Southwest Biological Science Center is recruiting to fill the two Research Ecologist positions
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The Southwest Biological Science Center is recruiting to fill the two Research Ecologist positions listed below. Please distribute this information broadly as we are seeking a deep pool of qualified applicants. Thank you very much.The following announcements will open on 8-11-10, closing on 8-31-10.
Research Ecologist (Landscape Ecology), GS-0408-13, which may be filled at Moab, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah or Flagstaff, Arizona. This will support the Southern Rockies LCC.Announcement # WR-2010-0497 for the MP/status announcement andAnnouncement # WR-2010-0498 for the DEU/no-status announcementThe duties of this position will include:• Provides original research and technical support to the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SRLCC) and to the natural resource managers of the Western US in the area of landscape ecology.• Provides ecological modeling expertise to support landscape scale analyses and develops new wildlife models for integration into the larger modeling effort using open geospatial standards and service oriented architectural software techniques.• Develops models for diverse wildlife species and plants (e.g., aquatic invertebrates, plants, birds, amphibians. and pollinators) based on published studies or in collaboration with researchers at SBSC and other institutions.• Develops and applies spatially explicit models of species distribution, habitat quality, ecohydrological feedbacks, for ecosystem assessment, monitoring, and planning. This research will provide scientifically-based analysis and modeling, synthesis, and decision support to strategic conservation actions in an iterative, adaptive cycle to assist resource managers to deal with climate change threats and other limiting factors on populations and habitats at a landscape scale.• Prepares scientific reports for publication in scientific journals and for presentation at scientific conferences and organizations.• Conducts research both as a team leader and as a team member. Initiates research efforts and will be the primary person responsible for data analysis, interpretation, and reporting. Also is responsible for communicating results and management implications to resource managers, the scientific community, and the public. Center Contact: Kate Kitchell, 928-556-7194, kkitchell@usgs.gov
Research Ecologist (Soils), GS-0408-13, which may be filled at Moab, Utah, or Flagstaff, ArizonaAnnouncement # WR-2010-0499 for the MP/status announcement and Announcement # WR-2010-0500 for the DEU/no-status announcement. The duties of this position will include:• Develops, promotes, and guides a research program that focuses on the role of soils in the structure, function, condition, resistance, and resilience of dryland ecosystems in the context of a range of current and future conditions. This includes the influences of climate change and management actions as well as the interaction between these two factors as ecosystem drivers. • Studies many aspects of ecology, biology, geology, soil science, geomorphology, and natural history, as well as numerous taxa and communities at many geographic locales. The scope of research may include, (but is not limited to) topics such as understanding how environmental factors, especially soils, soil moisture, and geomorphic settings, influence plant performance, plant community distributions, and the resistance, and resilience of plant communities to potential future conditions; and effectiveness of different restoration and vegetation manipulation techniques.• Work will emphasize deserts of the Southwest in order to enhance understanding of dryland ecosystems by integrating and synthesizing across multiple disciplines, temporal and spatial scales, and levels of ecological organization.• Prepares scientific reports for publication in scientific journals and for presentation at scientific conferences and organizations.• Conducts research both as a team leader and as a team member. Initiates research efforts and will be the primary person responsible for data analysis, interpretation, and reporting. Also is responsible for communicating results and management implications to resource managers, the scientific community, and the public. Center Contact: Jayne Belnap, 435-719- 2335, jayne_belnap@usgs.gov
All interested applicants must COMPLETELY SUBMIT their applications via USAJOBS before Midnight EASTERN time on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.USAJOBS may be accessed at http://www.usajobs.gov/If applicants have questions about the USAJOBS website, they may contact:Beverly LedbetterUSGS, Human Resources916-278-9399 or wrjobsb@usgs.gov
Direct Links:
LANDSCAPE http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=89969560&JobTitle=Research+Ecologist+(Landscape)%2c+GS-0408-13+(AT-DEU)&where=moab%2c+utah&brd=3876&vw=b&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&x=0&y=0&AVSDM=2010-08-11+00%3a03%3a00
SOIL http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=89969689&JobTitle=Research+Ecologist+(Soils)%2c+GS-0408-13+(AT-DEU)&where=moab%2c+utah&brd=3876&vw=b&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&x=0&y=0&AVSDM=2010-08-11+00%3a03%3a00
