Please note that the outreach notice and position information in the original message below are for the Ecologist GS-0408-14 or GS-0408-15 position located in Reseach Triangle Park, North Carolina. The outreach notice and position information for the Ecologist GS-0408-12 or Geographer GS-0150-12 located in Asheville, North Carolina are as follows: Outreach Notice Ecologist GS-0408-12 or Geographer GS-0150-12 Permanent One Position USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station Asheville, North Carolina The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (Center) of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station is recruiting for an Ecologist or Geographer research and development position located in Asheville, NC. The position is targeted for the GS-12 grade level, with a salary range of $ 67,613 to $ 87,893. This is a permanent full-time scientific position covered by the Research Grade Evaluation Guide. A PhD is required. Application is open to all U.S. citizens. The position The mission of EFETAC is to generate knowledge and tools needed to anticipate and respond to environmental threats. The most serious threats to forests, and the benefits they provide, inevitably involve complex factors interacting at multiple scales. The Center?s challenge is to maintain a holistic and integrated research program to tackle these complex issues. The selected candidate will serve as a member of the Threat Assessment team emphasizing integrated approaches to detecting, predicting, and assessing threats to forest health. Research conducted by the Center is necessarily multidisciplinary, integrated, and applied. Corporate or team results are more highly valued than individual accomplishments. Thus, the incumbent is expected foremost to contribute to the design and development of integrated Center products, and to ensure successful delivery of scientific information and tools to managers. This assignment is directed at understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of interacting ecological and social factors that combine to create or exacerbate environmental threats. Assignments include the development of probabilistic models to evaluate relationships between forest and landscape patterns and the sensitivity or vulnerability of forest health to future natural and anthropogenic disturbances and stresses. Such models must fit within a more comprehensive risk assessment framework that is useable by forest managers. Technology transfer is an essential task of the position. Knowledge required The position requires advanced understanding of landscape processes, forest ecology, and quantitative decision analysis. Candidates should have expert knowledge of at least one area of forest disturbance, such as wildland fire, insects and disease, or land-use change. The successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise in analyzing complex environmental and social issues at broad spatial scales. Advanced understanding and experience with Geographical Information Systems (GIS), ecological modeling, and risk assessment are required. Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment are essential. Location This position will be located at the Southern Research Station?s headquarters in Asheville, NC. Asheville is the largest city in Western North Carolina with a population of over 70,000. It is the core of a three-county metropolitan area of 229,950. In the last 20 years, Asheville has emerged as one of the eastern United States? regional centers for cultural amenities. The city boasts a symphony, lyric opera, and a ballet. It is well recognized for its thriving drama, music, and arts communities. Asheville is also a regional center for health care, banking, professional services, manufacturing, and transportation. Located at an elevation of 2,200 feet in the heart of the Southern Appalachians, the city has average summer highs of 82 dropping to winter lows of 32, and rainfall from 55 to 60 inches with some areas over 80 inches. Surrounded by national forests and 50 miles from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Asheville is the gateway for numerous rivers and trails and spectacular drives on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Interested candidates Candidates meeting the qualifications and interested in the position should submit a completed Outreach Response form to Stephanie Worley-Firley no later than August 20, 2009. It is anticipated that the vacancy announcement will be posted on OPM?s USA Jobs website (www.usajobs.opm.gov). For more information about the position contact Danny C Lee, EFETAC Center Director, at (828) 257-4854 or e-mail dclee(a)fs.fed.us. If you would like to learn more about EFETAC, visit our Web site at http://www.forestthreats.org/. Should you like to learn more about the Southern Research Station, visit our Web site at http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/. Outreach Response Form USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Permanent Position Position Title/Series/Grade: Ecologist GS-0408-12 or Geographer GS-0150-12 I am interested in the position and will call the contact person, in addition to checking http://www.usajobs.opm.gov for the position announcement, which will be posted at a later date. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: ______________________________________Date: _____________________ Address: ____________________________________Phone: ____________________ E-Mail: ____________________ Current Federal Employee? Yes_____ No Current title/series/grade/location: ___________________________________________ Current type of appointment: _______________________________________________ (e.g., Career, Career-Conditional, Excepted, Excepted VRA, etc) Submit Outreach Notice to: Stephanie L. Worley-Firley E-mail: sworleyfirley(a)fs.fed.us or Mail: The Southern Research Station 200 WT Weaver Blvd. Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: (828) 257-4380 It is anticipated that the vacancy announcement will be posted on OPM?s USA Jobs website (www.usajobs.opm.gov). Please do not send résumés and/or transcripts when responding to this outreach notice. The USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stephanie L. Worley Firley Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center 200 Weaver Boulevard Asheville, NC 28804 (828) 257-4380 sworleyfirley(a)fs.fed.us http://www.forestthreats.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Forwarded by Stephanie L Worley-Firley/SRS/USDAFS on 08/06/2009 03:11 PM ----- ----- Forwarded by Kier Klepzig/SRS/USDAFS on 08/06/2009 10:03 AM ----- Kier Klepzig <kklepzig(a)fs.fed.us> Sent by: rg70300-forent-bounces(a)lists.iufro.org 08/06/2009 10:03 AM Please respond to "IUFRO RG 7.03.00" <rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org> To rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org cc Subject [IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Two positions with Southern Research Station, USFS Please share the following two opportunities to work on threats to forest health (including invasives) in Asheville, NC. Outreach Notice Ecologist Forest Health Monitoring Research GS-0408-14 or GS-0408-15 One Position USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Outreach Notice Ecologist GS-0408-12 or Geographer GS-0150-12 Permanent One Position USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station Asheville, North Carolina The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (Center) of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station is recruiting for an Ecologist or Geographer research and development position located in Asheville, NC. The position is targeted for the GS-12 grade level, with a salary range of $ 67,613 to $ 87,893. This is a permanent full-time scientific position covered by the Research Grade Evaluation Guide. A PhD is required. Application is open to all U.S. citizens. The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (EFETAC) of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station is recruiting for an Ecologist position located at Research Triangle Park, NC. The position is targeted for the GS-14 grade level, with a salary range of $97,948 to $127,337 and GS-15 at $115,216 to $149,782. This is a permanent full-time scientific position covered by the Research Grade Evaluation Guide (RGEG). A PhD is required. Application is open to all U.S. citizens. The position The mission of EFETAC is to generate knowledge and tools needed to anticipate and respond to environmental threats. The National Forest Health Monitoring Research team develops new monitoring protocols and analytical tools in addition to performing national scale analyses and reports on healthy and sustainability of the Nation?s forests. The incumbent serves as the Team Leader of the National Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) research team. As such, the incumbent is responsible for scientific leadership and administrative oversight of the FHM program, directs advanced ecological research studies and investigations, and provides expert advice and direction for national and international forest health monitoring programs. The incumbent is also responsible for ensuring that the FHM research program and products are fully integrated within the broader mission of EFETAC and the Southern Research Station, including delivery of program products and services to a wide variety of public and private partners and stakeholders. This assignment includes the identification, development, and testing of indicators for spatial patterns that are related to ecological processes at multiple spatial scales. This work is conducted in close cooperation with a wide number of other experts and disciplines. The work specifically results in indicators of landscape patterns such as forest fragmentation and wildlife habitat suitability that can be applied to a variety of national assessment efforts. Related efforts include the development of models to evaluate relationships between forest patterns and the sensitivity or vulnerability of forest health to future natural and anthropogenic disturbances and stresses. The incumbent also contributes to work on other research problems addressed by FHM, including: the development of new measurements and data systems for deployment in existing plot-based monitoring networks; the integration of data, models, and interpretive techniques to assess forest health and conduct risk analyses at multiple scales; and contributions to national assessments of forest health and sustainability such as those produced by the Forest Health Monitoring Program. Location The Research Triangle area of North Carolina is named for the geographic region anchored by North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Duke University in Durham, and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill ? three of the nation?s top research universities. At the center of the region is Research Triangle Park, the nation's largest planned research and development community. The Research Triangle area, which is centrally located both within North Carolina and along the Eastern Seaboard, boasts a thriving business community, active arts population, and quality of life that have consistently been ranked among the best in the Country by