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Position Openings: AK CASC Postdoc & NAFWS Graduate Intern

By Molly Tankersley | April 6, 2022
A person stands in the distance next to a stream with trees, rolling hills, and mountains in the background.

AK CASC Postdoctoral Fellowship The AK CASC invites applications for a research position focusing on the roles of climate variability and change in forest ecosystem responses in Alaska. Existing downscaled historical climate and future climate projections will…

Position opening: GIS Analyst/Spatial Data Scientist Opportunity

By Molly Tankersley | October 4, 2021
An aerial view of lakes, forests, and distant mountains in Denali National Park.

The Institute of Arctic Biology and the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are seeking a GIS Analyst/Programmer. This individual will provide GIS and spatial database support for an AK CASC funded research project…

Between the lines: Tree rings reveal avalanche history

By Molly Tankersley | June 21, 2018
An aerial view of a forested, mountainous landscape with snowy mountains in the background.

Come late May in southeast Alaska, AK CASC scientists Eran Hood and Gabriel Wolken have something unexpected on their minds: snow. Specifically, avalanches.

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