Employment Opportunities
Freshwater Food Web - Junior Specialist
- Open date: May 22, 2023
- Next review date: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. - Final date: Friday, June 30, 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 Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis seeks to fill a non-tenured, academic term appointment as a Junior Specialist. This position will aid in the study of the food web ecology of mountain lakes.
Research (90%)
- Laboratory studies of water quality, plant, macroinvertebrate, and zooplankton community composition, and food web isotopic analyses; Occasionally participating in field studies to collect aquatic organisms, measure water quality, and instrument lakes; Includes backpacking and camping at lake sites (Essential backpacking gear will be provided).
- Participate in data entry, post-processing, data synthesis and statistical analysis.
- Actively and significantly involved in creative activities of publishing research and designing future research.
- Engaging in discussions of research to assist in interpreting results.
- Assisting more senior researchers in preparing manuscripts for peer-review journals by writing methods sections and commenting on draft manuscripts; and
- Participating in design of studies as part of writing research proposals by applying experience to revise study designs.
Professional Competence and Activity (5%)
Present research results at local and regional meetings, such as the Society for Freshwater Science California Chapter meeting, University of California Center for Fire Research and Outreach meeting, California Fire Science Consortium, or others.
University and Public Service (5%)
As part of academic training, will mentor undergraduates and similar assistants in field and laboratory methods and data collection and may serve as member of one or more Center for Watershed Sciences ad hoc committees (e.g., field equipment sharing/maintenance, field safety planning, laboratory shared space coordination), and college, campus and other University entities, as appropriate.
Term of Appointment
One year full-time at 100%, Junior Specialist, Step I. A Junior Specialist appointee should have a baccalaureate or similar degree in a discipline relevant or related to the research conducted in the unit hiring the appointee, or if lacking a relevant baccalaureate degree should have experience with the appropriate specialized research methods.
Salary Range
A reasonable estimate for this position is $49,000, at Step 1
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Associate Specialist - Reforestation Engagement for Natural and Working Lands
- Open date: May 22, 2023
- Next review date: Friday, June 12, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. - Final date: Friday, June 30, 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 USDA California Climate Hub at the UC Davis Institute of the Environment is seeking an Associate Specialist with an interest and experience in forestry and stakeholder engagement as related to the intersection of climate change and California’s natural and working lands. The Associate Specialist will work under the direction of Climate Hub staff to develop and execute research projects related to reforestation, climate, and natural resource management in California. Primary duties will include (1) supporting and creating opportunities to apply climate and forest science to decision-making at multiple levels of management and policy making; (2) providing technical expertise and leadership in synthesizing, planning, and execution of projects that support applied climate science investments; (3) developing applied climate science products to resource managers; and (4) facilitating diverse stakeholder groups and developing collaborative relationships with colleagues.
Nature and Purpose
The position of Specialist has a narrow focus in a specialized area and provides technical or specialized expertise (e.g., with instrumentation and research equipment or with social science research methods) in the planning and execution of a research project. The Specialist stays apprised of emerging issues and problems and maintains technical competence in the designated area(s) of specialization. Within this defined area and when appropriate, the Specialist is expected to provide leadership, facilitate teamwork and develop collaborative relationships with colleagues and to supply input into the planning of research and educational programs.
Salary Range
A reasonable estimate for this position is $67,400 - $74,500
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Remote Sensing Algorithm Research Postdoctoral Scholar
- Open date: April 6, 2023
- Next review date: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
- Final date: Friday, June 30, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (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
Dr. Susan Ustin’s Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing (CSTARS) at UC Davis is known for nearly 30 years as one of strongest environmental remote sensing groups in the United States, with a decade-long expertise in developing, prototyping, and operating automated satellite data processing algorithms and systems to support ecosystem and fire management and science (http://www.cstarsd3s.ucdavis.edu/).
CSTARS faculty and staff scientists come from all over the world and variety of disciplines, including GIS, Computer Science, Applied Math, Geography, Botany, Ecology, Soil, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences. We foster flexible, empowering, inclusive, and enjoyable work environment and constantly strive to make best available science better.
We are looking for a highly motivated and organized Postdoctoral Scientist (potentially more than one position) with excellent quantitative, computer programming, and communication skills who will develop explainable cutting-edge methods and reproducible GIS datasets to more fully characterize the 50+ year history of ecosystem change in California, using dense time series of Landsat 4-9. The new developments are expected to be coupled or integrated with the existing capabilities of the Ecosystem Disturbance and Recovery Tracker (eDaRT) — a highly automated satellite image processing and analysis system currently operated by the US Forest Service — and deployed at scale to improve water resource assessment and land management in California and potentially US-wide. The Postdoc is expected to be able to work independently on complex assignments with assistance from team members while following general guidance from PI’s and science/engineering principles.
This position under a high-stakes project funded by the State of California will involve close collaboration with senior scientists and software engineers at CSTARS on the eDaRT team, UC Davis hydrologists, and our federal and state agency partners and sponsors, providing excellent opportunities for rapid professional growth, career development, and a future leadership potential.