Description
The USGS Western Ecological Research Center is seeking a contractor to provide research and data synthesization in support of a fire ecological project. The contractor will use statistical analyses to diagnose how fire response strategies vary statewide in California and provide research in digital formats. The contractor must have experience using spatial databases for analysis, multivariate statistical techniques, and R statistical programming. The project requires the contractor to provide a technical approach, relevant experience, key personnel qualifications, and at least one prior project of comparable scope and complexity. The period of performance is from 07/01/2026 to 12/31/2026.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Analysis of the distribution of shrub species of different postfire response
• Analysis of topographic characteristics, vegetation characteristics, and soil types
• Extraction of historical fire perimeter data to analyze past fires
• Diagnose how fire response strategies vary with statewide characteristics