The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station is filling a Hydrologist permanent position (GS-1315-07/09 ). Further information on the position and how to apply is posted at the following web page: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov (job announcement number: ADS10-NRS-REC-0571DP (R-SB)). Position application open dates are January 5 through February 1, 2010.
The position is administered and funded by the Northern Research Station, Center for Research on Ecosystem Change ( http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/units/crec/ ). The CREC conducts research on understanding ecological processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the northern forest, determining impacts of change on these ecosystems, and providing a scientific basis for managing ecosystems for long-term sustainability. The position applicant will work primarily at the 7,800 acre Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, located in Campton, New Hampshire. The position will be responsible for collecting meteorological and hydrologic data associated with studies of the cycling of water, nutrients, and energy through forest ecosystems; construction and maintenance of numerous field installations; and development, installation, and maintenance of electronic equipment to support a state-of-the-art wireless communications network.
For further information about this position, please see the attached and/or contact:
Lindsey E. Rustad, Ph.D.
Team Leader and Research Ecologist
U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
271 Mast Road
Durham, NH 03824
Phone 207-829-6817
Fax 603-868-7604
email lrustad@fs.fed.us
