We are excited to be recruiting for a Forest Ecologist position with The Nature Conservancy to be located in Bend, Oregon. The Forest Ecologist will work in support of the Conservancy’s Forest Strategy to increase the quality, pace, and scale of ecologically-based forest restoration and beneficial fire use across Oregon’s dry, fire-adapted forests. The Forest Ecologist provides science, technical support, and programmatic leadership within TNC and for external partners to advance this goal within Central Oregon, while also contributing toward shared goals on state, regional, and national efforts.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s Degree in ecology or conservation biology and 1 year of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with current science, policies, and practices guiding forest and fire ecology and restoration, specifically for Western U.S. dry, fire-adapted forests.
Coursework or research on fire-adapted forest ecosystem processes and functions, associated species, and conservation and restoration needs.
Experience managing multiple, complex projects, including managing internal and external teams and overseeing the work of other professionals and partners.
Experience working collaboratively with diverse staff, external stakeholders, and partners, sometimes under pressure, to complete project work and goals in a timely manner.
Strong communications and interpersonal skills to simplify, explain, and disseminate scientific information to a wide range of audiences and skill levels to achieve agreement and support among partners to influence forest conservation and restoration practices.
Experience collecting, manipulating, analyzing, interpreting, and translating scientific and spatial data.
Experience preparing reports of findings.
Experience communicating with diverse groups via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
