Calling all outdoor enthusiasts! Join the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) in our mission to protect the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Appalachian region, ongoing since 1876. Our values encompass diversity, inclusivity, trust, and respect for the environment. As an employee, you'll gain access to enriching programs, policies, and procedures that enable you to drive real change. If you're ready to explore, protect, and create memories within a dynamic community, apply now be a part of the AMC team!
Dates & Details: This full-time year-round position is funded for one year with the possibility of extension to two years or longer.
Location: Hybrid with in person meetings based at AMC’s Pinkham Notch Visitor’s Center in New Hampshire, the Fellow will occasionally need to travel to other AMC facilities and locations, which span from Virginia to Maine, and work in the backcountry.
Starting Date: September 1st, 2024
We seek a postdoctoral research fellow with a specialization in one or more of the following areas: forest ecology, plant ecology, community and/or ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, soil science, entomology, or wildlife ecology, particularly with a focus on climate change science or its impacts. The Fellow will conduct research in montane systems in the Eastern US, with particular emphasis along the Appalachian Trail Corridor, the broader landscape context including the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Maine. Our Research Team, collaborating closely with various academic and NGO partners in the region, oversees a network of alpine and forest phenology plots, forest inventory sites, and climate sensors in the northern Appalachians.
We engage in ongoing monitoring of lakes and streams and pursue applied research on climate change, habitat connectivity, mountain and alpine ecology, energy infrastructure siting pressures, and forest conservation and silviculture. This role will primarily address our key focus area: climate change and natural resource conservation in the Northeast's mountains and forests. However, there is room for the incumbent to shape a research program that delves deeper into specific facets of this theme. We're seeking a talented scientist with a proven track record of peer-reviewed publications and funded research. Strong field science aptitude, along with expertise in data harmonization and synthesis, will be pivotal, along with leveraging our extensive monitoring datasets and those of our partners.
What You’ll Be Doing At AMC
- Developing an intriguing research agenda consistent with AMC’s values and priorities
- Field data collection
- Management of large datasets
- Data analysis, with a particular emphasis on spatial data
- Training and mentoring seasonal research technicians and volunteers
- Maintaining field equipment
- Writing scientific publications
- Developing research grant proposals
- Presenting research in both formal and informal settings
AMC’s Research Team includes full-time staff and term positions (research fellow, interns) that conduct scientific research, monitoring, and assessment in a range of areas relevant to AMC’s mission, including mountain ecology, climate change, air and water quality, community science, and GIS-based landscape assessments. Research staff also support other AMC staff and departments in multiple ways including providing scientific guidance to the development of AMC public policy positions, supporting facilities and trail management, and developing cartographic products and educational materials.