[Sextonlabpastmembers] Fwd: [ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Scholar: Trajectories of ecosystem change in sagebrush-dominated shrublands

[Jason Sexton]

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Date: Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Subject: Fwd: [ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Scholar: Trajectories of ecosystem
change in sagebrush-dominated shrublands
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Another opportunity

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*Subject: **[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Scholar: Trajectories of ecosystem
change in sagebrush-dominated shrublands*
*Date: *December 6, 2023 at 9:10:27 AM PST
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Position Description:
The Ellsworth Lab at Oregon State University is recruiting for a
Postdoctoral Fellow to carry out research focused on trajectories of
ecosystem change following disturbance in sagebrush ecosystems in the
western United States (US). The Fellow will work with an interdisciplinary
team of leading scientists and students at Oregon State University (Dr.
Lisa Ellsworth, Dr. Robert Kennedy, Dr. Dominique Bachelet) and
Agricultural Research Service (Dr. Beth Newingham). The fellow will also
collaborate with technicians and scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey,
U.S. Forest Service, and University of Nevada, Reno. This position is
located at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Funding is
currently available for two years.

The work will include the following components:
1. Identify where vegetation transitions in sagebrush steppe are occurring
using field data, remotely-sensed data, and long-term public data sets.
2. Determine the relative role of climate, wildfire, and management in
causing those transitions using state-and-transition simulation models such
as ST-Sim.
3. Predict areas most at risk of transitions under current and projected
climates.
4. Communicate findings to scientific, manager, and public audiences and
publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in fire ecology, spatial ecology, landscape ecology, natural
resources, rangeland ecology or a related field.
- The doctoral degree must have been completed within the five years
immediately preceding the first date of appointment as a postdoctoral
fellow at the University.

Disciplinary expertise:
- Understanding of fire ecology, fire regimes, and fire behavior and
patterns in the western US and/or factors affecting plant community
dynamics (e.g., disturbance response, successional processes, species
invasions).
- Interest in developing plant succession and fire modeling skills.
- Data analysis and statistical modeling, preferably in R.
- Data management; analysis of large datasets.
- Interest in working on applied research topics of relevance to land
managers.
- Interest in working on interdisciplinary science teams across multiple
agencies and institutions, as well as networking with the broader community
of fire and restoration ecologists.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; strong written and verbal communication
skills.

Preferred qualifications:
- Experience working in sagebrush and/or pinyon-juniper ecosystems.
- Experience with remotely-sensed change detection tools (e.g., Landtrendr).
- Experience with US geospatial fire models (e.g., FSim, FlamMap, and/or
vegetation transition modeling, e.g. ST-Sim, Landis II).
- Demonstrated publication record.

Salary:
OSU Postdoctoral Scholar salary range $56,484-$68,904.  For more
information:
https://gradschool.oregonstate.edu/postdocs/stipends-and-benefits

Desired Start Date:
Flexible; ideally before March 1, 2024.

Location:
Corvallis, Oregon

Search Contacts:
Candidates interested in more information on this position can contact:
Lisa Ellsworth (lisa.ellsworth at oregonstate.edu), Associate Professor,
Oregon State University.

To Apply:
Please send a cover letter with three references, CV, and unofficial
transcripts to Lisa Ellsworth (lisa.ellsworth at oregonstate.edu).
This posting is open until filled. Qualified individuals are encouraged to
apply by December 22, 2023. This search may close without notice when a
sufficient number of applications are received, or a hiring decision has
been made.


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Jason (Jay) Sexton
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Chair, UC Merced Greenhouses Committee
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of California, Merced
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