Research Professional

Posting Details

Posting Number: S14779P

Working Title:

Research Professional
Department:
Warnell-Research
Posting Date: 02/27/2026
Closing Date: 05/15/2026
Salary: $40,000

Employment Type:

Employee
Benefits Eligibility:
Full/Part time (Full Time)

Work Schedule:

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (8 hours) with additional schedule information as indicated

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state’s flagship university (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). UGA ranks among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. Its main campus is in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton.

UGA employs about 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full‑time staff. Student enrollment exceeds 41,000, including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including a newly established School of Medicine.

Classification

Title:

Res Associate – Life Science I
FLSA Exempt
Full Time Equivalent: 1.00 (Full Time)

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of science.

• Master of Science in forest management, or closely related field, with training and experience in forest harvest scheduling, forest growth and yield modeling, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing technologies, and the eastern United States forest management systems.

Objectives of the PERSEUS project include developing a forest management simulation model that combines spatial data, forest growth and yield projections, and forest harvest scheduling assumptions to simulate forest management activities at broad scales of the eastern United States. The Research Professional I will work with colleagues in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Georgia, and similar colleagues from Purdue University and the University of Maine to accomplish the data development and modeling goals associated with these objectives.

• Strong interest in forest harvest scheduling, programming, data management, and spatial analysis with both vector and raster databases.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to effectively interact with groups of academic colleagues from other universities and other fields of research.
• Demonstrated interest in applied forest planning and an ability to work independently and as a team.
• A demonstrated ability to understand, manage, and analyze forest resource information (basal area, volume, etc.) and spatial data related to eastern United States forest systems, both vector and raster, and the ability to develop harvest planning scenarios simulating harvest activities at local and broad scales and across long time frames.

• Work in front of a computer screen for several hours (with breaks as needed).
• Driving and some overnight travel.

• Apply forest growth and yield models to generate projected future yields for tree species of the eastern United States across local and broad scales (80% of time).
• Develop a harvest scheduling model to simulate forest management activities across the eastern United States (80% of time).
• Produce reports and peer‑reviewed journal articles relevant to the research project (80% of time).
• Communicate regularly and in a timely fashion with the PIs regarding research and other issues relevant to the operation of the project (10% of time).
• Present results of research at technical meetings (10% of time).
• Attend regular meetings of the research group (10% of time).

Recruitment Contact Name:
Krista Merry
Recruitment Contact Email: kmerry.edu

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