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The University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Category: Admin-Laboratory and Research
Posting Date: 07/20/2023
Application Deadline: Open until filled

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Postdoctoral Research Associate I
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Postdoctoral Research Associate I
Posting Number	req16842
Department	Tree Ring Laboratory
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Location	Main Campus
Address	Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights	The post-doctoral fellow will work with the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program’s publicly available DataBase (FIADB) to (1) create an analytical interface enabling its use as a time series of repeat measurements of trees and plots and (2) conduct research on forest demography, including publication in the peer-reviewed literature. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here .
Duties & Responsibilities	The duties and responsibilities of this position include: (1) Creation and publication of an R package or other open-source tool to create data objects aligning repeat measurements of trees and forest plots in the FIA DataBase for analysis. (2) Analysis and publication of forest demography trends at the US national scale. (3) Mentorship of earlier-career scientists in the research group.
Minimum Qualifications	PhD in ecology, forestry, or a related field with strong statistical and data science experience, or a PhD in statistics, applied mathematics, or a related field, with experience in plant or forest ecology. The successful candidate will have strong experience scripting in the language R.
Preferred Qualifications	Demonstrated experience in the principles and practices of open-source data science, including scripting in a version-controlled environment (e.g., GitHub), publication of R packages, and work with large relational databases, as well as statistical and demographic modeling, and writing experience. Experience publishing in the peer-reviewed scientific literature and team science experience (i.e., collaboration, mentorship).
FLSA	Exempt
Full Time/Part Time	Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week	40
Job FTE	1.0
Work Calendar	Fiscal
Job Category	Research
Benefits Eligible	Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay	$63,852
Compensation Type	salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required:	Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies	1
Target Hire Date	9/2/2023
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates	Dr. Margaret Evans mekevans@arizona.edu
Open Date	7/18/2023
Open Until Filled	Yes
Documents Needed to Apply	Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant	Please include the names and contact information for three references in your CV.
Diversity Statement	At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

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