Tag: Restoration

2 PhD-level Research Fellowships in Landscape-Scale Restoration

U.S. Forest Service Research and Development is seeking 2 fellowships for early 2025. Two fellowship opportunities are available with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) within the Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNWRS) and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry. It is anticipated that one fellow will be located in the U.S. West and one in the U.S. Southeast. Foreign national candidates may have a mandatory in-person requirement depending on visa status.

The fellows will contribute their social science research skills to understand how project planning and coordination, work prioritization, use of existing science, characteristics of the forestry and natural resources workforce, and other factors. 

Research efforts will focus primarily on projects in western and southeastern states and territories associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Program.

Further information and details to apply can be found at the link to the position description.

Summer Field School in Italy

  • San Gemini Preservation Studies-Summer Field School in Italy
    • Offers students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy where they acquire hands-on experience in restoration and conservation.  
    • Two sessions are available and focus on different specialties. An intersession focused on travel is also available.
      • Session I: June 5 – June 30, 2023 (programs include historic buildings, archaeological ceramics and book binding restoration)
      • Intersession:  Italy Preservation Tour – July 2 to July 11, 2023
      • Session 2: July 17 – August 11, 2023 (programs include paper restoration and painting techniques)
    • These sessions are available as a certificate or as university credits.