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. Note that job descriptions may be formatted differently on our website for consistency. Email any questions to the following address: communications@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 that 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.
Fire Research and Management Exchange Systems (FRAMES) has a current announcements and jobs board.
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 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) can be found on the Zintellect website. Search by keyword “fire.”
FireUp has a Career Pathways Toolkit which offers an interactive way to explore careers in fire, forestry, and conservation
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American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the US Forest Service, is seeking 1 Member to contribute to fuels reduction projects alongside Tahoe National Forest Staff.
The Western Iowa Assistant Land Steward performs and participates in preserve operations, maintenance and management, under the direction of the Western Iowa Land Steward. Tasks include maintenance of preserve infrastructure, tools, and power equipment, invasive species control, preserve and easement monitoring, prescribed fire, and assisting with the bison herd at Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve in Westfield, Iowa.
The Longleaf Alliance (TLA) is seeking a skilled and motivated forester to advance longleaf pine habitat conservation and outreach strategies in the northern range of the longleaf pine ecosystem. The Longleaf Alliance is a non-profit organization that works throughout the Southeastern U.S. to guide longleaf restoration, stewardship, and conservation using science-based outreach, partnership engagement, and on-the-ground assistance.
The Fire, Fuels and Forestry Program Assistant helps coordinate a dynamic program, with duties changing by the season and opportunities to work in the field. The Assistant will help manage forestry contracts and contractors, develop environmental compliance documents, utilize GIS to create project maps, and participate in regional collaborative efforts. This position is a good fit for someone adept at working in both the office and field, who can apply local knowledge of forest and fire ecology to funding proposals, grant reports, and collaborative regional efforts.
The Mid Klamath Watershed Council (MKWC) invites applicants for a seasonal (12-week) internship position for individuals ages 18-26. Early Career Interns will gain work experience in a broad range of natural resource restoration and monitoring projects and career readiness skills.
We seek (2) engaging connectors and partnership builders to join the Western Fire and Forest Resilience Collaborative (WFFRC) as liaisons in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. WFFRC is engaging 10 science teams to create and implement a research program that will ensure the science of fire ecology and forest resilience can support effective solutions for the fire crisis in the western US.
WFFRC is engaging 10 science teams to create and implement a research program that will ensure the science of fire ecology and forest resilience can support effective solutions for the fire crisis in the western US. WFFRC is led by the Forest Futures Lab at Cary Institute of Ecosystem studies and is expected to run for the next 5 to 10 years. This position will have the opportunity to work with WFFRC science teams across the country.
The Environmental Lands Management Specialist performs supervisory and professional duties to implement site management plans on ELAPP and County lands. This includes trail development, restoration projects, and invasive plant and prescribed burning activities.
The North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE) will be offering a student volunteer position available during summer 2026. This is an unpaid position open to students who have successfully completed their first year of collegiate study majoring in a fire or forestry program or a related field.
North Florida Land Trust is looking to hire two (2) seasonal fire technicians for the spring and summer fire season. This position will work closely with the NFLT Stewardship department to accomplish resource management goals surrounding the use of prescribed fire on NFLT preserves.
The Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau (PCCVB), in collaboration with the Snowshoe Highlands Area Recreation Collaborative (SHARC) and the Monongahela National Forest, is seeking motivated, physically capable individuals to join its Seasonal Trail Maintenance Crew for the 2026 field season.
The ERI Tribal Forest Stewardship and Restoration Program Research Coordinator will implement interdisciplinary and applied science research, outreach, and coordination with partners for the ERI Human Dimensions and Partnerships unit, although they will also work across all ERI units as needed. This senior research coordinator will be responsible for working closely with the Human Dimensions Program Manager (direct supervisor) and the Director of the Tribal Forest Stewardship and Restoration Program to maintain and develop relationships with Tribes and multiple, diverse partners in the SWERI footprint, primarily focusing on Arizona.
The ERI seeks a Research Associate for the newly formed Wildfire Insurance and Resilient Economies (WIRE) Partnership, which will involve close collaboration with the NAU School of Forestry, other ERI units, and ERI and SWERI partners and collaborators. The WIRE Partnership tackles the growing insurance crisis in the Western U.S., driven by the increasing severity of wildfires. It focuses on understanding and innovating insurance models to support communities and businesses, alongside reframing wildfire economics to emphasize prevention and restoration over reactive suppression and commodity extraction.
