The US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Fire & Fuels program is seeking a new fire ecology research scientist (permanent full time position). The job is posted on USAJOBS.gov; applications will be accepted there until September 28, 2015. The position will be filled as a GS-12 Research Ecologist or Research Forester, depending on the applicant’s qualifications, and may be located in Redding, Davis or Placerville, California (one position only).
Job announcement number: 15-RES-119808DP-PR. Weblink: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/415704700 Please share this information widely with anyone you know who may be interested in the position. Some information about the position from the usajobs.gov announcement: This position is located at one of the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station locations, in either Redding, Davis or Placerville, California. The position serves as a Research Ecologist or Research Forester in the Fire and Fuels Program on the Environmental Fire Science team. DUTIES: The scientist is responsible for developing research projects in line with Program problem areas. Areas of study that are particularly sought include interactions between fuels, topography and weather in controlling fire behavior and fire effects in complex landscapes of the western U.S.; efficacy of fuel treatments and post wildfire treatments in altering future fire behavior and effects; evaluation of different fire management approaches; how forest management practices or climate change has affected forest resilience and approaches for restoring more resilient forest conditions; and fire-climate relationships. The scientist’s research program will ideally focus on studies at the landscape-scale, or at least have applicability at the landscape scale. Familiarity with GIS, remote sensing products (e.g. LandSat, MODIS, LiDAR), modeling approaches, and interest in incorporating such tools in research to further our understanding of fire-related phenomena is needed. Ultimately research results will contribute to development of management decisions and the formulation of support tools or models intended to assist managers. The research task includes designing experiments, collecting field and other data, analysis of data using statistics and other mathematical approaches, reporting findings in peer-reviewed journals, and participation in outreach efforts to communicate results to managers and policy-makers. The scientist will be part of the Environmental Fire Science team in the Fire and Fuels Program of the Pacific Southwest Research Station. The mission of the Fire and Fuels Program is to produce science that will help improve management actions intended to enhance resiliency and sustainability of ecosystems affected by fire and reduce the potential for adverse or uncharacteristic effects resulting from wildland fire. Research conducted by the Fire and Fuels program provides scientific knowledge and applications to land managers, policy makers, other scientists, land owners, and communities. Scientifically defensible forest management strategies that restore resilience, improve ecological conditions and enhance ecosystem services such as biodiversity, air and water quality, and stable carbon storage are needed.
