Forest Ecosystem and Soils Modeling Postdoc or Grad RA This is an announcement for an opening for a postdoc or PhD research assistant in the area of forest ecosystem modeling. Probably postdoc preferred, but it could be a grad RA for someone with good skills. The work would entail using a suite of different forest ecosystem process models to assess forest productivity and C and N dynamics in the northern Wisconsin. There may also be involvement on related modeling projects focused on climate change effects, bioenergy, and wildlife habitat. For the main work in this project, we will compare model output, given models that differ in dynamics and mechanisms simulated, to evaluate scenarios of intensive biomass harvesting, different soil types, natural disturbances, and pests. Models may include LANDIS-II, PnET, BGC, or others. Some, like LANDIS, have detailed spatial dynamics and individual species. Others are non-spatial, and have mechanistic detail in other dynamics. We are primarliy interested not in model comparisons per se, but comparing output using different modeling approaches, and identifying optimal application situations for these different modeling approaches. Cooperators are US Forest Service Northern Region, and Wisconsin DNR.
Desired start is from July to Sept. Intended period is 3 years. To apply, please send via email a letter, complete cv, and list of three references. David Mladenoff Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison [email protected]
