[Forest-list] Post doc research opportunity in Ireland

[Charles Harper]

The School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD Forestry is seeking to
recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for up to 24 Months.


The overall demand for roundwood in Ireland is expected to increase from to
an estimated net realisable volume of 85 Mm3 . There will be an increase in
the timber traffic on public roads, in accordance with this forecasted
increase in timber supply. Therefore, a more sustainable, safer and cost
effective approach in the form of a GIS based agreed routes map is needed
to manage the transport of this increased woodflow. This map will be used
by timber hauliers as part of the timber extraction planning process. The
routes will be agreed between local authorities and district forest
managers and private forest owners, identifying the strongest and safest
routes, to avoid increased congestion around small towns and villages,
reduce excess wear and tear on vulnerable roads and avoid excessive weight
across roads. The development of the road database and GIS map will look at
developing a road cost matrix to determine whether timber access routes are
either fail or based on 4 main criteria - agreed routes, consultation
routes, severely restricted routes and excluded routes. In addition, this
map will be used to identify important routes that need maintenance and
upgrading work. A mobile app RouteTagger will also be developed to help
build a database of road conditions, primarily for the lower class timber
access routes for use in planning for all state and private harvesting
sites.


 If interested in this position please go to the UCD HR Vacancies website
http://bit.ly/1gktVf2 and

Search by Reference Number 006423





Charles Harper
Research Manager
UCD Forestry
University College Dublin
T: +35317167358
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