Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education · 1 day ago
ERDC-CERL: Wildland Fire Science - Master's or Doctoral
Champaign, IL
Internship
Onsite
InternThe Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is involved in innovative research for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The role focuses on developing a wildland fire hazard algorithm and a fire severity database, while applying GIS and Remote Sensing knowledge for effective wildland fire management.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
You will learn from senior researchers to develop a global scale, medium resolution wildland fire hazard algorithm, as well as developing a fire severity database
You will be involved with estimating wildland fire hazard for DOD regional areas of focus
You will gain experience building on research components from our existing team
Additional projects will include research in the development of fire fuels models and wildfire forecasting
You will pursue new theoretical approaches for advances in technologies associated with military training lands and natural lands and apply knowledge in GIS and Remote Sensing to develop guidance and procedures for identification of trends, develop best practices, and model effectiveness to assist in wildland fire management
The team conducts fundamental and applied research that couples remote sensing, LiDAR, etc. to optimize training land and wildland management
You will develop proficiency in Phython and/or R coding to facilitate remotely sensed data sets and developed algorithms for identification of wildland fire occurrence, severity, and other trends
You will also have the opportunity to develop strong skills in the development of peer reviewed and technical reports
Qualification
Required
The ideal candidate will have a master's or doctoral degree or currently pursuing in Wildfire Ecology, Ecology, Geospatial Information Specialist, Geography, Environmental Engineer, Earth and Geosciences, or other related fields
Knowledge in GIS and remote sensing is a plus
Benefits
Health Insurance Supplement. Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through ORISE.
Relocation Allowance
Training and Travel Allowance
Company
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is a U.S.
Founded in 1992
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase