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We have just posted an opening for a Postdoc to lead the post-fire research recovery effort at one of our field stations, Stengl Lost Pines. The postdoc will oversee a small crew with to update previous studies that were disrupted or damaged by a large fire that occurred last summer. The studies include surveys of the forest tree and understory communities, insects, soil microbes & nutrients, macrofungi, herps, birds and mammals. All surveys will be set out along the lines of previous studies, updated to capture greater ecological context. Many specimens will be barcoded and added to the Biodiversity Center Collections, and all data will be added to our GIS databases.
Job posting closes on March 31 and can be reviewed and applied for here:
https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/BASTROP-TX/Research-Associate---Post-fire-Research-Leader_R_00025928-1