The Alaska Center for Conservation Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral fellow to join faculty and researchers who are active in conducting research in a wide variety of disciplines pursued at ACCS (see accs.uaa.alaska.edu). The postdoc will be mentored by Dr. Jamie Trammell (University of Alaska Anchorage) and will work actively and collaboratively with resource managers and scientists across agencies.
Description of Duties: The goal of the project is to integrate Department of Interior terrestrial monitoring data and identify scalable remote sensing indicators linked to ground based measures across arctic and subarctic Alaska. This position is funded through a Bureau of Land Management grant and will focus on integrating monitoring data to benefit a number of DOI priorities including the Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring program, Rapid Ecoregional Assessments, National Strategy for the Arctic Region, Integrated Arctic Management, and Integrated Cumulative Impacts Analyses. Duties include statistically describing current resource conditions based on existing monitoring data, conducting an inventory of DOI data and protocols for vegetation monitoring, evaluation of remote sensing monitoring indicators that can be linked to ground-based monitoring data, and development of integrated products across efforts. This individual will be expected to lead all aspects of the data integration project. He/She is expected to be familiar with landscape ecology science and analysis techniques. Demonstration of journal publication experience, grantsmanship experience, professional meeting presentations, and experience with resource management agencies are necessary for successful candidates. If you have a PhD and would like to collaborate with faculty and researchers at the Alaska Center for Conservation Science, please consider this exciting opportunity. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. For more information about this position please contact E. Jamie Trammell (ejtrammell [at] alaska.edu) or Tina Boucher (tboucher [at] alaska.edu) at the Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
