fed.us/niacs/
