Full-Time Forest Social Scientist
Job Description
Office Location:
USA
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The position will be embedded at a Forest Service office in the United States (location flexible).
Who We Are:
The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s lots of reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube or on Glassdoor.
Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”
What We Can Achieve Together:
The Mature and Old Growth (MOG) Forest Social Scientist provides technical and scientific support on a large, collaborative research project with the US Forest Service. The successful candidate will be tasked with integrating social science data into threats analyses, monitoring, and management planning for MOG forests. Threats analyses will address wildfire and management risks to MOG and associated ecosystem services including recreation, wildlife habitat, drinking water, and air quality. The forest social scientist will curate and integrate data on humans and their interactions with and values surrounding MOG forests to inform forest management options. The position will lead and/or collaborate on the generation of information for maps and other data products, reports, and peer reviewed publications related to MOG Forests and their management, stewardship, and conservation.
We’re Looking for You:
The Forest Social Scientist will support the United States Forest Service’s Mature and Old Growth (MOG) forest efforts over the next three years. The position will be embedded at a Forest Service office in the United States (location flexible). We are looking for a social scientist with a background in one or more of the following: human dimensions of natural resource management; ecosystem services; policy and planning; environmental justice; decision science; social values mapping. We recognize that any individual candidate may not possess subject matter expertise in all areas; being strong in one area is sufficient for consideration. The social scientist’s work will include quantitative research related to public and stakeholder values, community characteristics ad demographics, ecosystem services (including provisioning and cultural services), and forest management. Analyses will be conducted at the regional to national level, with a focus on the National Forest System.
What You’ll Bring:
- Master’s Degree in a social science related field, such as psychology, sociology, geography, public policy, economics, natural resources or forestry with a human dimensions focus, or demography, and 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience working on projects related to ecosystem services and natural resource management.
- Experience working on interdisciplinary, distributed research teams.
- Programming skills (e.g., R) and/or experience with socio-economic/demographic datasets, including cleaning data, summarizing data, and running statistical analyses.
- Experience synthesizing, interpreting, and communicating demographic data and social science research findings.
- Experience preparing reports of findings.
- Record of peer reviewed publications in scientific journals.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Multi-language skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
- PhD preferred.
- Knowledge of spatial analyses applied to social science data.
- Experience working and communicating with a wide range of people and leading work across functional teams, including government agencies.
- Ability to use project management tools, meet deadlines, and attention to detail.
- Experience with human subjects (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups) data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, NVivo) and techniques.
What We Bring:
Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. Through grassroots action, TNC has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff, we impact conservation throughout the world!
The Nature Conservancy offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including: health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan including employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work wellbeing benefits. Learn more about our benefits at in the Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.
We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of the people we employ!
Salary Information:
The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $63,000 – $94,000 for annual base salary. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate’s actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate’s location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment.
How to Apply
To apply for job ID 55399, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org. Our recruiting process is a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process. Do you have military experience? Visit our U.S. Military Skills Translator to match your military experience with our current job openings! TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line. An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible. Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we’re registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we’re unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request. This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.69 total views, 0 today