he Earth Systems Ecology Lab at the University of New Mexico is
advertising for a Research Scientist to assist with a research project
in the Sierra Nevada focused on understanding the carbon dynamics of
forest restoration. This field and lab based position will require the
employee to spend up to four months per year working and living at the
Teakettle Experimental Forest in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of
California and the remainder of the year working in the lab at the
University of New Mexico. The research site is in a remote location and
the employee will be required to camp. A building is available with
kitchen and bathroom facilities. The employee will be responsible for
performing forest inventory data collection in support of a project to
quantify the effects of a second entry prescribed fire on forest carbon
dynamics. Specific data collection will include mapping and measuring
trees and measuring surface fuels, understory vegetation, and collecting
soil samples. The employee will oversee data collection by other
research technicians, ensuring data quality and completeness. The
employee will be responsible for field season preparation, including
equipment maintenance and readiness prior to the start of the field
season. While in the lab, the employee will be responsible for data
quality assurance and quality control, performing data analysis,
contributing to the preparation of abstracts and manuscripts, as well as
other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Salary range:
$2686.33-$3165.06 plus benefits.
Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor or Master's degree in
ecology, forestry, biology, or environmental science; previous data
collection experience for 2-3 field seasons; previous experience working
in a remote location; experience using a geographic information system;
experience conducting data analysis in R or Python.
Application review will begin 13 June.
For additional information and to apply visit:
unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=87538
Matthew Hurteau
Department of Biology
1 University of New Mexico
MSC03 2020
Albuquerque, NM 87131
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