Outreach for Experienced Landscape Ecologist, permanent USGS Research Scientist Position: This is a pre-announcement for a position that will be formally advertised through USA Jobs. Recruitment is expected to start in June 2010, with the goal of hiring the employee in the fall of 2010. This position will be an integral part of the newly formed Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC), which stretches from central Utah to central Colorado and from southern Wyoming to central Arizona. The purpose of the LCC is to foster cross-jurisdictional collaboration among all interested parties in this region, including federal, state, local and private entities engaged in natural resources planning and management. The landscape ecologist will lead efforts to 1) develop the conceptual frameworks to guide multi-scale conservation planning, research, monitoring, and climate adaptation and mitigation activities efforts across this large and complex region; 2) integrate and display existing data to help identify what is already known about these ecosystems; and 3) frame and conduct a solid research program that addresses key management needs and furthers the science of landscape ecology in the context of complex resource-management challenges faced by LCC partners. We are seeking an individual who has the ability to think broadly and deeply about the interplay among ecosystem components across a range of scales and scientific disciplines in the context of multiple societal values and management objectives. Proposed location: Salt Lake City or Logan, UT. To indicate interest, send the following information to Kate Kitchell, kkitch...@usgs.gov by May 10, 2010: 1) A 2-page C.V. including your most recent or relevant publications; 2) a one-page statement of interest in climate change issues and the experience you would bring to this position. The U.S. Geological Survey is an equal opportunity employer.
Kate Kitchell Acting Center Director U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) 2255 N. Gemini Dr. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 kkitch...@usgs.gov
