The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project is a collaborative effort to establish a series of experimental silvicultural trials across a network of different forest ecosystem types throughout the United States. Scientists, land managers, and a variety of partners have developed five initial trial sites as part of this multi-region study to research long-term ecosystem responses to a range of climate change adaptation actions. As the first five ASCC sites move forward with implementation and monitoring over the long-term, and as the ASCC Network continues to grow in scope, there is a critical need to support cross-site research at the national level, as well as site-level data collection and project oversight. The Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University (CSU) seeks an individual with a strong silviculture background, manuscript and grant writing skills, and an interest in climate change adaptation and mitigation research to explore pressing land management questions. This research will help fill a critical gap as land management agencies attempt to adapt forest ecosystems to changing climatic conditions.
The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for leading the development of new, cross-site research for the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project to provide land managers on-the-ground examples of climate change adaptation actions. The researcher will develop and write grant applications to explore cross-site research questions pertaining to the ASCC project that lead to the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts. This position will also assist with cross-site maintenance and long-term data collection to promote the advancement of climate-adaptive silviculture research and outreach at the national level. To apply and view a full position announcement please visit: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/57888 by July 30, 2018 for full consideration.
