Overview
Stewards Individual Placement Program (Stewards) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health.
Stewards is excited to partner with Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park to host a Science Education Steward (member). The member will contribute to the natural resource management of two parks and provide important monitoring and educational resources for parks within NETNs network. The focus area of this position is climate change and how it potentially impacts both plant phenology and forest amphibians. In addition to contributions at the local and regional level, the educational component of these projects will further resource stewardship objectives in the local community and beyond. The following project descriptions contain excerpts from the related draft protocols and addition documents and citations can be made available upon request.
Position Responsibilities will include:
· Citizen Science Curriculum Implementation, including:
o Develop and pilot two existing scientific protocols and one new protocol to use citizen scientists for data collection.
o Conduct public outreach to identify volunteers and school groups to conduct data collection in the appropriate timeframes.
o Coordinate and implement data collection.
o Manage, analyze and publish data for use by the public, educators, students, and natural resource managers.
o Creating training material and instructing volunteers, teachers, and students in data collection protocols.
o Maintain tablets, GPS receivers and other scientific equipment
· Teacher Professional Development, including:
o Assist with the planning and implementation of three teacher professional development workshops focused on place-based education, citizen science, and climate change.
o Assist with the development of resources for educators to support park- based learning.
o Present at least one workshop session for educators on citizen science protocols and curriculum.
· Science Communication, Outreach, and Education, including:
o Assist with coordinating “Working Woodlands” a science communication workshop designed to connect nature enthusiast and landowners with natural resource professional to provide skills and knowledge to promote land stewardship.
o Work with the Parks Natural Resources Lead and Consulting Forester to create science communication products around the park’s silvicultural inventories.
o Work with the WUHS CRAFT program to help develop and deliver place-based learning experiences in the park, at the school, and at partner sites. The CRAFT program focuses on themes of Community and Climate Resilience, Agriculture, Forestry, and Technology.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
· A Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Ecology, Forestry or Environmental Science or a related natural resource field is preferred.
· Experience working in the field of formal or informal learning.
· Applicants must pass a criminal history background check and should possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
· Must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by Conservation Legacy
Required Skills:
· Key strengths and experience that will contribute to project success include:
· The best candidate will be self-driven with the ability to facilitate project goals independently
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· A commitment to practicing conservation through a lens of equity, inclusion, and access
Preferred Skills:
· Solid skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
· Experience with natural systems and identifying plant and wildlife species.
· The ability to work with a diverse set of volunteers and students to achieve stated goals
About Stewards Individual Placements
Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health.
