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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Graduate Research Assistant (PhD),
 or Research Specialist Forest Visualization

The forest landscape ecology laboratory at the Department of Forest Ecology
and Management (UW-Madison) is looking for a scientist to work in our
forest visualization project. The project aims to visualize current and
future forest conditions at the stand level and landscape scale due to
various forest change and management scenarios.  Forest growth models
and/or gap or stand models will be used to predict future forest conditions
under different management scenarios, and the LANDIS forest landscape model
will be used at larger scales.  Mapped forest inventory data will be used
as starting condition.  Duties will include developing and programming
functional links with models, inventory, and primarily existing
visualization software.

The successful candidate will have at least a M.S. degree in forest
management and ecology or related experience, and/or GIS, Computer Science
or a related field. Significant experience in programming (C, C++, and
windows based GUI) preferably with a background in visualization and in
forest modeling.  The position can be structured as a postdoc (Ph.D. in
hand at start), graduate research assistant in the Ph.D. program, or
academic staff (research specialist with M.S.).

The position is open for a two-year period, starting immediately.  Annual
salary will be $25-30,000 (Research Specialist, $30,000-32,000 (Postdoc),
plus benefits, depending on experience. Graduate Research Assistant stipend
is approx. $18,700 annually, plus benefits and non-resident tuition
remission.  Screening starts immediately, and applications are considered
until the position is filled.  Date of the announcement is 9 March 1998.

To apply, send an email application or letter with a statement of research
interests, cv, transcript (unofficial) and the names, phone/fax numbers,
and e-mail addresses of three referees to David J. Mladenoff, Department of
Forest Ecology and Management, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1630
Linden Drive, Madison WI 53706.  For further information contact
djmladen@facstaff.wisc.edu.  DJM will also be available at the U.S.
Landscape Ecology Meetings at Michigan State U., March 17-20, 1998.