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.
Fire Ecology Field Crew Member Summer 2026
Wiregrass Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator
Graduate Research Experience in Transdisciplinary Eastern Wildland Fire Science
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.
2026 Fire Research Field Assistant (multiple openings)
2026 Fire Lab Field and Lab Manager
Kansas Habitat Specialist
Northwoods Module Leader
Environmental Technician I
This position in Palm Beach County, FL is responsible for conducting site inspections of vegetative maintenance of natural areas, clearing or treatment of natural areas; assessing conditions /damage of natural areas for prescribed fire; prepares and maintains equipment for prescribed fire activities on natural areas. Assists with prescribed burns, data entry, maintaining equipment, contractor oversight, and performs quick response maintenance activities as needed.
Mississippi Habitat Specialist (Crew Leader)
This position is supported by a partnership between the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) and Quail Forever, Inc. (QF). This unique project will focus on providing assistance and education to private landowners in the implementation of prescribed fire and other land management practices to benefit wildlife in Northeast Mississippi.
Fuels Crew Member
Fuels Crew Lead
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is looking for a Fuels Crew Lead who will supervise a 6-person State of Utah crew removing trees and brush in support of fuels reduction projects in communities throughout Southeast Utah. This position will report to the Moab Area Office but will work in communities from the mountains around Price, UT to the desert rivers as far south as Bluff, UT.
Assistant WUI Coordinator
Berkeley Forest Crew Member (multiple openings)
These positions at Berkeley Forests provide broad support for achieving the mission of facilitating research, demonstration, and education. A wide variety of work experience conducting both research and management activities is provided under the supervision of multiple registered professional foresters.
Berkeley Forests Crew Lead (Intern Forester)
Fire Coordinator
Program Coordinator
The Coordinator will develop, manage, and deliver programs and projects of the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network. The position will work to transfer fire science knowledge using printed and electronic resources, live events, and other networks to share information and deliver actionable science knowledge tailored to key audience. The coordinator will also work to help identify new fire science needs pertinent to the Southern Rockies geography for the JFSP.
