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: 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.”
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Sublette County, Wyoming, is seeking a full-time Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Mitigation Coordinator “to lead efforts in reducing wildfire risks, fostering community safety, improving community preparedness, promoting ecological health and enhancing the resilience of forests, rangelands, and watersheds.”
The National Park Service is seeking Lead Wildland Firefighters for Crater Lake National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Yosemite National Park.
The Southeastern Grasslands Institute at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN is seeking a Middle Tennessee Grasslands Coordinator to conduct “on-the-ground work in grasslands and coordination of broader efforts… and grant-writing and report writing to help secure future funding to support this position and to grow additional programming/staffing needs in the Middle TN region.”
The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai’i, the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, and the Mauna Kahalawai Watershed Partnership are seeking a Wildfire Risk Reduction Coordinator to help “reduce landscape level watershed threats from wildfire within and around the 50,000-acre watershed project area.”
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking a seasonal Support Dispatcher to be based out of the Grand Rapids, Minnesota area who will perform fire response administrative and dispatch work.
Natural Lands is seeking a Stewardship Assistant in Chester Springs, PA to participate in their prescribed fire program, restore degraded natural areas, and assist with preserve events and membership activities.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking a Natural Resources Forestry Specialist Senior based in Backus, Minnesota to implement field assignments, develop and administer budgets, provide input on policy development, and complete special assignments on committees, boards, fire teams, and task forces.
The Wetlands Initiative is seeking a Restoration Specialist, who will be based out of Hennepin, Illinois and will “conduct year-round prairie, wetland, and savanna restoration.”
Raven Rock State Park in Lillington, North Carolina is seeking a temporary Natural Resources Crew Technician.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Quail Forever, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking a habitat specialist crew leader to “lead a team of four habitat specialist crew members as they work with partners to coordinate and conduct wildlife habitat management practices throughout multiple priority areas occurring in Jasper, Barry, Lawrence, and Newton counties.”
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Quail Forever, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking a habitat specialist to conduct “varied field duties, including prescribed fire, seed collection, natural community identification, invasive species control, and project coordination among multiple conservation organizations.”
The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) at the Tahoe Resource Conservation District is seeking an Outreach Technician to “ coordinate internal and external communications, enhance public engagement, and support collaborative initiatives across the TFFT network.”
The Washington State DNR is seeking a Wildland Fire Heavy Equipment Operator to be based out of Ellensburg, Washington.
The National Audubon Society is seeking a Senior Associate in Stewardship to be based out of Naples, FL who will conduct fieldwork involving “treating invasive exotic plants, managing nuisance native species, planning and executing prescribed burns, and helping coordinate contractors to assist with these primary tasks.”
The University of Texas at Austin seeks a postdoctoral fellow to assist with a variety of active and post-wildland fire research topics, “including but not limited to using UAV platforms to characterize active fire thermal and gas emissions, improve spreading models and detection algorithms, and assessing post-fire effects.”
The Tennessee Department OF Environment and Conservation seeks a Fire Management Officer based in Nashville, TN to “help coordinate 15-20 prescribed burns per year and ensure program readiness to respond to wildfires within the state.”
The New Mexico Forestry Division seeks a Wildfire Prevention and Communications Coordinator to work in the “communications team with a responsibility to provide accurate and timely information before, during and after wildfires to promote safety of the public, firefighters and communities.”
Puget Sound Energy in Bothell, WA seeks a Wildfire Liaison Manager to be a technical advisor and subject matter expert on wildfire management.
The Bureau of Land Management seeks a Wildland Firefighter (Fuels) to be based in Salem, Oregon.
The National Park Service seeks a National Fire Ecologist to be “responsible for the National Park Service fire ecology program, providing program leadership, data analysis and interpretation, policy formulation and interpretation, and coordination.”
The Environmental Defense Fund seeks “a Scientist, Wildfire to conduct and coordinate original research to establish and implement FireSat as a key component of community, climate, and ecosystem fire management plans”
The USDA Forest Service is seeking a tribal values, fire and fuels treatments fellow in the Klamath Basin. This work is related to the USFS Confronting the Wildfire Crisis strategy and will be under the mentorship of Frank Lake.
The Jones Center at Ichauway Plant Ecology Lab seeks a Plant Ecology Research Technician to “assist with many aspects of ongoing research and plant conservation, with particular emphasis on plant-animal interactions, plant identification in long-term vegetation monitoring plots, and seed collection and propagation.”
The Jones Center at Ichauway Landscape Ecology Lab seeks a full-time, temporary Seasonal Technician to contribute to research and conservation efforts in forest ecology in southern Georgia.
The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District seeks a Project Coordinator to support the Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience Program.
The Longleaf Alliance “is seeking 2 Biological Restoration Technicians (one full-time, one part-time) for the Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP) AMBBIS Restoration Team,” which supports the restoration of reticulated flatwoods salamander breeding wetlands in the Florida Panhandle.
The Alaska Coastal Dispatch Center seeks a Wildland Fire Dispatcher to “provide support for fire suppression, coordination, and execute area-level field operations while ensuring seamless operations in resource mobilization and logistics.”
The Butte County Fire Safe Council seeks 2 Field Coordinators to “assist in implementing fuels reduction, timber removal and other fire safety projects, and provide education and coordination in the field.”
The Butte County Fire Safe Council seeks a Community Education Coordinator who is passionate about wildfire safety and resilience and will assist with public education and community engagement.
The Forest Stewards Guild seeks a Prescribed Fire Project Manager, who will manage and coordinate projects in their fire management program in New Mexico.
