[ECOLOG-L] Assistant/Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystem Management
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry (SUNY-ESF) Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management (http://www.esf.edu/fnrm) invites applicants for a tenure- track position in Forest Ecosystem Management at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. The position title of Forest Ecosystem Management is meant to ensure candidates are interested in the stewardship of forested ecosystems for the benefit of the society in a rapidly changing world. It is expected the candidate will recognize that the practice of silviculture and the sustainability of working forest landscapes must evolve to include new social priorities (e.g., ecosystem services) as well as face new biophysical challenges (e.g., local stressors and global change). Responsibilities: We seek a collaborative scholar that will advance the science and practice of silviculture and forest management to address the long-term sustainability of the ecosystems and human communities that comprise working forest landscapes. The candidates research should blend field-based and modeling approaches to include: addressing how historical legacies shape current and future forest condition; evaluate the capacity of forests to provide valuable goods and services under multiple drivers of change; forecast outcomes of management, land use, and policy decisions; develop decision-support tools or systems; and innovate practical solutions to emerging issues, from the stand to the landscape scales. The incumbent is expected to develop a vigorous, externally-funded, applied research program in forest ecosystem management that brings new expertise in ecosystem and landscape modeling to the Department and College, ideally in ways that engage ongoing efforts by ESF faculty and our agency and industry partners, including but not limited to: design and implementation of strategies for sustainable management of forest stands and landscapes; restoration and protection of important tree species threatened by pests and pathogens; rehabilitation of degraded forests resulting from past management decisions and anthropogenic stressors; ecosystem regulation of carbon, water, and nutrient cycles; impacts of climate change on forest composition, productivity, and health; and the provision of forest ecosystem services (including wood products) to local and global beneficiaries. We also seek an enthusiastic and committed teacher who will engender active learners in both classroom and field settings, and engage in outreach via technology transfer activities. Teaching responsibilities may include introductory and advanced professional silviculture courses for forestry students, and upper-level vegetation management or applied ecology course open to various majors. We are particularly interested in candidates with a commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in research, teaching and service activities. Application Procedure: Application materials are required to be submitted on-line at http://www.esf.edu/hr Applications should include: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, and (3) a statement of research interests and experience. References will be requested if you are selected as a finalist. Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Founded in 1911, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is the nation's oldest and most respected school dedicated to the study of the environment, developing renewable technologies and building a sustainable future. The ESF main campus is in Syracuse, NY and has regional campuses throughout Central New York and the Adirondack Park. ESF consistently earns high rankings in US News and World Report, Forbes, Peterson's Guide, The Washington Monthly, Princeton Review and other national college guidebooks.
[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor - Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation, Forest & Land Surveying Technology
Assistant Professor - Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation, Forest Technology, Land Surveying Technology The SUNY-ESF Ranger School (http://www.esf.edu/rangerschool) in Wanakena, NY invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation, Forest Technology and Land Surveying Technology programs. Responsibilities: The selected individual will teach sophomore-level, technical courses primarily in remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), and wildlife conservation and techniques. All courses include both lecture and lab components, and most incorporate outdoor field exercises. The successful candidate will be assigned additional courses with consideration of the expertise of other Ranger School faculty. This individual will also assist in teaching other courses as needed, provide academic advisement, student supervision and supervision of student organizations, participate in administrative and service activities, including faculty meetings and program assessment workshops, hold office hours at least one evening per week, develop excellence in teaching and scholarship, conduct outdoor field exercises, and work effectively as a member of a faculty team to continually update and improve the content and delivery of the Ranger School programs. We are particularly interested in candidates with a commitment to diversity and inclusiveness. For a detailed position description and to apply please visit our website: http://www.esf.edu/hr EOE/AA including Veterans and Disabled
