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The Air Force Wildland Fire Branch (CZOF) has an exciting job opportunity at HQ/ Joint Base San Antonio, TX. This position, Supervisory Operations Section Chief, GS-0401/0460/0819/1301-13, is advertised with PCS costs covered and is being filled by Direct Hire Authority.

This position is primarily responsible for overseeing interagency wildland fire field operations and providing expertise in wildland fire management and mitigation to support the execution of field work across 3 regions at 14 Wildland Support Modules (WSMs) in CONUS and Alaska. There are frequent opportunities to provide strategic program analysis and decision making while maintaining relationships with internal organizations including DAF Corporate structure, MAJCOMs, ISSs, OSD, AFCEC and federal land management agencies.
This position requires occasional travel in support of the 14 WSMs and their operations.

This position reports to the Branch Chief of the Wildland Fire Branch in the Environmental Operations Division within the Environmental Directorate of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.

The Wildland Fire Branch was established in 2012 to supplement wildfire response, provide training, maintain certification, conduct program review, and provide technical assistance to all Air Force installations. The Branch mission is executed in a collaborative, interagency environment with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State University and University of Montana. FY21 Operations achieved over 175,000 acres of prescribed fire and 3,000 acres of mechanical fuel mitigation and environmental projects to promote sustainable environmental management and protection of natural and built infrastructure and ecosystems.

For additional information on the Air Force Civil Engineer Center please see: https://www.afcec.af.mil

If you are interested in this opportunity, forward your resume and college transcripts in Adobe PDF format to bradley.shoemaker.2@us.af.mil NLT 20 January 2022.

Resilient Forestry works in all aspects of forestry, forest science, and forest management, specializing in ecological forest restoration. We are based in Seattle and work across the Pacific Northwest (PNW) with small and large public and private landowners on a range of projects. We are looking for an experienced forest ecologist who can work closely with clients to identify, plan, and execute projects. These projects are holistic in nature and may include management of personnel and data, field inventory and measurement, literature review, geospatial data analysis, statistical modeling, report writing, and presentation of results. Opportunities to write proposals and estimate budgets for new projects, and be part of all aspects of our small company.

Duties: Work in a joint capacity with Pheasants Forever, Inc. (PF), the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to promote, coordinate and implement the conservation provisions of the Federal Farm Bill and other related wildlife conservation programs. Activities will include providing technical assistance to landowners regarding rangeland and wildlife management, habitat planning, precision ag conservation, contract coordination, conservation plan modification, site assessment and reporting. Conduct and coordinate training sessions that include workshops and tours for landowners and resource professionals. Provide technical assistance related to prescribed fire to private landowners and public organizations. Meet with local chapters of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to help coordinate habitat and rangeland management efforts and participate in statewide habitat meetings. Implement conservation programs to improve rangeland management, grassland restoration, small grains and diverse cover crop use, prescribed fire, and wildlife habitat management on private lands. Assist or coordinate activities and projects as assigned.

The successful candidate will have strong experience in conducting wildland fire training events (with a particular focus on 100-200-level courses and saw training), extensive prescribed fire and wildland fire experience, strong communication skills, and a clear commitment to working with diverse populations. They will work under direction of the Assistant Director of Training to:

• Assist with implementation of training events for TEA, partner organizations (state, federal, non-profit, youth corps, Department of Defense lands, etc.)
• Implement blended curriculum including virtually (instructor led online) and experientially (hands-on)
• Teach ‘non-traditional’ soft skills during NWCG courses (e.g. self-care/stress management, conflict resolution, anti-bullying, active bystander, etc.)
• Train underserved and underrepresented populations (POC, women, landowners, Department of Defense, etc.)
• Build skills and confidence for fire practitioners from all backgrounds and experience levels in an inclusive and supportive learning environment
• Manage work assignments with minimal direction from supervisors
• May oversee staff, volunteers, and individuals or crews from other agencies or organizations when serving in a leadership role during training
• Occasionally engage in prescribed fire operations and/or support a prescribed fire IMT during Training Events
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic, including a commitment to principles of Duty, Integrity and Respect. Actively participate in creating a kind, safe and healthy work environment which encourages the diversity, equity and inclusion of all people.

The Senior Ecologist will lead the Sonoma Land Trust's (SLT) important work addressing the challenges of climate change in Sonoma Valley and throughout the county. They will lead SLT's work on nature-based solutions that bolster the resilience of our natural and human communities, focusing on wildfires, wildlife corridors and natural lands management.

The successful candidate will drive key conservation strategy decisions using the latest science, as well as identifying areas of future applied science research that SLT will need to advance biodiversity and climate resilience in Sonoma County. Over time, the position will be central to growing SLT's ecological science resources and staffing, and leading the development and implementation of science and nature-based solutions for the protection and enhancement of essential ecosystem functioning in Sonoma County.