The ERI seeks a Manager, Research Projects for the newly formed Wildfire Insurance and Resilient Economies (WIRE) Partnership, which will involve close collaboration with the NAU School of Forestry, other ERI units, and ERI and SWERI partners and collaborators. The WIRE Partnership tackles the growing insurance crisis in the Western U.S., driven by the increasing severity of wildfires. It focuses on understanding and innovating insurance models to support communities and businesses, alongside reframing wildfire economics to emphasize prevention and restoration over reactive suppression and commodity extraction.
The Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) Restoration Ecology & Forest Resilience Program Manager leads the day-to-day management, coordination, and delivery of ERI’s Restoration Ecology & Forest Resilience portfolio in support of ERI and SWERI goals. The position applies subject-matter expertise in restoration ecology, forest and fire ecology, and wildfire risk reduction to advance proactive, landscape-scale restoration, fuels management, and conservation in frequent-fire forests and woodlands of the Intermountain West.
This is a professional conservation land management position in the Environmental Protection Department - Land Conservation and Management Program. The position will conduct land stewardship activities on Alachua County preserves and natural areas under higher-level supervision, including: invasive plant control, prescribed burning, forestry, data collection, site development, maintenance and security, and other duties.
Tall Timbers Research Station is seeking a motivated and dependable Technician to support the implementation of prescribed fire primarily on privately owned lands through the Department of Prescribed Fire Application (PFA).
Tall Timbers Research Station is seeking a motivated and dependable Assistant Fire Team Lead to support the implementation of prescribed fire primarily on privately owned lands through the Department of Prescribed Fire Application (PFA)
The Utah Forest Restoration Institute (UFRI) is hiring 8-12 seasonal positions, including research technicians (crew) and crew leads, to assist with forest & fire ecology research projects across the state of Utah. Based out of Utah State University, UFRI seeks to collaboratively develop and deliver objective science to managers, policymakers, and communities to inform the management of healthy, fire-resilient, and climate-adapted forests and woodlands.
The Community Organizing Manager at FireGeneration Collaborative (a program of FUSEE) is funded to help facilitate and carry out the new pilot program called the Changemakers Cohort. The cohort itself will be composed of six (6) young (18-30), BIPOC participants who are invested in advocating for a cultural and socioecological change in fire management.
The Nature Conservancy Prescribed Fire Practitioner works on the North Idaho Fire Module in a team environment while participating with prescribed fire assignments, wildland fire operations (short term Administratively Determined hire through USFS), and other land stewardship activities as assigned.
Tall Timbers is recruiting a Research Technician III to coordinate field research for the Fire
Research lab at sites across the southern United States. The research will investigate the patterns and mechanisms of post-fire tree mortality and fire-vegetation feedbacks in forests, savanna, and grasslands.
The Fire Research Biologist is a key position for all fire research at Tall Timbers. The Biologist will assist the investigation of the patterns and mechanisms of post-fire tree mortality and fire-vegetation feedbacks in forests, savanna, and grasslands.
Tall Timbers is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist to investigate the patterns and
mechanisms of post-fire tree mortality and fire-vegetation feedbacks in forests, savannas, and grasslands.
The University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship invites candidates for a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor for the newly established George Richards Professorship in Forests, Nature and Human Health. The appointment will be in one of the three departments (Forest Resources Management, Forest and Conservation Sciences, Wood Science) in the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship, depending on the successful candidate’s specific topical interests.
Alliance for Wildfire Resilience is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Government Relations Specialist to play a key role in advancing AWR’s federal policy and advocacy priorities. This position focuses on monitoring and influencing federal legislation, engaging directly with federal agencies, administration officials, congressional offices, and partner organizations. Other duties include preparing policy recommendations and representing AWR in federal-level forums.
This opportunity is with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana. This position will support field data collection for several fire ecology studies led by two research ecologists at the Fire Lab.
The Department of Prescribed Fire Applications at Tall Timbers is looking to hire a coordinator to build the Wiregrass Prescribed Burn Association in Southeast Alabama.
The Eastern Fire Network (EFNet) is a collaborative research and training network to advance understanding of wildfire dynamics and risk in eastern U.S. landscapes, helping to inform fire management and decision-making. As part of a structured program in transdisciplinary science, students will work in interdisciplinary teams and practitioners to co-design solutions to local wildland fire science challenges, linking research to implementation.
Assist with field data collection for Cal Poly Humboldt Wildland Fire Lab research projects.