[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Vacancy: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Applied Tree Ecophysiology, SUNY ESF
The SUNY-ESF Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management (http://www.esf.edu/fnrm) invites applicants for a tenure-track position in Applied Tree Ecophysiology at the Assistant Professor level. We seek a collaborative scholar who employs physiological, molecular and/or organismal approaches to the ecology and management of trees in natural and managed ecosystems, including urban forests. The successful candidate will blend basic and applied research to address key questions and management challenges related to woody plant responses to natural and anthropogenic stressors and stimuli, including pathogens, invasive species, pollution, and climate change. The incumbent is expected to develop a vigorous, externally funded research program related to tree and forest restoration, ideally in ways that engage with ongoing efforts by ESF faculty, including: restoration of American chestnut using a blight-resistant transgenic variety, development of short-rotation willow crops for bioenergy and environmental applications, and tree-insect and/or tree-pathogen interactions. Teaching responsibilities include an introductory ecology course for natural resource management and forestry students, an upperlevel plant physiology course (primarily for biology majors), and one upper division or graduate-level offering in the incumbent’s area of expertise. We are particularly interested in candidates with a commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in research, teaching and service activities. Learn more about the position and apply online at https://esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=78817 EOE/AA including Veterans and Disabled
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Confronting climate deniers on college campuses - EOS Forum
On Sun, 1 Jul 2012 18:17:31 -0700, John Gerlach gerla...@pacbell.net wrote: What the agencies want is clear direction on how to plan for climate change. Other than the obvious general tactics such as larger preserves are generally better and connectivity is generally better there is little that the models can do to provide the level of information that the agencies expect. For on the ground planning the resolution of the Global models is too coarse (60-100 km pixels) and they don't really do precipitation so you just have a temperature increase. The Global models also don't take into effect important features such as mountain ranges. The Regional models are also fairly coarse resolution (15 km pixels) but do incorporate surface features. One problem with regional models are that they are too coarse for looking at local effects which the agencies want but they do pick up regional patterns. Another problem of usage is that the output of the regional models is not intelligently utilized. Generally, the data are almost always reported as the average temp or precipitation per day over a 3 month calendar period which is not biologically relevant. Even if you were to do the intelligent thing and lump the data by local seasons you still have to know enough about how the climate actually works in the region to interpret the data. Sure, most models predict more variable climate but exactly what does that mean for a wolverine in the middle Rockies for example? PRISM data are now being commonly used to model climate data at 800 m resolution but projecting it out to 50 years not to mention 100 gives you false precision even if the data are accurate and there are a some known issues with the data. Finally, you have to have baseline data to compare the model data to and that data is also modeled. Dear John and ECOLOG colleagues, Following on the points above, you may be interested in reading our recent paper in Landscape Ecology on high-resolution gridded historical climate (GHC) data products like PRISM. Like many others we are interested in understanding local-scale climate changes, but our initial analyses of these data led to more questions than answers. Since the historical GHC products are used in downscaling AOGCM predictions, some of the issues we found are likely relevant for the local-scale projections of future change. Beier CM, Signell SA, Luttman A, DeGaetano AT. 2011. High resolution climate change mapping with gridded historical climate products. Landscape Ecology 27(3):327-342 DOI:10.1007/s10980-011-9698-8 http://www.springerlink.com/content/b866r66086457600/ We're happy to share our climate trend and bias maps for the US Northeast upon request. Also, we recently completed a regional analysis of prediction error of the two GHC products in the paper above for the US Northeast, including 55 COOP stations common to both products. That paper is now being finalized for submission to the Int. J. of Climatology sometime this summer. Cheers, Colin Colin Beier, Ph.D. Research Associate #8729; Department of Forest Natural Resources Management #8729; Adirondack Ecological Center #8729; Coordinator, GPES Coupled Natural Human Systems SUNY College of Environmental Science Forestry #8729; Affiliate Fellow, Gund Institute of Ecological Economics, University of Vermont 311 Bray Hall #8729; SUNY ESF #8729; Syracuse, NY 13210 #8729; web: www.esf.edu/faculty/beier #8729; voice: 315.470.6578 #8729; fax: 315.470.6535 #8729; skype: cmbeier
[ECOLOG-L] three graduate positions at SUNY ESF
