Type: Full-time, Hybrid
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Deadline: 11/1/2024
A fellowship opportunity is available with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) within the Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The ORISE fellow will have the opportunity to participate on an interdisciplinary team of researchers and managers who are engaged on an ongoing a dendrochronologically-based historical forest structure project in the Colorado Front Range. The fellow will contribute to the team by participating in the full research cycle, including the refinement of research objectives; data management, analysis, visualization, and interpretation; and dissemination of results via presentations and peer-reviewed and technical forestry publications.
The fellow will need to have received a doctoral degree in a natural resources field (preferably forestry, natural resources, plant sciences, ecology, environmental sciences, biology, or related) within the past five years, or currently be pursuing the degree to be received no later than June 30, 2025.
Preferred skills:
Ability and desire to research independently and as part of an interdisciplinary researcher-manager team.
Strong interest in the ecology and management of US forest ecosystems.
Experience conducting natural resources research; familiarity with dendrochronological techniques ideal.
Strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience managing, analyzing, and visualizing large natural resources data sets with statistical programs such as R and geospatial programs such as ArcGIS Pro.
Strong writing and presenting skills and demonstrated experience lead-authoring peer-reviewed natural resources publications and delivering presentations.
Ability to prioritize multiple activities within project deadlines.
If you have questions, please contact Paula Fornwalt (Paula.Fornwalt@usda.gov) or Mike Battaglia (Michael.Battaglia@usda.gov)
