>Date: 29 May 1998 08:04:56 >Reply-To: Conference "saf.news" <saf-news@igc.apc.org> >From: PLYLERJ@safnet.org >Subject: Re: JOB ANNOUNCEMENT >To: Recipients of saf-news <saf-news@igc.apc.org> >X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org >Errors-To: owner-saf-news@igc.apc.org >Lines: 59 > >EARLY ALERT--USDA Forest Service Research & Development >Released 5/28/98 > >Interdisciplinary Research Position: Research >Ecologist/Forester/Biologist/Soil Scientist > >The Northeastern Research Station will be recruiting for a Research >Ecologist, Forester, Biologist, or Soil Scientist for an 18-month post-doc >position in the Understanding & Managing Forest Ecosystems of the >Allegheny Plateau Region Research Work Unit, Warren, Pennsylvania. A >PhD is required. The announcement will be issued shortly. > >PROJECT: The scientist will work to develop forest management >recommendations that maximize forest carbon sequestration potential on >selected Army installations, and to provide Department of Defense >guidelines for maximizing forest carbon sequestration by ecoregion. The >8 installations are located in the southeastern, central, and southwestern >United States. Although the scientist will be expected to travel to each >installation, this project will concentrate on synthesizing existing >inventory data and results from the scientific literature. Generally, >studying forest management effects on forest carbon sequestration is >like studying forest management effects on trees, except that carbon >stored in the entire forest ecosystem is studied, including that in soils, >dead trees, understory plants, and live trees. The successful applicant >will work with a researcher specializing in silviculture, and a researcher >specializing in forest carbon budgets at the landscape level. > >DUTIES: 1) To conduct research on and develop forest stand carbon >budgets for a variety of forest ecosystems under selected silvicultural >regimes. The budgets are estimates of carbon in major forest >components as a function of stand development. 2) To publish results in >research journals, and 3) To translate research results into specific >guidelines for Department of Defense forest land and resource >managers. > >LOCATION: Warren is located in PA at the north end of the 500,000 acre >Allegheny National Forest. It is the county seat, has about 12,000 >residents, with a hospital, public and parochial schools, and a wide >variety of community services. Outdoor recreation opportunities abound, >including cross-country skiing, hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing, and >water sports associated with the Allegheny River or the Kinzua >Reservoir. The area is largely rural, and cost-of-living relatively low. >Jamestown, NY, about 25 miles north, has a community college. Buffalo, >NY is 1.5 hours from Warren, and Pittsburgh, PA is within 3 hours. > >EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS: The position is a full-time 18 month term. >Grade Level: GS-12. >Salary: $46,252-$60,135 depending on qualifications and experience. >Benefits ARE included. >Some travel is expected. > >For more information about this position, or to express interest in >receiving application information, contact: > >Dr. Susan L. Stout at (814) 563-1040 (eastern time). email: >sstout/ne_warren@fs.fed.us >Dr. Linda S. Heath at (503) 808-2008 (west coast time) email: >lheath/r6pnw_portland@fs.fed.us > > >
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