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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in fire ecology, including advanced knowledge of fuel types and their impact on fire behavior, alongside proficiency in geospatial data analysis and simulation modeling. Capable of leading research initiatives and producing high-quality publications in scientific journals.
Highest-signal resume keywords
PhD In Ecology Or Related FieldFire Ecology ExperienceGeospatial Data AnalysisImage Processing And GIS SoftwareTechnical Writing And Presentation Skills
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Hard Skills
Fire EcologySpatial AnalysisSimulation ModelingMachine LearningDeep LearningPythonRRaster And Vector Data ProcessingData ValidationBuilding Loss Quantification
Soft Skills
Team CollaborationTechnical WritingPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
ArcGISArcProQGISERDASMicrosoft OfficeAI-Supported Development Environments
Certifications & Qualifications
National Agency Check
Industry Keywords
Wildfire Risk AssessmentWildland Urban InterfacePlant Community DynamicsWildland Fuels ProgramEnvironmental Factors
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPython
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide research support to the USGS team studying wildfire risk to buildings, the wildland-urban interface, and other valued assets
- Advance research on wildfire exposure and risk to inform DOI and USWFS wildfire risk assessments and mitigation strategies
- Develop methods to predict wildfire exposure and building damage at national or larger scales using simulation models, deep learning, and machine learning
- Lead development and publication of journal articles
- Develop, maintain, and expand annual datasets quantifying building losses caused by wildfires
- Develop prototypes and identify data sources for non-building valued assets impacted by wildfires
- Develop, update, and analyze global- and national-scale Wildland Urban Interface datasets using building footprints, census bureau, land cover, and fire occurrence data
- Contribute to the definition, direction, and implementation of the Wildland Fuels Program at EROS
- Participate in virtual and occasional in-person team meetings
- Help shape, manage, and execute projects applying geospatial data and systems to solve geospatial problems
Requirements
What you’ll need- Must have a 3-year residency in the United States
- Ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain credentials for facility access and user accounts
- PhD or advanced degree or equivalent experience in ecology, landscape ecology, forestry, fire science, conservation science, or another relevant field
- Minimum 3-5 years of recent and related work experience in fire ecology
- Knowledge of plant community dynamics across the landscape
- Advanced understanding of ground, surface, and canopy fuel types/characteristics and their effects on wildland fire behavior in conjunction with environmental factors
- Experience with image processing and GIS software, such as ERDAS, ArcGIS, ArcPro, and QGIS
- Familiarity with raster and vector data processing
- Ability to perform spatial analysis and validation
- Strong technical writing, editing, and presentation skills
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office tools for reporting and documentation
- Experience with Python and R
- Potential experience with AI-supported development environments, such as Kiro
- Experience with shared code repositories
- Ability to serve as lead author and co-author for manuscripts targeting high-impact scientific journals
- Ability to participate in virtual and occasional in-person team meetings
- Ability to work in a team environment applying geospatial data and systems to solve geospatial problems
Benefits
Comp & perks- 401K plan with company match
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- AD&D
- Flexible spending account
- Disability benefits
- Paid time off
- Flexible work schedule
- Professional training and development
- Career advancement opportunities