USFS Office/Lab and Location: A postgraduate fellowship project is available via the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education) at the research and development (R&D) arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS). The fellowship will be in the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station in Anchorage, AK. The Fellow will participate as a member of the Vegetation Monitoring Science and Application (VeMSA) team. At the heart of the U.S. Forest Service's mission is their purpose. Everything they do is intended to help sustain forests and grasslands for present and future generations. Why? Because their stewardship work supports nature in sustaining life. This is the purpose that drives the agency’s mission and