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University of California, Santa Barbara

Postdoctoral Scholar in Forest Resilience to Climate Extremes University of California, Santa Barbara in United States

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Environmental Science

Funding

Salary range $71,491 - $82,677; full-time appointment for 2 years.

Deadline

Dec 16, 2026

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United States

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University of California, Santa Barbara

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Keywords

Environmental Science
Biology
Remote Sensing
Earth Science
Ecological Modeling
Disturbance Ecology
Climate Extremes
Physics

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About this position

This postdoctoral appointment is based in the Trugman Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara and is part of a collaborative research effort spanning the University of Utah, the University of California Irvine, and UC Santa Barbara. The project focuses on how disturbance affects terrestrial carbon cycling across the continental United States and Canada, with an emphasis on forest resilience to climate extremes.

The postdoctoral scholar will lead work on developing and validating vegetation models for key disturbance processes representative of forest dynamics across North America. The research sits at the interface of disturbance ecology, forest dynamics, ecosystem modeling, and remote sensing. The successful candidate will work with an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, modelers, and remote sensing scientists to integrate remote sensing products and existing datasets into a mechanistic modeling framework.

This role offers substantial intellectual independence within a cohort of four postdoctoral team members across institutions. It is designed for a researcher interested in applying and extending vegetation models to address questions about disturbance regimes, forest resilience, and climate change, while contributing to high-impact publishable research.

Funding details

Salary range $71,491 - $82,677; full-time appointment for 2 years.

What's required

Applicants must hold a PhD or have completed all requirements for a PhD program (or equivalent) in ecology, environmental science, forestry, Earth system science, or a closely related field, except the dissertation, at the time of application. A PhD in one of those fields must be completed by the start date. Preferred qualifications include experience running land surface models or other process-based vegetation models, experience developing new model processes, familiarity with western U.S. forest ecosystems, a strong scholarly record with talks and peer-reviewed publications, strong quantitative skills, experience with ecological or Earth system models, proficiency in programming and data analysis (e.g., R, Python, C/C++, or similar), and strong written and verbal communication skills.

How to apply

Submit the application through the UC Santa Barbara recruitment portal using the posted application link. Upload a current CV, a 1–2 page statement of research experience and interests, and up to 3 representative publications. Provide contact information for 3–5 references who can supply letters of recommendation upon request.

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