The newly created Nature-Based Strategies Section within The California Air Resources Board is seeking to hire five (5) new staff. See below for open positions.
Nature-Based Solutions Scientist (final filling date: 1/27/2024) - The newly created Nature-Based Strategies Section is seeking to recruit four (4) Air Pollution Specialist (APS) positions through this announcement. CARB is seeking leaders with experience and expertise in NWL modeling, remote sensing, carbon inventories, carbon quantification and dynamics, and/or landscape ecology. These positions will design and execute all technical and scientific aspects required of the section's responsibilities, as listed below.
Circular Bio-Economy Analyst (final filling date: 1/26/2024) - The newly created Nature-Based Strategies Section is seeking to an Air Pollution Specialist (APS) position through this announcement. CARB is seeking a candidate with experience and expertise in various aspects of the circular bio-economy including biomass utilization, wood products, bio-energy from biomass and residues, composting creation and application, cropland and forest residue utilization, biochar generation and utilization, soil amendments, amongst other aspects. This position will lead the technical and policy development of the downstream biomass and residue components of section's responsibilities, as listed below.
Note: These advertisements are only open for 10 days reflecting CARB’s priority to hire these positions and should not discourage applicants.
More information about the California Air Resources Board and The Nature-Based Strategies Section:
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the State agency responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the State of California. It is CARB’s responsibility to develop a strategy for California to be carbon neutral by 2045, implement policies to achieve carbon neutrality, and to track progress towards that objective. As part of this effort, Natural and Working Lands (NWL) are a critical component of California’s climate change mitigation strategy. NWL refers to all forests, shrublands, grasslands, croplands, deserts, wetlands, and developed lands within California’s boundaries.
The new Nature-Based Strategies sections brings together all of these lands, quantifying their socio-ecological impacts, to formulate statewide holistic nature-based climate action policy. Specifically, this section leads the integration of natural systems into California’s overall carbon neutrality and climate action efforts. The science, policy, and technical work performed in this section will influence high impact policies and programs on local, state, and national levels. To accomplish this, the Nature-Based Strategies Section uses data and scientific inference to inform and develop cutting-edge statewide nature-based policies, decisions, and programs. Work in this section includes:
Modeling ecosystems in California under current and future conditions to quantify the contribution of NWL to statewide carbon neutrality and to set carbon targets.
Developing and reporting California’s NWL carbon inventory to track progress towards carbon targets and monitor other environmental metrics.
Performing causal assessments identifying the driving factors to environmental change, particularly isolating the impact from nature-based management actions.
Working with other State, Federal, and Local agencies to develop and implement policies that support nature-based strategies.
