Job ID: 247983

Research Associate / Research Fellow

Auburn University

  • Oct. 31, 2024
 
  • Research Associate / Research Fellow
  • Forestry Wildlife and Environment
  • Auburn University
    Auburn, AL
 
  • Open until filled
  • Available immediately
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  • Research Scientist/Associate
  • Forest Ecology & Management
    Environmental Science & Ecology
 
 

Job Summary

The Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment invites applications for the position of Research Associate/Fellow with a specialty in Forest Seedling Production and Regeneration. This is a limited-term appointment, with employment contingent on the availability of funds. This position is committed to research and technology transfer associated with the Auburn University Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative (SFNMC). The Nursery Cooperative’s mission is to develop and disseminate available cultural, biological and chemical technologies using an integrated system for the economical production and utilization of forest tree seedlings in the southern United States. Members of the Nursery Cooperative, which include the Forest Service, forest industries, state forestry commissions, and private nurseries, grow approximately 86% of all the seedlings used for reforestation in the southern United States. Research includes pesticide evaluations, nursery cultural practices and strategies for the minimization of environmental impacts and optimal seedling production. Additional information about the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment SFNMC can be found at https://nurserycoop.auburn.edu/

Essential Functions

  • Participate in an on-going research and technology transfer program involving industry, state, and private forest-tree bareroot and container seedling nurseries.
  • Engage actively in research, collection and statistical analysis of data, development of experimental designs and/or protocols that address Nursery Cooperative priorities. In the past this included methyl bromide alternatives, fertility trials, fungicidal tests, seedling cultural trials, weed control, biological treatments, etc.
  • Help teach a nursery short course biennially focusing on seedling regeneration and production in the southern United States.
  • Participate in writing research reports, technical notes and newsletter articles for Nursery Cooperative Members.
  • Participate in presentations at Nursery Cooperative meetings and at regional or national meetings of relevance.
  • Travel to nursery field sites across the southeastern United States to install experiments, collect data and serve as a liaison with Nursery Cooperative Members in a limited diagnostic capacity.
  • Work with the EPA, USDA and APHIS to address the needs of Cooperative Members with respect to pesticide issues.
  • Seedling diagnostics
  • May be required to supervise technicians and undergraduate students.

 
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