Assistant/Associate Specialist - Fire Science/ Forest Ecology-Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management | University of California Berkeley Job at University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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  • University of California Berkeley
  • Berkeley, CA

Job Description

Assistant/Associate Specialist - Fire Science/ Forest Ecology-Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management

Position overview
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position . The current base salary range for this position is $61,300- $85,000. 'Off-scale' salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: Spring 2025

Position duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding.

Application Window
Open date: January 30, 2025

Next review date: Monday, Mar 3, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Mar 3, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Fire Science Lab (lead: Dr. Scott Stephens) and the Forest Ecology Lab (lead: Dr. John Battles) in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management (ESPM) within the Rausser College of Natural Resources (RCNR) at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks to hire two highly motivated individuals for the position of Assistant or Associate Specialist to support a state-wide collaborative co-led by the two labs to improve the measurement and monitoring of fire-prone ecosystems in California.

The mission of the Fire Science Lab is to conduct scientific research and provide academic training in the fields of wildland fire science, ecology, and resource management. Specifically, the Fire Science Lab strives to secure funding for and perform original, quality research in wildland fire science, ecology, and management; participate in and encourage interdisciplinary research efforts when possible; and disseminate findings by publishing research in peer-reviewed academic journals.

The mission of the Forest Ecology Lab is to understand forest ecosystems in terms of their ecology, management, and policy. Robust, quantitative field studies form the core of their approach. A current focus of the Forest Ecology Lab is to build end-to-end workflows for forest and fire inventory data to increase the efficiency and impact of ongoing monitoring efforts.

To support the collaboration, the positions will collectively have the following responsibilities:

  • Conduct analyses on a variety of fire and vegetation field data including but not limited to fuel loading, prescribed fire impacts, vegetation composition and structure, and plant demography.

  • Build open-science workflows for these analyses that can be shared among collaborators.

  • Develop remotely sensed metrics to assess fire severity in areas outside of conifer forests.

  • Evaluate existing inventory and assessment protocols with an emphasis on understanding the current best practices for monitoring shrub-dominated, fire-prone ecosystems.

  • Contribute to the preparation of manuscripts, reports, and outreach material.

  • Contribute expertise to the environmental data science workgroup at UC Berkeley.

    Qualifications
    Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
    Bachelor's degree or equivalent international degree.

    Preferred qualifications
  • A Master's degree or equivalent international degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., fire science, forestry, ecology, natural resource management, data science, statistics).

  • Three years of experience in fire science, forestry, environmental data science, or related areas.

  • Experience with standard programming languages and software used in environmental and spatial data science with a preference for R.

  • Proficiency with standard methods of tracking, sharing, and updating code and methodology such as GitHub.

  • Experience working with large data sets that involve fire and forest inventory data.

  • Record of contributions to peer-reviewed articles or non-peer-reviewed reports with a strong dependency on monitoring data.

    Application Requirements

    Document requirements
    • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
    • Cover Letter

    Reference requirements
    • 3 required (contact information only)
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    Help contact: [email protected]

    About UC Berkeley

    UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

    The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

    Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy .

    In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

    As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

    As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
    • 'Misconduct' means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

    Job location
    Berkeley, CA

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