Research Specialist

Job Description:

The incumbent is supervised by a faculty member in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology with whom the individual will work to provide overall coordination and direction of research activities and analytical support.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop spatial and non-spatial databases for social science research conducted by a diverse team of researchers on forest and grassland ecosystems.
• Create and review metadata for a broad range of scientific studies on forest and grassland ecosystems as part of the US Forest Service’s research data publishing protocol.
• Assist in producing material for the US Forest Service data publishing web site using a web content management system
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• BS or MS in wildlife ecology, environmental studies, or other natural resources-related field. MS is preferred.
• Knowledge of research related to forest and grassland ecosystems is required.
• Knowledge of research data publishing standards, including experience in producing metadata to the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Biological Data Profile standard, is required, with at least 2 years of experience.
• Knowledge of web-based content creation and management is required.
• Familiarity with GIS is preferred.
• Knowledge of the Drupal web content management system is preferred.
• Strong communication skills are preferred.
• Ability to work independently and exhibit good organizational skills is preferred.

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