[Wa-awra_water_jobs] Research Geomorphologist/Geologist to do landslide research related to forestry and fish habitat

[Black, Jenelle]

The NW Indian Fisheries Commission is hiring a research geomorphologist
staff scientist for the Washington State DNR Forest Practices Adaptive
Management Program.  Please follow the link at the top of the following
outreach notice to reach the official job announcement on the NWIFC web
site.

seeking research geoMORPHOLOGIST FOR RESEARCH ON forestry and landslideS in
washington state forest lands

https://nwifc.org/cmer-geomorphologist/

Come work with us as we develop the science around the effects of timber
harvest and other forest practices on erosion processes and aquatic habitat!
We seek a research scientist to participate in investigations on slope
stability and landslides in forests and the effects of timber harvest and
buffers on them.  We seek a scientist with knowledge of geomorphology,
slope stability (shallow and deep-seated landslide processes),
erosion/sediment transport, statistical study designs, geographic
information systems (GIS), and analyses of complex natural systems and what
is necessary to differentiate treatment effects from highly variable
background conditions.  Knowledge of remote sensing and GIS methods will be
crucial in this role, and knowledge of machine learning techniques will be
valuable.  Knowledge of forestry, field-based slope stability assessment,
and aquatic habitat is also highly desirable.  Most importantly, we need
someone with a strong research background who is willing to work on
stakeholder teams doing science in collaboration with other scientists,
including other geologists.  You will be joining a small team consisting of
a forest hydrologist, a wetland scientist, and a riparian ecologist, along
with several project managers with ecological backgrounds who are staff
researchers for the Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research
committee (CMER) committee.  We have two landslide-related research
projects in progress by contractors, and you would be the internal
representative working with the CMER committee members to evaluate and
guide those.  We also have a long-term road sediment project underway and
several studies in headwater stream channels with which you might become
involved.  There is an opportunity to lead upcoming research as a principal
investigator.  As a small science staff, we often work on projects
together, and we all work closely with the CMER and subcommittee member
scientists.  Other team members contribute where our expertise is germane
to certain aspects of projects and the holder of this position is likely
to, at times, contribute to non-geologic projects when and where their
expertise is needed.

CMER is the science arm of the Washington State Department of Natural
Resources Forest Practices Adaptive Management Program. Our job is to
perform scientific investigation to evaluate forest practices rules that
apply to timber harvest and other forest practices on state, local
government, and private lands in the State of Washington.  The CMER
committee is composed of scientists from state agencies, private timberland
owners, native tribes, and conservation organizations that together decide
how to conduct and interpret scientific studies to answer questions related
to the state forest practices rules.  Our research informs statewide
decision-making by the Forest Practices Board, often confirming the rules
in place are having the desired effects on aquatic habitat and sometimes
resulting in changes to the rules where undesirable effects are discovered.

For more information about CMER and the adaptive management program see:

https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/forest-practices/adaptive-management

https://www.dnr.wa.gov/about/boards-and-councils/forest-practices-board/cooperative-monitoring-evaluation-and-research

https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/forest-practices/forest-practices-habitat-conservation-plan



This position is located in Olympia, Washington.  A hybrid between
in-office and remote work is possible.  The job requires field work in
remote and difficult terrain.  To learn more about this opportunity,
contact Jenelle Black, CMER Science Staff Manager, NW Indian Fisheries
Commission, jblack at nwifc.org



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* Jenelle Black*



*CMER Science Staff Manager and Lead Scientist*
*Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission*
6730 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA  98516
office  360-438-1180 ext. 367
cell  425-445-7034
jblack at nwifc.org
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