JOBS BOARD
AFE is pleased to share announcements about job openings in fire ecology, fire management, and the environmental sector. If you would like to add a job posting to this page, please fill out this form. Email any questions to the following address: hannah@fireecology.net.
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The National Interagency Fire Center has an excellent website to share career resources and specific information for federal agencies.
Careers in Fire and Fuels is a course at the University of Idaho includes guest speakers from diverse wildland fire and fuels positions. You can watch the recorded presentations at anytime.
The Green Jobs Board is a great resource to search for jobs in the climate space.
FireUp is America's first careers platform exclusively dedicated to fire and forestry jobs, community, and well-being.
Many fire jobs can be found on Indeed (e.g. keyword search “wildland fire”, “prescribed fire”, etc.), even for government agencies.
Wildland fire can also often be found on conservation-focused job boards such as Conservation Job Board and the Texas A&M Wildlife Job Board.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) regularly hires wildland fire professionals at varying levels. Details on current postings can be found here (keyword search “fire”).
Internships, experiential learning opportunities, academic fellowships, and scholarships funded by the US government and private sector organizations and administered by ORAU and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) can be found on the Zintellect website. Search by keyword “fire.” text goes here
Recent Job Posts
The Northern Research Station is conducting a pre-vacancy announcement outreach for a highly skilled and qualified candidate to fill a term Interdisciplinary - Research Ecologist, GS-0408-12, Research Forester GS-0460-12, or Research Physical Scientist GS-1301-12 position with a duty station at the Silas Little Forest in New Lisbon, New Jersey.
The Los Alamos National Laboratory is looking for a Forest Health Post-Bachelors intern.
The Nature Conservancy is hiring a Cross Ranch Burn Crew Member in Center, North Dakota.
The Ember Alliance is a national organization of fire practitioners, researchers, analysts, and instructors dedicated to increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire and planning, seeking a GIS Program Manager.
The Ember Alliance is a national organization of fire practitioners, researchers, analysts, and instructors dedicated to increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire and planning, seeking a Call-When-Needed Wildland Fire Training Instructor.
The Assistant WUI Coordinator will coordinate fuels reduction projects in communities throughout Southeast Utah.
The Fuels Crew Lead will supervise a 7-person State of Utah crew removing trees and brush in support of fuels reduction projects in communities throughout Southeast Utah.
The Fuels Crew Member will be a part of a 7-person State of Utah crew removing trees and brush around communities throughout Southeast Utah.
Fire Management Officers of Moderate Complexity programs are responsible for directing most phases of fire management programs on Federally managed lands.
The Ember Alliance is currently advertising a Wildland Fire Science Coordinator position to support the EILN.
Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) is seeking a highly-organized, detail-oriented individual to coordinate and expand prescribed fire in the south Mt. Adams region.
Are you passionate about wildfire prevention and community safety? Help safeguard homes and lives by conducting inspections, educating property owners and promoting fire adapted communities.
Tall Timbers, in collaboration with the University of Missouri and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), are recruiting a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist to develop stateand-transition models that incorporate plant community flammability for eastern US forests.
The Nature Conservancy is hiring a Fire and Stewardship Crew Member in Hatfield, Missouri.
Archbold Biological Station is hiring an Associate Land Manager to lead our new Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team.
Archbold Biological Station is hiring two Assistant Land Managers to work on our new Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team.
The Natural Areas Department seeks an individual to fill a Sr. Supervisor role in the Ecological Stewardship work group.
The Washington Department of Natural Resources’ Forest Resilience Division is seeking to hire a Forest Health Scientist.
Northern Arizona University School of Forestry seeks to fill one PhD position funded through a research assistantship focused on post-fire recovery and reburns using historical datasets from the Sierra Nevada Range in California and from Northern Arizona Grand Canyon Trust lands.
In this position you’ll provide professional assistance and advice to park management in the development, review, analysis, evaluation, and monitoring of post-fire treatments and activities which may be related to vegetation, wildlife, sensitive species, fisheries, range management, cultural resources and associated ecological components.
This coordinator position in California supports the Mid Klamath Watershed Council's (MKWC) Fire and Forestry program.
California State University, Chico has partnered with CAL FIRE to co-create a prescribed fire research program focusing on the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is seeking two full-time field technicians and one crew lead for fieldwork investigating the drivers of post-fire forest regeneration in interior Alaska.
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is seeking a Field Ecology Technician/Lead Field Ecologist.
Filsinger Energy Partners (FEP) is seeking an experienced Wildfire Meteorologist to join their wildfire risk team in Missoula, MT.
Filsinger Energy Partners (FEP) is seeking an experienced and highly technical Wildfire Scientist/Programmer to join their wildfire risk team in Missoula, MT.
The Northern Research Station (NRS) is seeking skilled and qualified candidates to fill one seasonal Forestry Technician position (Research – Wildfire Monitoring)(GS-0462-6) within the NRS Fire Team with a duty location of Redding, CA.
