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Lead Scientist (freshwater), remote
Job Description
- Agency
- Conservation Science Partners
- Location
- remote
- Job Category
- Research (Researcher)
- Salary
- $75,000-$85,000 depending on experience
- Start Date
- 06/01/2023
- Last Date to Apply
- 04/30/2023
- Website
- https://www.csp-inc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CSP-CLL-Freshwater-LeadSci-March2023.pdf
- Description
- Position Description: We are seeking a Lead Scientist passionate about ecology and conservation to help support and drive the Changing Landscapes Lab at CSP. The Lead Scientist will join a team of ecologists, biologists, and data scientists working to advance conservation and climate adaptation science by accounting for the interacting trajectories of global changes in climates, land use, and biodiversity in socio-ecological systems. Projects involve coordinating with research and management partners in federal, state, local, non-profit, and private sectors to produce more effective conservation, management, and research outputs. In general, Lead Scientists in the Changing Landscapes Lab contribute to and lead a range of projects focused on addressing multiple conservation objectives, including mitigating and adapting to climate change, facilitating ecological connectivity and resilience, restoring and protecting habitat, and promoting human-wildlife coexistence in increasingly modified landscapes. This position will focus initially on large-scale river and floodplain protection and conservation prioritization efforts in the U.S., conducted in close partnership with our non-profit and university partners.The Lead Scientist should have well-developed problem-solving, statistical, and analytical thinking capabilities and a demonstrated record of applying these skills to ecological research. They should demonstrate attention to reproducibility and quality assurance/quality control in all their work. We are looking for someone with excellent organizational and communication (oral and written) skills who can balance several projects simultaneously. We seek a candidate with deep curiosity directed toward diverse research interests, as well as aptitude and enthusiasm to develop new skills and areas of expertise. It is expected that this position contributes to an internal culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, innovation, creativity, and experimentation, and helps to advance the function, direction, and initiatives of the organization.
- Qualifications
- Core responsibilities and skills. -Contributing to the design, development, and management of multiple projects simultaneously, including both long-term partnerships and short-turnaround projects responding to pressing conservation opportunities, as well as leading or guiding advanced technical steps for these efforts. -Demonstrated capacity to work in creative collaboration with diverse partners, including core staff, contractors, clients, postdocs, graduate students, and others to ensure research questions, methods, and outcomes are clear, and to support appropriate communication, interpretation, translation, and use of scientific products for multiple audiences, including land managers and policy makers. -Experience with a range of ecological and environmental data types (e.g., terrestrial/aquatic ecosystem health data, pollutant and other EPA datasets, remote sensing datasets, species detection data) and modeling approaches (e.g., hydrological modeling; ecosystem service modeling; network and/or connectivity analyses; hierarchical regression analyses, potentially in a Bayesian framework) using reproducible workflows developed in statistical programming languages such as R or Python -Strong familiarity with a variety of spatial datasets, including hydrologic, topographic, land cover and/or climatological datasets, and experience incorporating such datasets into statistical/spatial analyses. -Knowledge of common Geographic Information System data formats and tools to download, process, map, and export such data. Preparing or deriving GIS and other spatial data layers, including metadata, and tabular data sources for use in modeling, reporting, and planning activities, using a variety of tools and cloud-based platforms (e.g., Google Earth Engine, QGIS, ArcGIS). -Supervising the activities of one or more staff scientists, postdoctoral scientists, and/or contractors, as appropriate. -Supporting existing or developing new funding partnerships and revenue streams, helping to sustain this position over the longer term. -Developing and supporting manuscripts, reports, and professional presentations. -Learning new methods and software for specific projects, as appropriate. Additional desired skills: -Research or management experience with river systems (including the biodiversity therein, water quality assessments, conservation and/or restoration strategies, etc.) through field studies, computer modeling, or other applied settings. -Experience with (or willingness to learn) cloud platforms for data management and high-performance computing (e.g., Google Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Earth Engine). -Experience creating user-friendly data visualizations and other syntheses of complex information for multiple end-users via web-based tools (e.g., custom web apps, Tableau, ArcGIS dashboard). -Experience collaborating with state and/or federal agencies. -Experience collaborating meaningfully with indigenous or other under-represented communities and non-traditional conservation partners with diverse interests and perspectives. -Knowledge of federal contracting, reporting systems, and schedules (e.g., grantsolutions, grants.gov, ASAP.gov). Required qualifications: PhD (or equivalent experience) in ecology, conservation biology, or a related field AND a minimum of three years of research or professional experience. How to apply: Please email a cover letter explaining how your goals, skills, and experience fit the core responsibilities of the role and please also describe how your broader knowledge and experiences can contribute to our organizational culture and values. Include the names and contact information of at least three relevant professional references, as well as your CV and a writing sample for which you are the sole or primary author, and send to: hiring@csp?inc.org. Your cover letter, reference list, CV, and writing sample should be compiled and sent as a single PDF file. Please indicate FRESHWATER SCIENTIST in the subject line. We sincerely appreciate all those expressing interest in this position. However, only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. Application deadline and expected start date: Priority will be given to complete applications received by April 10, 2023, with screening and interviews to begin soon thereafter. The ideal start date is no later than June 1, 2023
- Contact Person
- caitlin@csp-inc.org - contact for questions
- Contact eMail
- hiring@csp-inc.org
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