Faculty Research Assistant/Research Associate: Wildfire Analytics

The Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management at Oregon State University seeks multiple full-time, 12-month positions focusing on wildfire management and risk across landscapes. The role emphasizes applied research and decision-support tool development for forest restoration and wildfire mitigation. Responsibilities include data collection, geospatial and statistical analyses in R, Python or ArcPro, spatial and statistical analysis of data sets (approximately 30% of responsibilities), and scholarly activities including publications and conference presentations. Applicants should have expertise in geospatial methods and data analytics. Posting ID P09990UF; full consideration date June 23, 2026; close date July 6, 2026.