The Department of Environment and Society (ENVS) at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in Human Dimensions of Environmental Change. We particularly welcome applications from scholars whose research focuses on social, cultural, historical, or ecological issues impacting public and/or tribal lands in the Southwest United States. This tenure-track, full-time (nine-month) position is based at the USU campus in Moab, a thriving tourism-oriented community in southeast Utah and a federal agency hub adjacent to National Park, National Forest, BLM and Tribal lands. The relative emphasis for the position is 50% teaching, 40% research, and 10% service. The position starts August 01, 2022.

Seeking a highly motivated and qualified student to explore the net short-term impact and longterm recovery on key soil biophysical, hydraulic, and chemical characteristics from high severity wildfires and low severity prescribed bums at the University of Idaho in Moscow. This assessment will be based on extensive field-based burn experiments and soil characterization. This characterization will then be used to parameterize and assess the ability of the WEPPcloud (https://wepp.cloud/weppcloud/) to capture post-fire runoff and erosion response following wildfire. The student will be joining a large research team focused on the development of geospatial decision support tools for pre-fire and post-fire watershed management and close collaboration with the USDA-Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and soil scientists from the USDA-NRCS.

Qualifications: Applicants for the PhD position will have an undergraduate and MS graduate degree in hydrology, water resources, soils, agronomy, environmental chemistry, civil/agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field. The successful candidate will be familiar with field and lab-based experimentation, strong background in soils and hydrology, familiarity with process-based hydrologic modeling preferably WEPP, WEPPcloud, water quality, GIS/remote sensing, and basic statistics. The student is expected to have excellent verbal and written communication skills. We highly encourage motivated students eager to gain a deeper understanding wildfire impacts and forest management and are willing to work interactively in team research to apply for this assistantship.

Financial support: The successful candidate will receive tuition support and stipend, and financial support to participate to a relevant conference each year.

Location: The research will be primarily conducted in Moscow, Idaho.

Timeline: Review of applicants will start immediately and continue until the position is filled. Starting dates can be flexible but preferable by spring semester or early summer 2022.

To apply: Please send the following materials to Dr. Erin Brooks: Personal Statement, Curriculum Vitae, Unofficial Transcripts, contact info of three references.

The Forest Resilience Laboratory (part of the Precision Forestry Cooperative) in the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is looking for a half-time research scientist to support forest landscape ecology studies. Our work focuses on the effects of fire and other disturbance processes on forest structure and assessing management options for improving forest resilience. The scale of our studies ranges from the area of individual fires or management project areas to millions of hectares. Our research requires experience in both analyzing remote sensing data, especially airborne lidar data, and in landscape ecology. Other ecologists and forest managers use the results of our work to understand how fire, drought, and climate change threaten forests across the Pacific Coast states. They also use our results to help ensure that healthy forests persist in the face of management challenges and climate change.

The Forest Research Scientist will support research on forest landscape ecology to address both basic forest ecology and management questions. This research will focus on the distribution of forest structures, how ecological processes and management affect the distribution of those structures, and how managers, policy makers, and stakeholders can use the results to manage forests for greater resilience.

Open Until Filled

The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County seeks a full-time Program Specialist to join our expanding Forest Health and Wildfire Resiliency Program and our dynamic team of conservation professionals. The Program Specialist will work closely with RCD staff and partners to lead forest health and wildfire resiliency projects throughout Santa Cruz County, providing technical assistance and planning services for large and small-scale projects to facilitate fire resiliency, fire prevention/preparedness, and improved watershed function.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICANTS: Position is open until filled. Application review will begin October 27, 2021

This full-time position is part of a partnership between South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks (SDGFP) and Habitat Forever, LLC (HF). The incumbent will conduct habitat management work on public wildlife management areas. They are full-time, permanent employees of Habitat Forever and will receive daily leadership from SDGFP Field Managers. The position location will be based at Lewis & Clark Recreation Area near Yankton, SD. Habitat management work may include site preparation, planting, management of food plots, diverse native seedings and dense nesting cover, shrub or shelterbelt plantings, tree removal and prescribed fire.

Job Purpose Summary:

Overall, to support a sustained wildfire communication, learning, and action network among partners and practitioners dealing with wildfire throughout the Pacific.

Specifically, to oversee the co-planning, coordination, and implementation of: a comprehensive wildfire needs assessment; the co-development (and possible implementation) of wildfire-related action and implementation plans; and the building of social and technical infrastructure for long-term communication and network-building for the U.S.-Affiliated Western Pacific islands of Guam, Yap, and Palau, CNMI, FSM, and American Samoa.

As a key point of contact and liaison between the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) and its U.S. Affiliated Western Pacific partners, the purpose of this position is to identify, share, and connect regionally-relevant resources and people for the purpose of strong collaborative action towards wildfire awareness, preparedness, and resilience across the Western Pacific region.

The person best suited for this position will have both strong interpersonal and project management skills, to include an ability to make initial contact with individual partners, grow relationships and the network through strong, informative, positive communications, and track and assist with next-level planning and technical support.

This position supports the Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Team in the Pacific Northwest Research Station in Anchorage, AK. The FIA program is charged with conducting a nationally-consistent, strategic annual forest inventory of the United States and its territories.