Research Ecologist or Research Forester

Southeast
Posted 3 weeks ago
Employer: US Forest Service
Location: Morgantown, WV
Application deadline: August 15, 2022
Full position description and application instructions
Summary of duties:
- Integrate forest science and disturbance ecology with research on forest ecosystem level structure and processes impacted by invasive species.
- Plan, conduct, and report research with an emphasis on ecosystem level management options to improve the sustainability of eastern forests threatened by invasive species and other disturbances.
- In partnerships with scientists, land management agencies, academia, and the public, develop relevant research initiatives for managing eastern forest ecosystems.
- Develop a research program focused on impacts and management of non-native pests in the diverse natural communities associated with northeastern forest ecosystems.
- And more…