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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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.
The Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State University seeks a Communications Officer to lead strategic communication and public engagement initiatives at UFRI.
The Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State University is seeking 3 Research Associates to work on projects to advance the Institute’s “mission of reducing wildfire risk and promoting forest health across the state".”
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in Los Altos, CA seeks an Ecologist to oversee aspects of their vegetation management programs.
This position is part of a partnership between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Quail Forever, Inc. and will conduct habitat management practices such as prescribed fire, early-succession management, and ecological restoration.
The Northwest Youth Corps seeks an Urban and Community Forestry Crew Leader in Eugene, OR to manage and supervise crews of young adults on conservation-oriented projects.
The Northwest Youth Corps seeks an Urban and Community Forestry Young Adult Fall Crew Member in Tacoma, WA to complete urban forest projects.
The City of Fort Collins seeks a Natural Areas Specialist to help improve ecological health and support chartered land uses and natural area purposes across Fort Collins.
The BLM Fire & Aviation Directorate, National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, ID expect to fill 3 Training Specialist positions.
The Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor of Forest Operations whose scholarship addresses “the range of climatic and conservation challenges facing forests in the West, including how aspects of forest harvest operations and fuels reduction can be applied to address these challenges.”
The National Park Service is seeking an Assistant National Fuels Program Manager to “serve as a Bureau-level expert in resource forecasting and allocation; evaluate fire management programs; provide policy guidance and technical support nationwide; and coordinate with other federal agencies, departmental bureaus, Tribal governments, local governments, and other non-governmental organizations, to include state fire and other natural resources agencies.”
The Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA) is seeking a Fire Manager and Training Officer “to develop and lead trainings, to plan and implement ecocultural burns on Tribal, private, state, and federal lands in Lake and Mendocino Counties, and build capacity for TERA’s intertribal hand crew.”
The Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor of Wildland Urban Interface Fire Science whose “interests address the range of economic, climatic, social, and conservation challenges facing WUI systems in the western US and Southern California in particular.”
North Carolina State Parks are seeking a Prescribed Fire Crew Technician based in Troutman, NC to participate in ecological restoration, wildland fire operations, and the maintenance and management of NC State Parks.
The Student Conservation Association in partnership with the US Forest Service is seeking a Wildland Fire Academy Program Coordinator based in California to be responsible for logistical and administrative tasks relating to USFS Wildland Fire Academy programming.
The Inland Empire Resource Conservation District in Redlands, CA is seeking a Forester “to support the goals and deliverables of the Community Conservation Team’s Forest Health and Wildfire Resiliency Programs.”
The Fire Ecology Lab within the Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State is seeking a Spatial Analyst to conduct “research to improve our understanding of the conditions under which fuel treatments produce desired socioecological outcomes when encountered by wildfire.”
The National Association of State Foresters seeks a Vice President of Fire Programs who will be a team leader, convenor, and principal advisor to provide subject matter expertise, analysis of wildland fire issues, and develop communications and policy positions relating to wildfire.
This role at the Nature Conservancy will “elevate Indigenous-led priorities across global and national policy forums, build and nurture key partnerships, and ensure TNC’s internal alignment to center Indigenous rights, self-determination, and local leadership in conservation.”
