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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">I would like to post this information on an upcoming post-doc opportunity on the pollinator
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">Thanks so much,</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">Sandy DeBano</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(83, 129, 53);"><b>USFS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Quantitative Ecology with Pollinator Focus</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The USDA Forest Service/Pacific Northwest Research Station, through the
<a href="https://orise.orau.gov/internships-fellowships/postdocs.html" id="OWAab623e66-7f95-159c-82c0-dc8e5a0ea985" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
ORISE</a> program, anticipates hiring a postdoctoral fellow with strong quantitative skills to work with a team of scientists in analyzing data collected during 10 years of native bee studies in interior Pacific Northwest riparian and upland forested sites.
The fellow will participate in the full research cycle from analysis to publication and presentations, interacting closely with the USFS scientists, geospatial staff, and Oregon State University collaborators to further their research and teamwork skills.
<b>Interested applicants should email the contacts listed below to be notified when the position is formally advertised</b>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Required Qualifications:</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The successful applicant will have:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Finished their PhD in a STEM-related discipline within 5 years of the start date</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Excellent quantitative skills</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A strong publication record</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience working with large datasets</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Excellent written and oral communication skills</span></li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience with mixed-effects modelling and path analyses/structural equation modeling</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience with data structuring and management</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Skills in pollinator network analyses</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Research experience with native bees or other pollinators</span></li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The yearly stipend range is ~$60,000 – $70,000, commensurate with experience, academic standing, and discipline. Participants must have health
insurance, but 75% of costs can be covered by the program. A training and travel allowance will also be provided. The initial appointment is guaranteed for 1 year, with the possibility of an extension depending on availability of funding and recommendation
by USFS. The position will be based out of the USFS PNW Research Station, La Grande Forestry and Range Sciences Laboratory in La Grande, Oregon, with lab and office space available there and at Oregon State University’s Hermiston Agricultural Research and
Extension Center. Start date and remote work arrangements are negotiable. Research highlights from the USDA FS/OSU pollinator research program are available at:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/news/highlights/targeted-grazing-supports-coexistence-bees-and-livestock#summary" id="OWA07aa80b3-4cf0-1718-fa10-25f5ced703c7" class="OWAAutoLink">https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/news/highlights/targeted-grazing-supports-coexistence-bees-and-livestock#summary</a></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/pnw/news/highlights/what-do-bees-want" id="OWAa7ea22c2-6590-a261-efbb-3fc127b37a97" class="OWAAutoLink">https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/pnw/news/highlights/what-do-bees-want</a></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/pnw/news/highlights/diets-native-bees-overlap-those-wild-and-domestic-ungulates" id="OWA7169b8bd-db78-9b40-e7a9-9f4268e7d0ca" class="OWAAutoLink">https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/pnw/news/highlights/diets-native-bees-overlap-those-wild-and-domestic-ungulates</a></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/products/multimedia/webinars/science-x-wildlife-pollinators-future" id="OWA10504ef7-6b75-bfd2-4af1-0320eb9e1b6f" class="OWAAutoLink">https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/products/multimedia/webinars/science-x-wildlife-pollinators-future</a></span></li></ul>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To be contacted about how to apply for this position when formally advertised or for more information, please contact
Sandy DeBano, Oregon State University (<a href="mailto:sandy.debano@oregonstate.edu" id="OWAc7e34806-22b1-0a79-4b5b-a9fb00a2b366" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">sandy.debano@oregonstate.edu</a>),
Mary Rowland, USDA Forest Service (<a href="mailto:mary.rowland@usda.gov" id="OWAa2b1a054-2391-848d-30fc-1f393e668470" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mary.rowland@usda.gov</a>), or Michael Wisdom,
USDA Forest Service (<a href="mailto:michael.wisdom@usda.gov" id="OWA3145ab44-4bc4-c63a-213e-f84b5ae953c2" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">michael.wisdom@usda.gov</a>).</span></p>
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