Job Type: Full-time, on-site
Location: AmeriCorps - Scientists in Parks - Intermountain Region Office - Flagstaff, Arizona
Pay: $775 weekly living allowance, $7,395 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, one-time $450 relocation allowance
Preference given to applicants who submit applications before Sunday, June 14, 2026. Applications will be reviewed after the application deadline passes. Positions will close after receiving 60 complete applications, or at 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2026, whichever occurs first.
TERMS OF SERVICE
Duration: 52 Weeks (not flexible)
Flexible Start Date: Yes
Start Date: 11/02/2026
End Date: 11/01/2027
AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 1700 hours - this is the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve throughout the duration of their position.
Summary
This Ecology Assistant is an AmeriCorps position. This position will support wildland fire management planning and decision-making in parks in the Intermountain West by helping to deliver relevant future fire conditions data and information to managers. The outcomes from the effort will help parks achieve management goals and objectives of reducing risk to irreplaceable resources and protecting natural ecosystem integrity and function for the enjoyment of future generations. The will also provide professional development experience being at the interface of science and land management which is important for future operate in the field of fire ecology and management.
Description of Duties
This position will support wildland fire management planning and decision-making in parks in the Intermountain West by helping to deliver relevant future fire conditions data and information to National Park Service (NPS) and wildland fire managers. The outcomes from the effort will help parks achieve management goals and objectives of reducing risk to irreplaceable resources and protecting natural ecosystem integrity and function for the enjoyment of future generations. The projects will also provide professional development experience collaborating at the interface of science and land management.
Project products will be designed to be directly incorporated into fire management plans, help prioritize and locate strategic fuels treatments, and inform preparedness, response, and recovery decisions in parks. Data and information products and tools used will be guided by regional or geographic area fire ecologists and fire planners. The SIP will collaborate with the regional and geographic area staff to determine the most effective way to communicate the resulting information for direct use by practitioners. The SIP will then projects directly with staff at multiple parks to present and discuss various resources and information that can assist managers.
Deliverables
The primary products from this position will include fire regime and environmental data compilation and communication and training tools/guides for disseminating future fire conditions information to park and wildland fire managers. These products may include presentations, workshops, data visualizations, communication plans, job aids, training classes, reports, and resource briefs.
Qualifications
United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien.
Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award.
Prior to starting the position, agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check for the employer of record, Conservation Legacy, and a separate government security background check for the host site.
The applicant must be available to participate for the entire 52 Weeks in order to be considered and participate.
Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates must have experience in written and oral communication. Candidates must also have the ability to participate in a collaborative team environment where communication between scientists and land managers is the focus. Candidates should have experience with, or a strong interest in, environment information, fire management processes, and ecological effects of fire. The ability to quickly become familiar with multiple types of information systems including databases, GIS, decision support tools, as well as previous collaborate with ecological and/or environment data, are also preferred.
