Position Summary:
This research scientist supports the USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. This research scientist investigates forest ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in long-term silvicultural experimental networks spanning multiple regions
- Facilitate scientific information exchange between land managers and various public entities engaged in planning or advisory processes
- Assume custodianship of existing, high-priority multi-generational silviculture and restoration studies.
- Develop novel sampling designs, or using remote sensing techniques to evaluate treatment effects in a cost-effective manner
- Develop silvicultural options for restoring resilience and adaptive capacity at stand and landscape scales and develop new silvicultural options incorporating climate change into vegetation management regimes.
- Conduct long-term research of forest restoration efforts and the impacts of fuel reduction techniques.
- Produce models, tools and stewardship strategies needed for sustaining, restoring, and enhancing ecosystems
Required Education & Experience:
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in forestry, or at least 30 semester hours in any combination of biological, physical, or mathematical sciences or engineering, of which at least 24 semester hours were in forestry. The requirements for diversification of the 24 semester hours in forestry are the same as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
- Substitution of Education for Experience : Conferred Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree directly related to the work of the position. \
- Acceptable fields of study include forest ecosystem science, forest ecology, fire ecology, quantitative silviculture, landscape ecology, disturbance ecology or related coursework.
- Completion of a 3-year probationary period required in accordance with the USDA Demonstration Project Authority. During this time, employee?s conduct and performance will be monitored to determine if employee will be retained.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
- Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.