Forestry and environment

The University of Eastern Finland- School of Forest Sciences, has following open positions:

1. Senior researcher in forest bioenergy;

2.Senior researcher in forest pathology and forest zoology;

3.Senior lecturer in Wood Material Science;

More information and applications, here: http://www.uef.fi/en/metsa 

Wageningen University, the Forest Ecology and Forest Management group of Wageningen University has a vacancy for a postdoc researcher with a dual task: contribution to the work packages and to coordination and management of the EU-FORMIT project. 

Ideal candidate: dedicated and ambitious forest researcher, with a PhD degree in forestry or forest production ecology or a related field, and experience in project management and research coordination. 

The new book - Peatland Ecology and Forestry – a Sound Approach- is a great new tool to assist policy makers and forest managers in the boreal and temperate regions on how to make climate-smart and environmentally responsible peatland forestry decisions for the future.

The book gathers an impressive amount of research from various countries and regions (it makes use of common knowledge and the most recent reported findings from more than 900 references).

The Nordic Forest Research Co-operation Committee –SNS and the North European Regional Office of European Forest Institute – EFINORD – announces a joint call for networks for 2014. Deadline for applications is June 3rd 2013 at 24.00 CET.

Subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) may prove to be a plausible choice for future management in Norrland Sweden.

It is not the first time when researchers discover that sometimes exotic tree species are not only surviving but also outperforming the domestic or native conifer species even in the harsh climatic conditions of Norrland (northern Sweden).