Two positions available in Fire Ecology / Fire Science: Research Scientist I (postdoc) and Research Associate I (data analyst)

Two positions are available as part of a collaboration between the University of Idaho and the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station on a National research effort to evaluate the effectiveness of fuel reduction treatments including mechanical thinning and prescribed fire, through case studies of wildfires interacting with those treatments. The objectives of the research are to (1): advance knowledge about the conditions under which wildfire fuel treatments produce desirable outcomes, including reduction in fire severity, successful containment of fire spread by suppression operations, and reduction of wildfire impacts to homes and other infrastructure; (2) apply that knowledge to inform future adaptive management in a changing climate; and (3) evaluate differences across geographic regions using analyses of case studies. Both positions will work closely with scientists at multiple USDA Forest Service research stations and University partners. Each position will take on different roles (flexible and to be determined, based on strengths and interests) in accomplishing the project objectives. Funding for each position is available for 2.7 years and possibly longer based on satisfactory performance and availability of additional funding. Both full-time, exempt positions will be based in the Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences at the University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) but remote options may be considered. Most of the work effort will be office-based although opportunities to assist in field-based research may be available depending on interest. Occasional travel to attend project meetings and/or conferences to present results is expected.