Postdoctoral Scholar in Forest Growth & Yield

Job Overview

The University of Alberta's Post-Doctoral Fellows Association is appointing a Postdoctoral Scholar for a three‑year initial contract. This position focuses on developing next‑generation forest dynamics models for the Western Boreal and Rocky Mountain regions, integrating advances in remote sensing, and applying the models to operational forest management and timber supply analysis.

Location

In‑person at North Campus, Edmonton.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package is provided.

Responsibilities

• Lead the critical evaluation, augmentation, and redevelopment of growth and yield/forest dynamics models, including testing alternative model architectures to better incorporate climate, succession, and silviculture effects.
• Design and implement robust, reproducible workflows that integrate long‑term permanent sample plot data with remote sensing observations and other geospatial datasets.
• Exercis...