Three graduate research positions (MS or PhD) on two projects are now open at SUNY ESF. Please see announcements below - thanks. *** SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Graduate Research Assistantship in Dendroclimatology, starting either in Spring 2011 or Fall 2011. We are seeking a graduate student to join a new project investigating multi-scale interactions of forest ecosystems and climatic variability in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. Using high resolution spatial climate data, we will establish an extensive multi-species tree-ring network in the Adirondacks that captures the spatial and temporal variability in climatic factors influencing northern hardwood and sub-boreal conifer forest ecosystems. The graduate student will lead the collection, measurement and analysis of tree-ring data and will assist with climate-growth modeling and related efforts. Basic qualifications include a BSc degree in ecology, mathematics, statistics or a similar field, a strong quantitative background, the ability to work without supervision in both field and lab settings. Desired qualifications include one or more of the following: a MSc degree in forest ecology, dendrochronology, applied mathematics (including statistics), ecological modeling or a similar field, or equivalent amount of experience with: tree-ring measurements/analysis; wood anatomy sampling/analysis; management of large datasets; supervising technicians. The position is funded for a minimum of two years and provides a competitive stipend, tuition and benefits. To apply, please send a CV, cover letter, and contact information for three references to Dr. Colin Beier at cbe...@esf.edu. PDF format is preferred. Questions regarding the position are welcome. Please be sure to include the text ADK DENDRO in the message subject line. *** SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Graduate Positions in Biogeochemistry and Terrestrial Biodiversity, starting either in Spring 2011 or Fall 2011. We are seeking graduate students to join a growing research project investigating the importance of soil calcium availability for multiple forest communities, including gastropods, amphibians, arthropods, birds and vascular plants, and the forest floor food web. We are building on a project recently completed in the Adirondacks of northern New York that found strong responses of snail and salamander communities to gradients in Ca availability and acidic deposition (acid rain), and are now expanding the research to sites across the Northern Forest region, including northern VT, NH and ME. Duties on the project involve extensive field and laboratory work, data analysis, and publication of findings. We are looking for students ready to begin field work in summer 2011. Basic qualifications include a BSc degree in biological sciences, ecology, biogeochemistry, zoology or a similar field, a strong quantitative background, a valid driver's license and the ability to work without direct supervision in both field and lab settings. Desired qualifications include field experience in sampling one or more taxa relevant to this research (plants, snails, salamanders, arthropods) and/or experience with statistical analysis and management of large data sets. We will consider applicants at both the MS and PhD level. The positions provide a competitive stipend, tuition and benefits. To apply, please send a CV, cover letter, and contact information for three references to Dr. Colin Beier at cbe...@esf.edu. PDF format is preferred. Questions regarding the position are welcome. Please be sure to include the text CALCIUM in the message subject line.
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship in Dendroclimatology (SUNY ESF)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Graduate Research Assistantship in Dendroclimatology, starting either in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011. We are seeking a graduate student to join a new project investigating multi-scale interactions of forest ecosystems and climatic variability in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. Using high resolution spatial climate data, we will establish an extensive multi-species tree-ring network in the Adirondacks that captures the spatial and temporal variability in climatic factors influencing forest health, productivity, competitive interactions, and resilience to change. In addition to developing climate-growth functions for two climate-sensitive species in the northeast US, we will explore novel methods for evaluating coupled spatiotemporal dynamics in climate and forest growth at local and landscape scales. The graduate student will lead the collection, measurement and analysis of tree-ring data and will assist with climate-growth modeling and related efforts. Basic qualifications include a BSc degree in ecology, mathematics, statistics or a similar field, a strong quantitative background, the ability to work without supervision in both field and lab settings. Desired qualifications include one or more of the following: a MSc degree in forest ecology, dendrochronology, applied mathematics (including statistics), ecological modeling or a similar field, or equivalent amount of experience with: tree-ring measurements/analysis; wood anatomy sampling/analysis; management of large datasets; supervising technicians. The position is funded for two years and provides a competitive stipend, tuition and benefits. To apply, please send a CV, cover letter, contact information for three references to Dr. Colin Beier at cbe...@esf.edu. Questions regarding the position are welcome. Please be sure to include the text ADK DENDRO in the message subject line.
