Position overview Position title: Junior/Assistant Specialist
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: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf ]. The current base salary range for this position is $49,000 - $63,000 annually. "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: Summer 2023
Position duration: The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding.
Application Window
Open date: April 7, 2023
Next review date: Friday, Apr 21, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Forest Ecology Lab, under the guidance of Dr. John Battles (PI), with the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management (ESPM) within the Rausser College of Natural Resources (RCNR) at the University of California, Berkeley, is seeking highly motivated individuals for the position of Junior or Assistant Specialist.
The Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics Lab is a group of field ecologists who share an interest in understanding forest ecosystems. Robust, quantitative field studies form the core of our approach. Specifically, we want to know how and why forests change. Answering these questions is more than just an interesting academic puzzle. As a result of human enterprise (e.g., pollution, land transformations, biotic additions and losses), many forest ecosystems will experience fundamentally novel changes. In the face of this uncertainty, we need to understand the dynamics well enough to anticipate the likely direction and magnitude of responses.
In practice, we conduct field-based, context-dependent research that informs how real ecosystems respond to a changing environment. Research is primarily conducted in two specific areas:
(a) measuring the effects of tree mortality on carbon, fuel, and fire dynamics in the Sierra Nevada; and
(b) quantifying the contemporary and historical conditions of forests across California. Duties of this position will support these two areas of inquiry.
The duties for the position will span four topics:
1) Assistance with the development, management, and analysis of forest science data. This assistance will entail data entry, development of database descriptions, quality control and quality assurance checks, and statistical analysis of key metrics.
2) Reporting of progress at quarterly intervals for the relevant projects. Reporting includes tracking the status of deliverables and tasks and summary of progress in the format required by the sponsor.
3) Assisting with core laboratory and/or field measurements. Lab assistance may include help with image analysis of canopy photos, determination of the carbon content of tree parts and soil, and processing and analyzing tree cores. Field assistance may include help with forest and fuel inventories, the collection of canopy photos and tree cores, and the deployment of terrestrial lidar scanning.
4) Contributions to the planning, analysis, and writing of peer reviewed manuscripts and final reports. These contributions may include the drafting of figures and tables, the analysis of data, editing and proof-reading text, and the compilation of references.
Specialist Salary Scale (Table 24B) : https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2021/2020-21-revised-lx-and-ra-salary-scales/2020-21-ra-salary-scales.pdf
UCNet Labor Contract : https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/index.html
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree.
Preferred qualifications
Degree in ecology, ecosystem science, forestry, geography, plant sciences, or a related field
Strong R programing and GIS skills.
At least two years of post-baccalaureate research experience in forest ecosystem science
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03916
Help contact: jbattles@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
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Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03916
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