Dr. Jane Foster

Six field researchers in Yosemite National Park celebrating a fun day of work in the Mariposa Grove

Hey #ESA2025 #Baltimore! I'm seeking a #PhDstudent interested in #ForestEcology to join my lab, fall 2026. More here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/join-us

DM me if you'd like to chat in person. Would love to connect and learn about your interests. Non-traditional backgrounds welcome! 🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🔥

Aspen impedes wildfire spread in southwestern United States landscapes Aspen (Populus tremuloides) forests are generally thought to impede fire spread, yet the extent of this effect is not well quantified in relation to other vegetation types. We examined the influence ...

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Our research team just published a new paper: "Aspen impedes wildland fire spread in southwestern United States landscapes".

Aspen forests are thought to be more resistant to burning compared to conifer forests, but this has not been well studied.
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Re-upping our @annbot.bsky.social Special Issue on Seedling Traits and Climate Change. 🌱🌱🌱🧪

PhD Assisted Migration

*Job alert*
Within our recently funded collaborative project focusing on assisted migration of #mountain #plant species, we are looking for a #PhD candidate based at ETH Zürich. For further details and instructions, see the job ad:
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Please repost!
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A new PostDoc position in our BioEO team url-shortener.me/1KHP @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk -> Quantifying interactions between climate change, forest functional diversity and fragmentation and vector borne diseases in the Amazon -> get in touch if interested ! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

#pdra #postdoc
Research Fellow in Tropical American Forest Dynamics.
We are looking for a scientist with strong quantitative skills interested in forests and ecological change. You will work with a team of tropical ecologists including RAINFOR PPBio + other networks.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Does habitat or climate change drive species range shifts? A primary prediction of climate change ecology is that species will track their climate niche poleward and upslope. However, studies have shown species responding in surprising ways. In this study, w...

Morelli et al., Ecography: Does habitat or climate change drive species range shifts?

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332) | University of Oslo Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, August 15, 2025

New #FATESmodel postdoc in Oslo! Come and join our team :) www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332) | University of Oslo

When can we detect lianas from space? Toward a mechanistic understanding of liana‐infested forest optics Lianas, woody vines acting as structural parasites of trees, have profound effects on the composition and structure of tropical forests, impacting tree growth, mortality, and forest succession. Remot...

New paper by @onetreetwotrees.bsky.social in Ecology using @gbif.org mediated data:

When can we detect lianas from space? Toward a mechanistic understanding of liana‐infested forest optics

#CiteTheDOI: ❌

https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70082

A fully-funded postdoctoral scientist position is available in the research group of Distinguished Prof. Mathias Vuille. The position is open to scientists with interest & experience in: (1) South American (paleo-)climate, (2) Andean glacier-climate interactions, or 3) regional climate modeling.

We begin reviewing applications next week!

Biomass launched to count forest carbon ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off ...

🌳🛰️ Our groundbreaking Biomass satellite lifted off on Vega-C #VV26 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 10:15 BST/11:15 CEST on 29 April. The satellite is designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle.

Foundation-funded postdoc funding opportunity to work in WA state! Interested in applying to work with me on climate on land or global carbon cycle dynamics? Reach out! Info sessions in May and June, due date June 26. www.wrfseattle.org/grants/wrf-p...

photo of trees

My colleagues at the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton are hiring a Fire-Carbon Cycle Interaction Analyst.
They will model fire impacts on forest carbon stocks and analyze spatial data
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Open to Canadians and Permanent Residents,
apply by May 23!

tinyurl.com/59vfemm7

🚨 #job 🚨: The Department of Forest Ecology and Management at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU, is hiring a full-tenure Professor in silviculture with a focus on silvicultural systems, mainly in boreal forests.

🗺️ Umeå, Sweden
📅 Apply by: 29 April 2025

➡️ www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Milestones and trends: the role of the fossil record in reconstructing plant evolution

⛏️🌍 Annals of Botany announces a new special issue on "Milestones and trends: the role of the fossil record in reconstructing plant evolution", edited by AoB editor Alexandru (Mihai) Tomescu and guest editors Anne-Laure Decombeix, Alexander Hetherington and Brian Atkinson. (1/3)

Simulating biotic disturbance responses requires a balance of model performance, complexity, and accessibility www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track): Wildfire Sciences | Job | UBC Job Post: UBC Forestry is seeking an Assistant Professor in Wildfire Sciences to develop an novel research program and teach third-year courses. Apply now.

This job at UBC (Vancouver Campus) also looks amazing.
forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...

I am #hiring! Do you like #lidar #data and #forests? Enjoy both computational & field work?

I am hiring a Computational and Field Senior Technician to join my UKRI FLF project team for 2 yrs, based in Cambridge, UK (not remote). More details here (closing April 7th) www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50700/

Fully funded PhD in Plant Ecophysiology at UBC in Vancouver 🍁! Possible topics include leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimates, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology & more. Start Jan/May/Sept 2026. michaletzlab.org
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool

Shocker: This tropical tree thrives after being struck by lightning The almendro withstands thunderbolts that blast away parasitic vines

👀 Ok, if true this is a shocking way to blast through the forest canopy, remove lianas, & dominate "The idea that lightning strikes give almendros a competitive advantage-The almendro tree is so tolerant of strikes, in fact, that it may well be summoning lightning" www.science.org/content/arti... 🌐🧪

One of my recent projects was to build a notebook to get current, forecast, and archive river gauge data from both the USGS and @nws.noaa.gov APIs. The notebook is live, with a My Binder link to load in your browser.

Go play and have fun! #StateOfFlood

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We are hiring! forestinvasion.cz/en
Three postdoc positions in the field of biological invasions are open at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, funded through Horizon Europe:
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It is the #InternationalDayofForests, here with some snaps from #Conguillio National Park in #Chile of beautiful, old Araucaria trees and Canelo to brighten your day!

Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...

Rising Tide about the Mississippi floods and engineering to try to control where the main channel goes... www.johnmbarry.com/rising_tide_...

📢 #job: the Department of #ForestSciences of Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg invites applications for Full Professorships (W3) for:

🔥Fire Ecology
🌳Forest History and Sustainable Development

Both closing on 6 April 2025

uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Forest Carbon Storage This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Are you a quantitative environment...

We're recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forest Carbon Storage @universityofleeds.bsky.social! You'll be part of @safenet-eu.bsky.social project, mapping above + below-ground C stocks in European forests 🛰️🌳💻🌲 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @leedsleaf.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

Postdoc Employee – Quantitative ecology – ESPM: Organisms & The Environment University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

Looking for a quantitative ecology #postdoc? Check out this opening on time-series modeling of estuarine food webs - based in my group @natureatcal.bsky.social, in collaboration w/ State agency scientists. Apply ASAP - review of applications starts Apr 4. More info: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04818

Leveraging Geospatial Tools for Effective Environmental Planning: A Hurricane Helene Case Study The Global Change Research Fellows will host this panel discussion with fellow PhD students applying their skills to Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.

🧪 Our 2024-25 Global Change Research Fellows are hosting a spring seminar on Leveraging Geospatial Tools for Effective Environmental Planning: A Hurricane Helene Case Study!

🗺️ Apr 2nd at 3pm EDT on Zoom:
go.ncsu.edu/leveraging-geospatial-tools