YOUR POSITION WITH TNC The Lead Scientist will have primary responsibility for developing the scientific framework needed to inform and advance innovative strategies to restore and conserve resilient forest ecosystems in California, with a focus in the Sierra Nevada. The Lead Scientist will be responsible for leading the forest science team to develop and iteratively evaluate the scientific basis of our conservation strategies, policy priorities, and related investments. This position will also serve as a lead expert on the role of wildfire in forest ecosystem dynamics and serve as a resource on fire ecology in other systems around California. The Lead Scientist will provide technical support and science leadership to a multidisciplinary team working to advance applied science, place-base

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