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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please share widely:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UGA-Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health-Tifton Campus</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tifton, Georgia 31793</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(229) 386-3298</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">THE POSITION OF:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Post-Doctoral Associate</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LOCATION</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Tifton,GA </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BASE ANNUAL SALARY:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<b>$53,000</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GENERAL DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This Postdoctoral Research Associate position will model the intersection of invasive species with wildland fire as part of a U.S. Forest Service-funded project. This grant-funded
position is initially funded for 24 months and could be extended if additional funding is available. The primary work will be using species occurrences from EDDMapS (<a href="http://www.eddmaps.org">www.eddmaps.org</a>) and the Global Biodiversity Information
Facility (<a href="http://www.gbif.org">www.gbif.org</a>) to model non-native species associations with fire, and conversely model fire occurrences with non-native species, along with additional variables such as current land cover, human population density,
drought, and vegetation, to identify species that affect fire or respond to fire and the influence of non-native species on fires relative to other factors. The models will inform assessment of non-native species effects on land management, wildfire response
options, and overall ecosystem resilience. The position will be located in the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, and will work closely with the Center faculty and staff.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Doctorate in a relevant discipline (e.g., invasive species, forestry, natural resource management, ecology, entomology, weed science) with expertise in data management
and geospatial analysis, particularly as it relates to species modeling and distribution. Candidates will demonstrate and be committed to thriving in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment and conceptualize, implement, and develop high quality/high
impact interdisciplinary products.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">K</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in geospatial analysis, spatial data management, developing data visualizations and a working knowledge of coding
geospatial operations (in R, Python, or other). Understand and synthesize knowledge across disciplines, with an interest in research and experience in non-native species or fire.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education
(</span><a href="https://www.uga.edu/"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none">https://www.uga.edu/</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">). The proof
is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="caps"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">UGA</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">is
currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The UGA Tifton Campus is located in Tifton, Georgia, with over 630 employees, including 81 permanent scientists. Tifton is listed
as one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America". Tifton is located 180 miles south of Atlanta and has a county population of 40,000.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">INQUIRIES:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For further details and/or to apply, go to
<a href="https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/337101">https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/337101</a>
<span style="color:#333333">Position is open until filled; however, the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. We will begin reviewing candidates on September 15, 2023.</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution</span></u></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Thanks,<br>
Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Chuck Bargeron</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> <br>
<i>Director and Senior Public Service Associate</i> <br>
Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health <br>
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources<br>
University of Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">2360 Rainwater Road <br>
Tifton, GA 31793<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">p: <a href="tel:2294020412"><span style="color:#0563C1">229-402-0412</span></a> <br>
e: <a href="mailto:cbargero@uga.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">cbargero@uga.edu</span></a> <br>
w: <a href="http://www.bugwood.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.bugwood.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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