[PCA] JOB: USGS post-doc for the Biodiversity component of the National Climate Assessment (Reston, VA)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Recruiting Announcement

Position: 2-year post-doctoral appointment
Location: National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center, US Geological
Survey Headquarters, Reston, VA
Start Date: Mid-March of 2011

Responsibilities: This position functions as the primary coordinator for
the Biodiversity component of the 2013 National Climate Assessment (NCA).
Responsibilities include: preparation of workplan for conducting the
Biodiversity sectorial assessment, identifying subject matter experts
knowledgeable of climate impacts to biodiversity, coordinating a workshop
meant to solicit input and identify core components of the biodiversity
assessment, and assisting writing teams to produce a report that informs
the 2013 NCA Synthesis Report.  The position will be based at the USGS
National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and supervised by the
Center’s lead scientist (Shawn Carter).

Skills and Abilities: The ideal candidate will have solid foundations in
ecology (population, ecosystem, landscape), conservation biology, and
climate science (as related to biological impacts).  The position will
require frequent interactions with subject matter experts (academic,
federal, state, and NGO) from around the US, excellent organizational
skills, the ability to organize and lead multiple writing teams, and the
capacity to articulate and write highly-synthetic scientific papers on
subjects spanning a wide range of biological responses to global change.

Term and Compensation: This is a 2-year position.  Compensation is
approximately $55,000 per year.  Funding for this position is contingent
upon favorable resolution of the FY 2011 Federal budget appropriation.

Background: The National Climate Assessment is conducted under the auspices
of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the
President and the Congress that evaluates, integrates and interprets the
findings of the federal US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) every
four years.  National climate assessments act as a status report on climate
change science and impacts.  The NCA aims to incorporate advances in the
understanding of climate science into larger social, ecological, and policy
systems, and with this provide integrated analyses of impacts and
vulnerability.  It will also serve to integrate scientific information from
multiple sources and highlight key findings and significant gaps in our
knowledge.  The most recent Assessment (Global Climate Change Impacts in
the United States) produced a report that was completed in 2009, and the
first National Assessment was completed in 2000.

Links: http://globalchange.gov/what-we-do/assessment,
http://nccwsc.usgs.gov

More information: please direct inquiries to Shawn Carter
(scarter at usgs.gov), 703-648-4085