Type: Full-time, On-site
Location: Laramie, WY
Deadline: 11/08/2024
The Furniss Lab is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to focus on wildfire modeling in the Central Rocky Mountain region. The position will be part of the CoLaborative for Intersectoral Modeling of the Earth System (CLIMES), an interdisciplinary research team at UWyo aimed at advancing integrated human-earth systems modeling. The core of the position is model development, calibration, and production of simulations of future forest of wildfire and landscape dynamics using models such as FSPro, FFE-FVS, and LANDIS-II. The position will involve publishing results, participating in grant writing, outreach, and other professional development activities. The successful candidate must be proficient coding in R and should be able to read and edit code in other languages. The position based in Laramie, WY, a beautiful college town of 32,000 people nestled at 7,200 ft elevation between the Snowy and Laramie Ranges. There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates.
Contact Dr. Tucker Furniss tucker.furniss@uwyo.edu for application instructions, to express interest, or learn more about the position.
