The Department of Army at Ft. Stewart, Georgia is seeking qualified applicants for one vacant Forestry Technician, GS-0462-07 position. The vacancy announcement is open through 31 Jan 2022 and is open to all USCitizens.
Details can be found at the following USAJOBS link:https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/631638600
Employment Opportunities
The Southern Fire Exchange is glad to share information about current, fire-related employment opportunities in the Southeast. If you know of any openings in your area, please contact us with the relevant details, and we’ll get the announcement posted for you.
Job: Technical Assistance and Training Specialist, Longleaf Alliance
The Longleaf Alliance (TLA) is seeking an experienced Technical Assistance and Training
Specialist (TA&TS) to advance longleaf restoration in the western portion of the natural range (Mississippi,
Louisiana, and east Texas). The position is Full Time with partial funding already secured for four years, with
abundant opportunities to continue to secure funding to grow and extend the work.
Read the full position description and application instructions here.
Continue ReadingJobs: Wildlife Technician, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division is hiring two Wildlife techs that will be working on Ceylon WMA and focused on the ecological restoration of the natural communities and to benefit nongame as well as game species. The application deadline is 1/21/22 and postings can be found on the Georgia DNR careers page.
Continue ReadingJob: Assistant/Associate Specialist – Fire Ecology/Fire Science, UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is hiring a new full time researcher, potentially a person with a MS degree or somebody with BS and quite a bit of experience.
Work includes projects in forests, woodlands, and shrublands including analyzing historical datasets, measuring the effects of prescribed fire and managed wildfires, and developing remotely sensed fire severity metrics in areas outside of conifer forests.
Applicants can now apply here: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03294.
The initial review date is 12/30/2021 but there will be an additional review date of 1/18/2022 since we are in the holiday season.
Continue ReadingJob: Assistant Professor of Indigenous Forestry, Northern Arizona University
The position description for Assistant Professor of Indigenous Forestry has been posted at nau.jobs (follow the ‘Faculty and Administrator Openings’ link, locate vacancy 605923). Review of applications will begin January 22.
Continue ReadingJob: Sandhills Stewardship and Fire Program Manager, Nature Conservancy North Carolina
The Sandhills Stewardship and Fire Program Manager develops, manages and advances conservation programs for the restoration and management of large-scale areas within the Sandhills region of North Carolina. This position has three major focal areas:
1) leading the restoration, management and monitoring of Longleaf pine savanna (and associated communities) in the Sandhills, especially on TNC lands, to help meet the organization’s goal of creating resilient and connected habitats;
2) leading the Sandhills prescribed burn program, including planning, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of the program, to enable the safe and long-term management of natural communities in the region; and,
3) interacting with direct reports, colleagues, partners and others in a way that fosters information sharing and learning, collaboration that leads to positive and strategic conservation actions, and leveraging of resources to increase the impact and influence of the Sandhills stewardship and fire management programs within the region.
Continue ReadingJob: Fire Management Specialist, Westhampton Beach, NY
The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission, through the Suffolk County Water Authority, is currently accepting applications for a Fire Management Specialist to perform key roles in managing the Comprehensive Prescribed Fire Program for the Central Pine Barrens region.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- leading the development and implementation of all aspects of the prescribed fire management program;
- the supervision and training of prescribed fire crews;
- conducting fuels, smoke and wildland fire management/mitigation;
- assisting with public education and outreach
- assisting in the preparation of prescribed and wildland fire management plans for ecological and fuel management in collaboration with other agencies and stakeholders.
The overarching programmatic goals for the prescribed fire program include fostering biological diversity; natural resource conservation and restoration and wildfire risk reduction within the Central Pine Barrens.
This position is full-time (37.5) hours a week and will be a designated term position that exists as long as the commission receives NYS funding to implement a prescribed fire program. Salary is commensurate with education and experience and ranges from $75,000 to $80,000 with benefits. The job posting and applications for this position can be reviewed and submitted through the Suffolk County Water Authority website.
The mission of the Central Pine Barrens Commission is to manage land use within the Central Pine Barrens to protect vital ground and surface waters and the region’s vast and significant natural, agricultural, historical, cultural, and recreational resources for current and future Long Island residents. Further information on the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission can be found by visiting our website and our prescribed fire page.
Jobs: The Ember Alliance
The Ember Alliance is hiring for multiple positions. Descriptions and further information can be found on the Ember Alliance Jobs page.
Continue ReadingJobs: Student Conservation Association Forest Management Corps
In partnership with Student Conservation Association, National Forests in North Carolina will be hosting a regional, roving Forest Management Corps crew for a second year. This four member and one leader crew will engage on silviculture projects with National Forests in North Carolina, Cherokee National Forest, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest and the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests. The crew will begin in January 2022 and engage from the mountains to the coast through July 2022.
Please share this opportunity with any individuals who are looking to jumpstart a career in forestry. Crew members who complete 640 hours with the program have the opportunity to earn a Public Land Corps hiring authority which allows them to apply with merit status to United States Forest Service jobs. Interested candidates can learn more about the leader position here: https://www.thesca.org/2022-roving-forest-management-corps-project-leader and member positions here: https://www.thesca.org/serve/position/2022-roving-forest-management-corps/po-00731806. Applications received by December 1st, 2021 will be given priority.
Continue ReadingJob: Fire Management Officer, National Park Service, Tupelo, MS
This position reports directly to the Chief Ranger. Work environment is mountainous terrain, often in inclement weather or at night.
- The Fire Management Officer will lead and manage all operational fire, prescribed fire and fuels, fire ecology, fire information, planning, administration and human capital.
- Ensures that the fire management program is in compliance with environmental laws, regulations and policies.
- Develops and reviews fire prevention plans.
- Ensure that all phases of fire management planning are completed.
- Monitors fire season severity predictions, fire behavior and fire activity levels and takes appropriate action.
Apply through USAJobs by November 24.
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