Senior Ecologist at Harvard Forest

Harvard Forest seeks a colleague with a successful research, publication, and funding record to join our senior research staff. We hope to identify a candidate who will lead science and operations of measuring ecosystem CO2, water, and energy fluxes at the Harvard Forest’s long-running eddy covariance towers, and who will flourish in our collaborative intellectual environment. The EMS site includes a new (2025) tower to carry on the flux measurement record at this site that began in 1991, and the Hemlock site was established in 2004 and updated in 2014.

We welcome additional research foci that augment and enhance existing programs at the Harvard Forest and leverage established archival, land, and research infrastructure developed over more than a century of study. The researcher will join a collaborative group of senior scientists who design, fund, conduct, and publish research relating to forested landscapes of New England; advance engagement with relevant policy- and decision-makers;

and collaborate with a wide network of external researchers. Senior researchers’ salaries are department-funded, and scientists are expected to develop an externally funded research program. Senior Scientists mentor undergraduates—from Harvard and elsewhere—in Harvard Forest summer/winter internships and co-curricular programs. They may also advise graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as part of their research program and contribute to our renowned K-12 education program.

Basic Qualifications:

PhD required. Post-doctoral or similar experience including a history of collaborative research, publication, student mentorship, engagement with broader audiences, and external funding.

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We encourage applicants from all career stages. Application review will begin November 1; the position will remain open until it is filled.