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Date Posted: 25 March 1998

Social Ecology Research Assistant
Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES)

The Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES) seeks a talented researcher to
assist in the development, coordination, and implementation of the
social ecological research components of a new, Long-Term Ecological
Research (LTER) project in Baltimore, Maryland. The Research Assistant
(RA) will work closely with researchers from a variety of social,
biological, and physical science disciplines, as well as educators, and
managers (including community groups). Projects will require the ability
to work with multiple research methods, tools, and techniques and link
research with education and management activities. For more information,
see the project web page at: http://baltimore.umbc.edu/lter.

Responsibilities of the RA will include:
1) assisting in the development and implementation of long-term social
ecological research at multiple scales (e.g. household, community,
region) within the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) project;
2) linking research questions and results to citizens, communities,
educators, and municipal, state, and federal agencies;
3) working closely with BES research scientists (particularly Dr.
William R. Burch, Jr. (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies)
and Dr J. Morgan Grove (USDA Forest Service)), the overall BES project
Executive Committee, project leaders and staff;
4) contributing to scholarship in social ecology, including literature
reviews, program assessment, writing papers and making oral
presentations, and participating in appropriate professional
associations; and
5) helping to write grant proposals and raise funds for additional
research initiatives of BES as needed (minimum funding cycle is six
years).

The RA will be stationed at the BES project offices on the campus of the
University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). General supervision will
be provided by Dr. William R. Burch, Jr. and Dr J. Morgan Grove, with
day-to-day supervision provided by Dr. Grove in Baltimore. The RA will
work closely with other project scientists and project advisors and
evaluators.

To apply, please send: 1) a letter of application, 2) a resume including
a list of relevant course work, and 3) the names, addresses and phone
numbers of three references to Dr. J. Morgan Grove by mail. Application
deadline: Friday, April 10th 1998, or until the position is filled.

Contact:
J. Morgan Grove, Ph.D.
Baltimore Long Term Ecological Research Site
Room #252b, Technology Research Center Building
5200 Westland Boulevard
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, Md. 21227
Phone: (410) 455-6564
Email: jmgrove@forest.fsl.uvm.edu
URL: http://baltimore.umbc.edu/lter.htm

Qualifications:
Required: BA in anthropology, sociology, geography, political science,
ecology, or related field and 2-3 years experience in research or
applied activities (e.g. community forestry, watershed management,
etc.); strong organizational, communication, and writing skills (reports
and journal articles), ability to work independently and as part of a
team in the development and implementation of research; experience with
multiple research methods, tools, and techniques; proficiency in word
processing, aspatial and spatial database management (e.g. GIS), and
statistics. Desired: Masters or Doctorate in related field, background
in urban issues, knowledge of Baltimore metropolitan region.

Compensation:
Annual salary will be based upon qualifications and experience.
Compensation includes health benefits. Minimum funding cycle is six
years.

Position Availability:
Position is available to start 1 May 1998.

****An Equal Opportunity Employer****

The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) is one of 20 Long-Term Ecological
Research sites supported by the National Science Foundation, with
additional funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and the USDA
Forest Service. The project addresses three broad questions: 1) How do
the spatial structure of socio-economic, ecological, and physical
factors in an urban area relate to one another, and how do they change
through time? 2) What are the fluxes of energy, matter, capital, and
population in urban systems, and how do they change over the long term?
3) How can people develop and use an understanding of the metropolis as
an ecological system to improve the quality of their environment and to
reduce pollution loadings to downstream air and watersheds? Education
and outreach efforts both school- and community-based will involve
people in every aspect of the project, thereby providing useful
ecological understandings and data, access to the research process, and
direct support to students, teachers, managers and the general public.
Programs will build on close linkages with existing formal and
non-formal education programs and institutions throughout the Baltimore
metropolitan area.

The Baltimore Ecosystem Study seeks to understand how cities function by
revealing connections between people, their values, actions, and
institutions, other organisms, and the biophysical environment. Recently
established as one of 20 National Science Foundation-supported Long Term
Ecological Research sites, the project builds and expands on existing
programs of its federal, local, academic and community-based partners.
Scientists, educators, planners, policy makers, students, and citizens
from communities throughout the metropolitan area are working together
to gather, apply, and test new knowledge about linkages between the
environment and the quality of life in urban areas. For more
information, see the project web page at:
http://baltimore.umbc.edu/lter.

Institutions collaborating in the BES include:
Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Departments of Public Works, and Recreation and Parks
Baltimore Urban Systemic Initiative
Baltimore County Schools
Catonsville Community College
Fordham University
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Irvine Natural Science Center
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland State Department of Natural Resources
Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Save Our Streams
Morgan State University
Parks and People Foundation
Revitalizing Baltimore Project
Towson University
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Toronto
US Bureau of Census
US Geological Survey
US Environmental Protection Agency
USDA Forest Service
Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

The Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES) is a dynamic research and
education center dedicated to creating, disseminating, and applying
knowledge about ecological systems, from the local region to the globe
as a whole. Located 117 km north of New York City on the 800 hectare
Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum, IES employs over 90 scientists, educators,
technicians and support staff, and has state-of-the-art laboratories and
excellent classroom and library facilities.

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J. Morgan Grove, Research Forester
USDA Forest Service
Northeastern Forest Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, Vermont   05403
phone: 802.951.6771 ext. 1070
fax:  802.951.6368
email:  jmgrove@forest.fsl.uvm.edu
web: http://www.fsl.uvm.edu

Baltimore Long Term Ecological Research Site
Room #252B, Technology Research Center Building
5200 Westland Boulevard
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, Md.   21227
phone:  (410) 455-6564
fax: (410) 455-6500
email:  same as above
web: http://baltimore.umbc.edu/lter.htm

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Jennifer Jenkins
Research Forester
USDA Forest Service
Northern Global Change Program
5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 200
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA  19087
610-975-4032
610-975-4095 (fax)
jen.jenkins/ne@fs.fed.us (Internet)
jjenkins/ne (IBM)