Science Coordinator, USA NPN

The Wildlife Society (TWS) is committed to a world where humans and wildlife co-exist.

We work to ensure that wildlife and their habitats are conserved through management actions that take into careful consideration relevant scientific information.

We create opportunities for this to occur by involving professional wildlife managers, disseminating wildlife science, advocating for effective wildlife policy and law, and building the active support of an informed citizenry.

Position Overview:

The Wildlife Society seeks an individual with knowledge and/or training in ecology, and with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, who can serve as an effective planner, facilitator and ambassador for the science activities of USA-NPN (more about USA-NPN). This is a temporary 2-year position, which has the possibility of support for a third year, depending on performance and the availability of funding.

Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate and facilitate phenological research across the United States though the auspices of the USA-NPN.
2. Coordinate the development of decision-support or resource management tools using phenology data and information.
3. Test the quality of data in the USA-NPN National Phenology Database and develop quality assurance/control methods for data in the database.
4. Develop methods to integrate among phenological, other biological, and/or physical data sets.
5. Conduct exploratory or summative research using data from the National Phenology Database.
6. Contribute scientific and statistical expertise to facilitate development of standardized and scientifically rigorous phenology monitoring methodologies and protocols
7. Coordinate with other local, regional and national environmental monitoring programs to facilitate adoption of standardized methodologies and data standards.
8. Lead development of proposals for collaborative research activities or for development of environmental monitoring programs or decision support tools.
9. Lead peer-reviewed or other publications on program development, or science or decision-support applications or activities conducted by USA-NPN

Qualifications:

Candidates should have a doctoral degree in wildlife biology, ecology, geography, environmental science, agricultural meteorology, ecoinformatics, or related fields, preferably with knowledge of seasonal phenomena that occur in animal and plant taxa at organismal to landscape scales.

Experience with grant proposal development and meeting facilitation is preferred. Excellent communication skills are required, both verbal and written.

Go to wildlife.org for a full position description.

Compensation: $60-70,000/year, depending on educational background and experience. Anticipated starting date: September 1, 2010

To Apply: 

Please send applications to Janine (Yanin) Walker, Operations Manager.