publications that include Money, Fortune, and Time magazines. The Forestry Sciences Laboratory operated by the Southern Research Station in Research Triangle Park is located at 3041 Cornwallis Road. Economy The three largest industries in the area are government, education, and health care. Research Triangle Park is internationally known for thriving high-tech industries such as information technology, telecommunications, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and computer products. Employment is available at high-tech entrepreneurial companies, major corporations, and a vast array of small and mid-sized companies. Although Research Triangle Park receives most of the attention, North Carolina State University?s Centennial Campus also has lured major corporate relocations and generated thousands of local jobs. Centennial Campus is a unique technology community that blends public, academic, and private-sector research. It is the only public-private partnership of its kind in the U.S. Education The high quality of education found throughout Wake County is a primary reason why the Triangle area is continuously heralded as one of the best places to live in the country. The public schools here consistently outperform school districts across the state (and nation) in end-of-course, SAT scores, and other proficiency criteria. Money magazine ranked the Wake County Public School System among the best 100 school systems in the nation. Almost 90 percent of Wake County public school graduates plan to pursue higher education. The Triangle region boasts 18 colleges, universities, and community colleges, including internationally renowned Duke University in Durham and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. North Carolina State University, located in West Raleigh, is one of the nation?s premier research institutions and a national leader in engineering, architecture, biotechnology, and veterinary medicine. Health Care Medical facilities located in the Triangle area rank among the nation's best, with some of the foremost medical experts and programs in the country. The region ranks sixth in physicians per capita nationwide. Major health care providers include WakeMed, Rex Healthcare, and Duke Health Raleigh Hospital in Wake County. Nearby Duke University Medical Center and UNC Hospitals consistently finish high on US News and World Report's list of America's best hospitals. Cultural and Recreational Advantages Raleigh is known as the ?Smithsonian of the South? due to its variety of world-class museums. The museums of art, history, and natural sciences, along with Exploris (the world?s first global experience center), offer programs and exhibits for people of all ages. The Triangle area is home to the NC Symphony, the Opera Company of North Carolina, and the Carolina Ballet. The area has a rich tradition of blues, jazz, gospel, and bluegrass music. The state-of-the-art BTI Center for the Performing Arts and the Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek host a number of national acts. Interested candidates Candidates meeting the qualifications and interested in the position should submit a completed Outreach Response form to Stephanie Worley-Firley no later than August 20, 2009. It is anticipated that the vacancy announcement will be posted on OPM?s USA Jobs website (www.usajobs.opm.gov). For more information about the position contact Danny C Lee, EFETAC Center Director, at (828) 257-4854 or e-mail dclee(a)fs.fed.us. If you would like to learn more about EFETAC, visit our Web site at http://www.forestthreats.org/. Should you like to learn more about the Southern Research Station, visit our Web site at http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/. The USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Outreach Response Form USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Position Title/Series/Grade: Research Ecologist GS-0408-14 Research Ecologist GS-0408-15 Location: Research Triangle Park, NC I am interested in the position and will call the contact person, in addition to checking http://www.usajobs.opm.gov for the position announcement, which will be posted at a later date. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: ______________________________________Date: _____________________ Address: ____________________________________Phone: ____________________ E-Mail: ____________________ Current Federal Employee? Yes_____ No Current title/series/grade/location: ___________________________________________ Current type of appointment: _______________________________________________ (e.g., Career, Career-Conditional, Excepted, Excepted VRA, etc) Submit Outreach Notice no later than August 20, 2009 to: Stephanie L. Worley-Firley E-mail: sworleyfirley(a)fs.fed.us or Mail: The Southern Research Station 200 WT Weaver Blvd. Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: (828) 257-4380 It is anticipated that the vacancy announcement will be posted on OPM?s USA Jobs website (www.usajobs.opm.gov). Please do not send résumés and/or transcripts when responding to this outreach notice. The USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer ****************************************************************************** Kier Klepzig Assistant Director for Research Southern Research Station, USFS 200 WT Weaver Blvd. Asheville, NC 28804 (828)257-4307 kklepzig(a)fs.fed.us ****************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ IUFRO Mailing List To post a message to all list members, send email to: rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org List info and Archive: http://www.iufro.org/science/iufro-mailing-lists/overview/