FYI - please do not answer to this email - bellow you will find the contacts
Objet : hiring a PhD student or postdoc in disturbance ecology
*PhD student or Postdoctoral Researcher to study climate change and
disturbances*
We have an excellent opportunity for a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher to estimate the ability of arctic and boreal ecosystems to keep pace with climate change, given rising temperatures, thawing permafrost and multiple, interacting disturbances in Siberian Russia ( https://www.melissalucash.com/projects/siberia). Our project is funded by the National Science Foundation ( https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1844435).
The position will be located at Portland State University in Portland, OR, but the position will require periodic travel to the US Forest Service Institute for Applied Ecosystems in Wisconsin. The selected candidate will also travel with the PIs to meet with collaborators at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria.
The successful candidate would join our well-renowned research group led by Drs. Melissa Lucash, Eric Gustafson, Forest Hoffman, Brian Sturtevant, Joshua Fu, Dmitry Schepaschenko, and Anatoly Shvidenko. This international and interdisciplinary team is comprised of landscape ecologists, forest ecologists, and spatial modelers at Portland State University, the U.S.
Forest Service, Oak Ridge National Lab, University of Tennessee -Knoxville and IIASA in Laxenburg, Austria.
Capitalizing on a rich and underutilized empirical dataset of Siberia, the successful candidate will project future species composition and C dynamics under climate change using a landscape-scale forest simulation model (LANDIS-II). The candidate will also collaborate with a postdoc at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab who will use CLM-FATES to estimate changes in plant functional groups, C dynamics and vegetation-climate feedbacks.
Required qualifications:
· M.S. or Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry, Forestry, Geography or
associated fields
· excellent programming skills in R and/or ArcMap
· excellent writing skills
· experience in data mining of ecological, environmental or climatic
databases.
Modeling experience is not essential for this position. We expect to help the candidate become familiar with LANDIS-II.
Compensation for the PhD student will be $26,000 (plus tuition) and $50,000 for the postdoctoral scholar. The position is funded for two years for a postdoc and three years for a PhD student and will begin as early as April 1, 2020, but the start date can be negotiated.
If applying as a postdoc, please apply here:
https://jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/31666
If applying as a PhD student, please submit a cover letter, CV, and list of three references to Dr. Lucash by email (lucash(a)pdx.edu) with the subject line “PhD student application- Siberia”. Letters may be requested if candidates advance to the final stage of the application process.
Portland State University is an EO/AA educator and employer
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*Dr. Melissa S. Lucash*
*Research Assistant Professor*
*Department of Geography*
*Portland State University*
*Portland, OR*
*lucash [a] pdx.edu <lucash(a)pdx.edu>*
*503-725-2170*
*https://melissalucash.com <https://melissalucash.com>*
Dear colleagues,
Please see the announcement below.
Best regards.
João
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Assunto: IALE-Russia - call for sessions - deadline extension
Data: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:43:07 +0300
De: IALE-RU Conf2020 <ialeruconf2020(a)gmail.com>
Para: IALE-RU Conf2020 <ialeruconf2020(a)gmail.com>
Dear colleagues,
In response to requests, we extended the deadline for submitting session
proposals until March 9. The call for abstracts will open on 16 March.
Updated information is available on the IALE-Russia conference website
Kind regards,
Tatiana Kharitonova,
Conference Secretary
iale-russia.ru <http://iale-russia.ru>
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João Azevedo
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Address:
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
Phone: (+351) 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
Dear colleagues,
in case you, or anyone you know, are interested in megafires.
With best regards.
João
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Assunto: Position available at UTAD - "PyroLife – Training the next
generation of integrated fire management experts”
Data: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:11:24 +0000
De: Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes <pfern(a)utad.pt>
Dear colleagues,
We are looking for a PhD candidate within the H2020 Innovative Training
Network “PyroLife – Training the next generation of integrated fire
management experts”.
The student will be based at UTAD, with two 4-month secondments at the
University of Alberta (Canada) and Tecnosylva (Spain).
The objectives are to identify and analyze the environmental drivers of
megafires; describe and model megafire behaviour; and assess the
prediction potential of future megafires in Europe.
Here all the information regarding the job offer, which closes on
February 29:
https://www.utad.pt/srh/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/02/Call-PyroLife-Ph…
You can also have a look about the position, available on our official
PyroLife website:
https://pyrolife.lessonsonfire.eu/recruitment
Thank you for disseminating & best regards,
Paulo M. Fernandes
Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Dept. Ciências Florestais e
Arquitetura Paisagística _http://www.cifap.utad.pt_
UNIVERSIDADE DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO
Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real (Portugal)
Tel./Phone +351 259350484 – Ext. 4484
E-mail pfern(a)utad.pt <mailto:pfern@utad.pt>
Homepage UTAD <https://www.utad.pt/>
Google Scholar
<http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VEaRO9oAAAAJ&hl=en&oe=ASCII&pagesi…>;
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0336-4398https://publons.com/researcher/453867/paulo-m-fernandes/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo_Fernandes
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João Azevedo
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Address:
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
Phone: (+351) 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
Dear colleagues,
For those interested in this interesting program on Tropical Forest
Landscapes.
Best regards.
João Azevedo
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Assunto: [IUFRO Div 8] Apply now! Yale online program on Tropical
Forest Landscapes
Data: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:23:32 +0100
De: Brigitte Burger <burger(a)iufro.org>
Para: div4(a)lists.iufro.org, div7(a)lists.iufro.org, div8(a)lists.iufro.org,
div9(a)lists.iufro.org
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From: "Terris, Eli" <eli.terris(a)yale.edu <mailto:eli.terris@yale.edu>>
To: "div8(a)lists.iufro.org <mailto:div8@lists.iufro.org>"
<div8(a)lists.iufro.org <mailto:div8@lists.iufro.org>>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 14:58:15 +0000
Subject: Apply now! Yale online program on Tropical Forest Landscapes
Priority applications for Yale University’s*/_Tropical Forest
Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use_/*online
certificate program are open through February 23, 2020.
This interdisciplinary program explores tropical land use management
through diverse perspectives in a dynamic online experience. Courses
teach core concepts, highlight exciting global case studies, and
illustrate practical tools to understand and manage complex social,
ecological and economic aspects of effective conservation and
restoration initiatives.
Program benefits include:
* Unparalleled access to a world-class institution
* Connections with environmental professionals around the world
* Dedicated mentors who provide one-on-one support
* Flexible learning schedule
* Practice using planning tools for a real-life project with
individualized faculty feedback
* Optional hands-on field experience in the tropics
This program offers environmental professionals the chance to understand
the broader context of their day-to-day work while developing concrete
outputs for on-the-ground projects. No matter where you are in your
career, this program will allow you to build key skills, enhance your
knowledge, and develop the networks you need to succeed.
Interested? Learn more about the program
attropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu
<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/>or join us for
aprogram preview
<https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z9quCQgTTvmHZjHmoiw-Tg>on
February 5, 2020 and aprogram information session
<https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L1JfofhRQGCV1AkMN1dxpg>on
February 12, 2020.
The priority admissions deadline is February 23, 2020 and the final
chance to apply is March 20, 2020 (applications are accepted on a
rolling basis).
Apply today: https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/admissions
*Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program*
Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu
<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/>|tropicalcertificate(a)yale.edu
<mailto:tropicalcertificate@yale.edu>
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Eli Terris
Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
http://elti.yale.edu/
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<http://elti.yale.edu/>
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João Azevedo
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Address:
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
Phone: (+351) 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
