Post Doc in Natural Resource and Wildfire Management Science

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Forests, rangelands, and aquatic ecosystems support human societies, the environment, and the wealth of life on Earth. The Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at CSU consists of foresters, range scientists, hydrologists, and social scientists that study natural environmental processes and how they interact with human systems. The Department is interdisciplinary and has an applied emphasis, particularly on questions related to the efficiency of wildland fire management. The Department offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide variety of disciplines within forestry, natural resources management, and rangeland ecology.

The individual will plan, conduct, and disseminate results of research related to improved land management decision making, including fuel treatment activities and wildfire suppression actions; this individual will lead and support ongoing research in natural resource and wildfire management and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.

• A PhD in natural resource economics, forest management, ecology, geography, remote sensing, or another related field by the desired start date with a proven background in analysis of forest management and disturbance ecology.

• Experience in GIS, R, python, spatial statistics, and machine-learning algorithms
• Evidence of publishing in refereed journals

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Collect and quality control of data.
• Design new statistical, simulation or machine learning models and train those models using empirical data.
• Improve the prediction accuracy of statistical models.
• Identify new patterns and signals in natural resource management and fire science through data analysis and modeling.

• Set up timelines to deliver research products.
• Adjust analysis emphasis to meet management needs.
• Coordinate with other team members

• Literature review.
• Work with stakeholders to identify operationally relevant research directions.
• Prepare new research proposals.

Application materials consist of the following:
Resume/CV.
Cover letter.
Three professional references.
References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.

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