Wildfire Resource Protection Planning Fellow

Overview

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: Remote duty station (United States only) or within an NPS unit, reporting to Natural Resources Stewardship and Science/ Fire & Aviation Management Pacific West Region

Application Timeline: Preference given to applicants who submit applications by December 1, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Position will close on January 15, 2025.

Terms of Service:
Start Date: February 2025
End Date: January 2025
AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 1700 Hours
Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with AmeriCorps service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to expand institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health. Stewards in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) will host a Wildfire Resource Protection Planning Fellow.

This position will serve in conjunction with the NPS Natural Resources Stewardship and Science (NRSS) and NPS Fire & Aviation Management (FAM) programs in the NPS Pacific West Region (PWR) which includes more than sixty national park units in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands. The PWR NRSS Program advances the stewardship of natural resources in parks and beyond to leverage landscape-scale conservation. It supports parks in policy direction and guidance, GIS mapping, data management, and technical assistance — engaging the best available science and managing amid continuous change. The PWR FAM Program addresses the risks and benefits related to managing wildfire and facilitates, the use of fire as a tool in national parks relative to safety, science, and stewardship.

This position will serve in a project coordinator/technical specialist role to assist and support PWR National Park Service units in developing Local Unit Resource Advisor (READ) Guides and READ Atlases. A Local Unit Resource Advisor Guide (LURG) is a written document which identifies values at risk associated with natural resources, cultural resources, infrastructure, and specially designated lands. It provides guidance for resource protection measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate impacts to these values during planned and unplanned disturbance events such as wildfires, floods, and large public gatherings. An accompanying geospatial product to the LURG is the READ Atlas which is a collection of geospatial data organized to inform the location and nature of sensitive resources. It is designed for rapid and efficient deployment during emergency response incidents.

Tagged as: Conservation, Research/Science and Technical

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
At least 17 years of age
Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of elementary or 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
Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.

Required Skills:

Educational (B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., or PhD) in the biological, physical, social or cultural sciences and/or career experience in resource management and/or Geographic information Systems (GIS)
Experience working in wildland fire or as a Resource Advisor (READ) is desired but not required

Preferred Skills:

Ability to serve full-time during the duration of the term.
Eagerness to learn and make a difference
Interest in working with the National Park Service
Ability to work well independently
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Proficiency with the ESRI ArcGIS Pro application