TROPICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, Inc.
7001 SW 24 AVENUE
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, USA 32607
TEL. 904 331-1886 FAX 904 331-3284
E-MAIL: TRD/313-2319@mcimail.com
The Bolivia SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT Project
Attached are the long-term job descriptions for a TROPICAL FORESTER and for a
TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGIST.
I need ideas on possible candidates (and CVs by FAX if possible) at your
earliest convenience! This promises to be a very interesting and
valuable project.
Many thanks.
Joshua Dickinson
TROPICAL FORESTER
Long-Term
Tropical Research & Development, Inc. is seeking a tropical forester
with the below listed qualifications for the seven year Bolivia
Sustainable Forestry Management project funded by USAID. The project
will involve forest sector capacity building in both the public and
private institutions. Research and technical assistance will support
sustainable forest management demonstrations with all forest users -
concessionaires, communities and land owners. The best estimate of
project start is August 1993. For more information communicate with
Amanda Jorgenson, Project Manager at the above telephone number or send
curriculum vitae to the above Fax number.
Qualifications
A MS or MF degree or the equivalent and at least 5 years of experience
with silvicultural approaches appropriate for natural forest management
in the tropics. Fluency in Spanish required. The individual should
have experience and an active interest in forestry research and its
application to forest management and silviculture. This experience in
forest management should encompass a wide range of resource users, from
rural communities to large concessionaires. The individual must be able
to deal effectively with other team members, government officials,
campesinos, concessionaires and NGO representatives. The forester will
have important liaison responsibilites with Centro de Desarrollo
Forestal (CDF) and the Camara National Forestal (private sector).
Responsibilities
The forester has a key role in this project. The forest management and
silvicultural practices designed must pass two difficult tests; first,
to be adopted practices must be technically feasible and profitable, and
second, practices must be certifiably sustainable. The forester will
coordinate forestry research, training and demonstration activities with
the rest of the team and with all other interested parties.
Collaboration with the forest ecologist will be particularly important
to assure that practices are ecologically sound, EA requirements are
met, and ultimately that forest management plans receive national and
international certification.
Specific responsibilities include:
* Forest Management Research - Establish permanent plots for
research and later training and demonstrations.
Design and conduct research on silvicultural practices as they affect
growth, yield, and sustainability, both at the species and forest
ecosystem levels.
Coordinate with CIMAR and other institutions the participation of
students and professionals in research activities.
Develop techniques for increasing the stocking and growth of
commercially valuable species including methods varying in intensity
and cost, ranging from enrichment planting along cleared lines to
liberation of selected potential crop trees from competition.
Develop and demonstrate timber stand improvement methods for
increasing the sustainable yield of commercially valuable forest
products upon which forest management plans can be based.
* Forest Engineering - Develop cost-effective and ecologically
acceptable road construction and skidding methods, with particular
attention to stream crossings and wetlands.
Coordinate forest engineering operations with research on the
mitigation of environmental effects of logging through low
impact logging practices (e.g., comparative studies of damage to
advanced regeneration, stream sediment loads and aquatic
invertebrates).
* Training and Demonstration - Work with faculty and forestry
students of Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Ren‚ Moreno (UAGRAM) in
Santa Cruz de la Sierra and other Bolivian institutions to improve
training and research programs in forestry and supporting fields.
Develop a series of training modules in forestry and related fields, e.g.
research methods, inventory and mensuration, management plan
preparation, felling and extraction, decision-maker orientation, etc.
Training will utilize permanent demonstration sites whenever possible.
Together with the forest ecologist, assist CDF in improving its
capability to review forest management plans. Assist CNF in
developing its technical program.
* Inventory and Mapping - Develop cost effective inventory
techniques using satellite imagery, available aerial photography, and a
GPS equipped light aircraft-based false-color infrared and color video
and medium format photography.
Carry out inventories and other information gathering in support
of research and later in support of forest management plan development.
TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGIST
Long-Term
Tropical Research & Development, Inc. is seeking a tropical forest
ecologist with the below listed qualifications for the seven year
Bolivia Sustainable Forestry Management project funded by USAID. The
project will involve forest sector capacity building in both the public
and private institutions. Ecological research will address the effects
of forest management practices and species utilization on ecosystem
structure and biological diversity. Training will be an important
component of the project. The best estimate of project start is August
1993. For more information communicate with Amanda Jorgenson, Project
Manager at the above telephone number or send curriculum vitae to the
above Fax number.
Qualifications
A Ph.D. degree in forest ecology or a closely related field with at
least 5 years of experience in the tropics. Fluency in Spanish
required. A familiarity with the literature and field research
experience in both forest ecology and commercial forestry is essential
to establishing a practical basis for ecologically sustainable and
certifiable forest management.
Responsibilities
In close collaboration with the forester, the ecologist will coordinate
research and training related to assessing the impacts of all facets of
forest enterprise on ecosystem processes, biological diversity and
species of particular concern. Specific responsibilities include:
* Research - Develop a research program on the ecological basis and
consequences of forest management. Supervise 5-10 researchers per
year working on a wide range of projects (e.g., population stability
under different harvesting regimes, nutrient losses associated with
logging, and etc.).
Carry out research with the forester on currently under-utilized
commercial tree species, ascertaining the potential impact of
harvesting on wildlife and ecosystem processes.
Coordinate and/or carry out research on non-timber forest products,
assessing the potential impacts of harvesting on wildlife and
ecosystem processes of harvest.
* Training - Coordinate the overall training program.
Establish procedures for selection and placement of candidates for
graduate training. Coordinate thesis research topic selection and
logistics for supervising faculty field visits.
Provide overall direction to short term training programs coordinated
by CIMAR.
Participate in teaching courses in conservation, forestry, economic
botany, and etc. Offer special courses on population biology,
physiological ecology, and etc.
Maintain a close academic relationship with a major research
university in the U.S.A.
Publish research results jointly with Bolivian research collaborators in
international refereed journals and in Bolivian publications that reach
local and national audiences.
* Environmental Assessment - Prepare scopes of work and
participate in Eas called for by USAID. Conduct Environmental
Reviews as required. Assure that research conducted under the
project contributes to mitigation of the environmental impacts of
project activities.
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