We are still accepting applications for a multi-year post-doc opportunity.
Post-doc opportunity jointly sponsored by Purdue University and the USFS Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies in Rhinelander, WI. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a demonstrated record of academic and research success to lead a simulation study investigating carbon storage in eastern forests using models informed by targeted field studies and conducted under a set of plausible alternative futures that include interactions of prescribed fire management, climate change, exotic pests and American chestnut restoration. This post-doctoral position will be officially housed within the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University, but qualified candidates will have the choice of working at either the Purdue campus or the US Forest Service Institute of Applied Ecosystem Studies in Rhinelander, WI. Incumbent will work collaboratively with investigators at both locations. Qualifications: 1. Ph.D. in ecosystem science, forestry, or other closely related field 2. Comprehensive knowledge of forest dynamics including silviculture, succession, natural disturbance (insects, fire, and wind), forest management, environmental drivers, and their interactions on forest composition and carbon dynamics. 3. Experience with design and execution of simulation experiments featuring complex ecosystem and/or landscape models Desired Skills: 1. Ability to synthesize data across a wide range of sources to define critical parameters for ecosystem models 2. Research experience in forest carbon cycling and ability to develop sound methodology to examine and interpret forest carbon storage under multiple successional and climate scenarios 3. Ability to apply spatial statistics to investigate processes underlying patterns within mapped data. 4. Demonstrated ability to communicate science effectively, both in co- authoring peerreviewed publications and delivering presentations at professional meetings. Desired start date is late-summer to early-fall 2011 and salary commensurate with qualifications. Contact: Dr. Douglass F. Jacobs Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Email: djac...@purdue.edu ** Purdue University is an EEO/AA employer
