Deadline: Fri, 06/28/2024 - 12:00pm Employer: USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Wisconsin Location Detail: Rhinelander, Wisconsin Job Description: Research Project: The incumbent will compile a synthesis that identifies the current social and ecological threats and risks to existing old growth systems and the management of mature forests as they continue along a successional trajectory toward old growth - including disturbance-dependent systems and those threatened by housing development in the east. The ORISE Fellow will: Identify potential threats and risks associated with maintaining existing old growth and the transition of mature forests to old growth. Enhance collaborative skills by participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team of research scientists, land managers, and natural resource specialists from federal and state agencies, universities, and non-profit organizations. Strengthen their research, analysis, and writing skills in spatial analysis, science synthesis, and assessments of forest assets and conditions. Collaborate on developing presentations and reports. Learning Objectives: Learn how existing and emerging native and invasive plants, pathogens, and insects will impact mature and old growth forest systems across the region. Enhance collaborative skills by participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team of research scientists, land managers, and natural resource specialists from federal and state agencies, universities, and non-profit organizations. Strengthen their research, analysis, and writing skills in spatial analysis, science synthesis, and assessments of forest assets and conditions. Enhance their communication skills through participating in workshops and creating presentations for local and national conferences. Qualifications: The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a doctoral degree in the one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within the past five years, or anticipated to be received by 6/1/2024. Preferred skills: Preference will be given to applicants with experience with Tribes and/or indigenous communities, Traditional Ecological Knowledge / Indigenous knowledge, Native American ethnobotany, qualitative data analysis and database management skills. Prior experience related to grassland ecology, natural resource management, and/or plant-pollinator ecology. An aptitude for research, oral and written scientific communication, attention to detail, and ability to research independently and as a team. Salary: $78,949 Benefits: 75% stipend supplement towards the cost of medical insurance, including dental and vision. How to Apply: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-USFS-NRS-2024-0129 For questions regarding the research please contact the mentors for the position, Christel Kern (christel.c.kern@usda.gov) and Jacob Fraser (jacob.fraser@usda.gov).
