The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is seeking to fill multiple fire research positions.
Postdoctoral Researcher or Assistant Research Professor, Fire Process Modeling
The DRI Division of Atmospheric Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (Postdoc) or an Assistant Research Professor to help initiate a research program on wildland fire process modeling connected to existing and upcoming research in understanding combustion phase (flaming vs. smoldering), fire propagation and severity, fire emissions into the atmosphere, and the pre- to post-fire change of eco-hydrologic conditions and to applications in fire and land management (wildfire and prescribed burning). This position is located at DRI’s Northern Nevada Science Center in Reno, NV, but candidates preferring DRI’s Las Vegas, NV offices or remote locations may be considered as may candidates with higher qualification. The research activities associated with this position will build the knowledge base related to fire sciences, an important component of research in DRI. The successful candidate will be encouraged to collaborate broadly with DRI’s faculty in all three Divisions and with external colleagues. Depending on performance, candidates hired as a Postdoc may have an opportunity for future promotion to Assistant Research Professor without a new search.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Fire Experiments
The DRI Division of Atmospheric Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to participate in and coordinate an interdisciplinary, experimental research program on wildland fire processes, fire emissions into the atmosphere, and the pre- to post-fire change of eco-hydrologic conditions in the sagebrush ecosystem of the Great Basin. Within this 5-year program, the postdoc will have the opportunity to develop her/his own research while collaborating with the other participants and coordinating the experimental work. This position is located at DRI’s Northern Nevada Science Center in Reno, NV. The research activities associated with this position will build the knowledge base related to fire sciences, an important component of research in DRI. The successful candidate will collaborate broadly with Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE: DRI, UNR, UNLV) faculty and with external colleagues. Depending on performance, candidates hired as a Postdoc may have an opportunity for future promotion to Assistant Research Professor without a new search.
Ph.D. Student Research Assistantship in Plant and Ecosystem Ecology in NSF Project: Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science
The DRI, in partnership with the Graduate Program at the University of Nevada Reno (UNR), are actively recruiting a highly motivated PhD. student to work in an interdisciplinary team of DRI, UNR, and UNLV faculty researchers, postdocs and students on a recently funded NSF project (Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science, HDRFS). The assistantship is expected to begin in fall semester of 2023 with the possibility of assisting with research starting in summer 2023. The student will base their research at DRI, but coursework and degree will be provided through UNR (Graduate School application deadline is December 15, 2022). The main research focus of the “ecology” component of the 5-year HDRFS project, for which this student is being recruited, is to quantify the interactive effects of pre-wildfire sagebrush ecosystem plant community composition, fuel loads, and wildfire severity on post-fire plant community recovery. Research will focus on elucidating the biogeochemical mechanisms by which pre-fire conditions and post-fire recovery modulate ecosystem carbon and water fluxes—particularly net ecosystem CO2 exchange/sequestration and evapotranspiration. Click here to read a synopsis of the broader NSF HDRFS project.
Graduate Research Assistantship positions (PhD) for Chemistry of Wildlife Fire Emissions
The DRI, in partnership with the Graduate Program of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Nevada Reno (UNR), invite applications for graduate studies beginning in Spring semester of 2023.The student will do his/her research at DRI, but coursework, academic advisement, and degree will be provided through UNR (Graduate school application deadline is November 1st, 2022). We seek highly motivated individuals with strong quantitative skills to contribute to doing research on sampling and analysis of biomass burning emissions (Organic Analytical Laboratory, Professor A. Khlystov).