Deadline: Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: US Forest Service Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Tennessee Location Detail: Knoxville Job Description: This position is under the oversight of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) unit of the Southern Research Station. The McSweeney/McNary Forestry Research Act of 1928 established FIA by directing the Secretary of Agriculture to make and keep current a comprehensive inventory and analysis of the Nation’s Forest resources. Nationally speaking, FIA is a comprehensive field-based inventory of all forest ownerships for each of the 50 states, affiliated Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands and we conduct extensive collaborative research to develop and use the latest technology in remote sensing and field measurement. Currently, we collaborate with more than 550 federal, state, university, and other professional staff to efficiently deliver the FIA program. We provide public access to current and historic resource data through online tools with more than 100,000 data accesses annually. Forester with the Resource Use section dealing with all aspects of Timber Product Output (TPO) and Harvest Utilization studies. Main duties include but not limited to collecting, editing, processing, and analyzing both data sets including how they compare to and compliment the FIA removals estimate. Also provides support to the National Resource Use Monitoring program. How to Apply: Interested candidates who respond to this outreach notice will automatically receive a copy of the job announcement once it has been posted. Please utilize the response option below. If you need any additional information, please contact James Bentley at the following email address: james.bentley2@usda.gov
