TNC Conservation Fellow
Location: Lansing, MI
Closing Date: August 9, 2020
Term/Grade: Temporary
Position Summary:
The Nature Conservancy Fellowship Program is focused on developing the conservation leaders of tomorrow. The program is designed to provide early career conservation professionals (i.e., recent college graduates with 0-2 years of job experience) from underrepresented groups with the opportunity to work in an environment that combines a deep-dive into a real-world conservation projects with a broad introduction to major conservation issues. Additionally, the fellowship program is designed to orient the Fellow to the inner workings of The Nature Conservancy as a representation of a non-governmental organizations.
In this program, the Fellow will have the opportunity to work with Conservancy Staff across multiple dimensions of the conservation discipline, including science, restoration, policy, land protection, and strategic communications. Furthermore, the Fellowship is designed to emphasize those experiences the individual wants or needs to prepare them for their conservation career.
Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
Major Duties:
The fellowship will include a range of activities from research, project management and implementation, peer networking, and field learning experiences. More specifically, activities of the Fellow will be characterized by:
- Cutting edge analysis to inform conservation science, natural or working lands management, finance and/or policy.
- Developing new skills and knowledge through training and mentorship in conservation science, natural or working lands management, conservation finance and/or policy.
- Helping identify and implement innovative conservation solutions that lead to tangible, lasting, results for nature and people.
- Helping TNC build partnerships with academic institutions, agencies, businesses and other NGOs in support of conservation science.
Responsibilities and Scope
- Perform fieldwork including ecosystem assessment and field monitoring.
- Deliver tools, biodiversity data, field services and training to staff and partners.
- May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, in hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.
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