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The Desert Research Institute is accepting applications for an Assistant Research Professor in Fire Sciences. The position will support applied research, applications development, program development, and science delivery within the program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications (CEFA) in Reno, NV. Responsibilities include CEFA project and program development; proposal, paper and report preparation; applied research; decision-support tool and applications development; close interaction with fire and land management agencies; collaboration with federal, academic and international physical and social scientists. A combination of technical and interpersonal communication skills is required. On the ground fire experience is important to understand agency actions, activities and policies; research to operations, and science delivery. The selected individual will act as the Deputy Director of CEFA.
As the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), the Desert Research Institute conducts applied research on land, air and water quality across Nevada and worldwide. With more than 500 employees and main campuses in Reno and Las Vegas, DRI generates over $50 million in annual revenue. DRI faculty are untenured, entrepreneurial and responsible for their own salaries from external grants and contracts. This blend of academic rigor and private-sector pragmatism has earned DRI a reputation for delivering rapid, high-quality environmental science in a businesslike fashion.
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