Data Analytics Position with Family Forestry Research Center Announced

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FAMILY FOREST RESEARCH CENTER DATA ANALYTICS POSITION DESCRIPTION A. GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: The employee will work collaboratively with Drs. Brett Butler and David Kittredge and other members of the Family Forest Research Center (FFRC; www.familyforestresearchcenter.org). The FFRC is a joint partnership between the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station dedicated to increasing our understanding of family forest owners. The work of the Data Analytics person will focus on efforts related to the U.S. Forest Service’s National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS; www.fia.fs.fed.us/nwos). B. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: The employee will work collaboratively with other FFRC members to develop tools and methods to aid in the implementation, analysis, and interpretation of the NWOS. These efforts will focus on: survey implementation automation; survey response processing; estimating population-level attributes; generating camera-ready tables; tools for custom analyses; and documentation. Efforts will be developed using a combination of R scripts/packages, LaTeX, and other software packages. C. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Strong aptitude for coding and programming. Demonstrable experience with R or an equivalent statistical or coding software...
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Lecturer in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry Announced

  The Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (http://eco.umass.edu/) seeks applications for a full-time (9-month academic-year) non-tenure-track appointment as Lecturer in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. The initial appointment will be for two years but is renewable based on performance and program need. The position will emphasize undergraduate teaching, utilizing active learning strategies. Candidates should care deeply about undergraduate education in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, and be a teacher, mentor, and scientist whose interests are broad and support the pedagogy that allows students to gain the ability to analyze and solve problems. Teaching responsibilities include four to five courses annually. Of these, some will be classes in the current Arboriculture & Urban Forestry curriculum (http://eco.umass.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate-programs/natural-resources-conservation/urban-forestry-arboriculture-concentration/) as well as a new course(s) in their field of specialization to complement the curriculum. Additional responsibilities include management of the undergraduate program in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, including advising students in the two- and four-year degree programs; student recruiting on and off campus; maintaining...
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Managing Director, Massachusetts Energy Extension Initiative Position Announced

Managing Director, Massachusetts Energy Extension Initiative University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for the Managing Director of the Massachusetts Energy Extension Initiative. The successful candidate will also serve as Extension Faculty in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. This is a non-tenure track position, calendar year position with an initial one-year contract with the expectation of renewal for an additional two years, contingent on funding and performance.   The position is based in the Department of Environmental Conservation with an affiliation with the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment. The Massachusetts Energy Extension Initiative (MAEEI) was recently launched with initial funding from Massachusetts Department of Energy and Resources to provide innovative outreach, applied research, and consulting service to communities and people of Massachusetts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, accelerate energy efficiency and renewable energy technology development and adoption, and stimulate the growth of economic activity and employment in the areas of...
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