[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantship in Forest Ecology and Modelling at SUNY ESF
SUNY College of Environmental Science Forestry: PhD Assistantship in Forest Ecology starting in Fall 2009. I am seeking a PhD student to join a multidisciplinary research team investigating the simultaneous impacts of climate and land use change on biodiversity in the northeastern United States. The position will focus on the development and validation of a forest successional model based on high-resolution remotely-sensed altimetry data (LIDAR) and field measurements, and will also involve analysis of spatially explicit climatic trends using interpolated weather records. The forest succession model will be coupled with downscaled climate and species distribution models to understand the drivers of observed and future shifts in breeding bird distributions across New York State. Basic qualifications include a Master's degree in forest ecology, quantitative ecology, ecological modelling or a similar area of study, the ability to work effectively without direct supervision, and experience with collection and analysis of vegetation data. Desired qualifications include experience with statistical software (SAS or R), GIS applications and/or programming, and the management of large datasets. The assistantship provides a stipend of $18-20K/yr (depending on qualifications), tuition, and health benefits, and will be renewable for up to two additional years. To apply, please send a CV, cover letter, contact information for three references, and abstracts of published research (including MS thesis) to Dr. Colin Beier at cbe...@esf.edu. Questions regarding the position are also welcome. Please be sure to include the text NASA 09 PHD in the subject line of the email message. Closing date for applications is April 1.
[ECOLOG-L] Seasonal Field Technician and Assistant Positions - Adirondacks, NY
SUNY College of Environmental Science Forestry - We are seeking one Research Assistant / Field Crew Leader and two Field Technicians for a research project located in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. All three positions include lodging and meals at the Adirondack Ecological Center and Huntington Wildlife Forest (http://www.esf.edu/aec/ http://www.esf.edu/aec/ ). The project involves sampling of multiple forest taxa (including snails, salamanders and songbirds) across gradients of calcium availability and acid deposition to understand the importance of calcium-rich substrates for sustaining biodiversity in northern hardwood forests. More information on the project can be found here (http://www.uvm.edu/envnr/nsrc/projectpages/ongoing.php?id=100). (1) Research Assistant / Field Crew Leader: this is a full-time salaried position lasting approximately six months (i.e., April - October 2009, term dates are flexible). Minimum requirements include a B.S. in biology, botany, ecology, wildlife or a related discipline, some field and/or lab research experience, a valid driver's license, good communication skills, good physical condition, and the ability to work without supervision in both field and lab settings. Experience with supervising field crews, conducting field projects, and data entry and management is a big plus. We offer an excellent compensation package including a competitive salary ($2,000-2,500/mo depending on qualifications), benefits, and lodging at the Adirondack Ecological Center in Newcomb, NY. (2) Field Technicians: these are a full-time hourly positions lasting approximately 12 weeks (i.e., June - September 2009). We are specifically looking to hire advanced undergraduates interested in gaining hands-on research experience. Minimum requirements include coursework in the natural sciences, a valid driver's license, good physical condition, willingness to learn and follow instructions, and the ability to work without direct supervision in both field and lab settings. Compensation is $9-12/hr depending on qualifications, including benefits and lodging. To apply, please send a resume and a brief cover letter that includes (1) position applied for, (2) qualifications for that position, and (3) contact information for 3 references, to Dr. Colin Beier at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please include the text AEC 2009 in the subject line when emailing the application. Any questions are also welcome by email. Application materials will be accepted until February 1; hiring decisions will be made by March 1.
Human-Nature Interactions in Forested Landscapes (MS Assistantship)
Human-Nature Interactions in Forested Landscapes (MS) SUNY College of Environmental Science Forestry: MS graduate research assistantship (starting August 2008) is available for a highly motivated student interested in research on forest ecosystems and their importance to human communities in the Adirondack Park (NY) and Northern Forest region (VT, NH, ME). The MS student will join a new and growing research program addressing sustainability and change in complex linked systems of humans and nature. Research topics may include: (1) assessment of carbon-related ecosystem services and potential offset related to land use practices including wilderness conservation and intensive timber production; (2) inventory of ecosystem services and modeling of potential disturbance impacts on provision of services; (3) development of surveys and coupled GIS models to understand non-market benefits of wilderness landscapes to people. Students will be actively encouraged to explore their own research ideas, develop interdisciplinary collaborations, and take advantage of the research facilities at SUNY ESFs Adirondack Ecological Center Huntington Wildlife Forest (http://www.esf.edu/aec/staff/beier.htm). Research assistantship provides a competitive stipend, tuition waiver, health benefits, and the unique opportunity to live and work in the wilderness landscape of the Adirondack Park. A strong quantitative background, good communication skills, and the ability to function effectively in both field and laboratory settings are essential. Familiarity with plant ecology, soils, GIS and statistics is highly desirable. Previous experience and interest in modeling, spatial analysis, and/or economics is a big plus. Deadline for applying is April 1 2008; for more information and application instructions, please contact Colin Beier by email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
