Wilderness Fellow (June 7 start)
Agency: Society for Wilderness Stewardship
Location: Positions nationwide
Closing Date: March 19, 2021
Contact: E-mail a resume, cover letter, a one-to-two page writing sample, and three professional or academic references to Jacob Wall at hiringmanager@wildernessstewardship.org
Term/Grade: Full-time, seasonal
Position Summary:
The Wilderness Fellow Program is seeking qualified candidates to fill Wilderness Fellow positions. Fellows are based in locations around the country, with a significant amount of travel within their base region. Work is roughly 80% office based and 20% field-based and is performed at USFS offices to directly support the goals of a collaborative wilderness character monitoring initiative currently underway in the USFS.
Major Duties:
- Attend one-week training in Granby, Colorado (travel provided; training may be remote).
- Work out of remote USFS locations, residing in USFS housing.
- Coordinate meetings with USFS resource specialists and line officers to gather information regarding wilderness character.
- Research, compile, and analyze legislative and administrative historical data per wilderness area.
- Travel to and into wilderness areas.
- Select indicators relevant for each wilderness area to monitor wilderness character over time.
- Compile and analyze data for selected monitoring indicators and complete a baseline assessment for wilderness character monitoring.
- Implement inventory and monitoring strategies for tracking wilderness character.
- Write a wilderness character baseline assessment for each wilderness area worked in.
- Participate in weekly conference calls.
- Set and meet benchmarks and deadlines for data collection, meetings, and draft and final reports.
See the complete announcement and apply here.
