[ES_JOBS_NET] Environmental Analyst – RL 2024-01 Historical Ecology and Landscapes Environmental, Environment, Water, Science
Anna De Lopez
annadl at sfei.org
Mon Jan 22 23:59:36 MST 2024
- Location: Richmond, CA
- Type: Full-time
- Experience Level: Entry Level
- Minimum Education: Bachelors
- Minimum Experience: 1 year
- Salary: $73,000 - $80,000. See details below
- Hybrid workplace
- Application Closing Date: Position open until filled
- *Apply to: www.sfei.org/about/employment-opportunities
<http://www.sfei.org/about/employment-opportunities>*
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) <https://www.sfei.org/> provides
scientific support to communities, local governments, and agencies to plan
and implement multi-benefit resilience strategies throughout California.
Historical ecology is a key part of our expertise – it allows us to
understand how physical processes and ecosystems interact to support
ecological functions and biodiversity and offers insight into how
landscapes have changed over time, which in turn helps guide planning for
future management and restoration strategies. Key SFEI historical ecology
reports include the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Historical Ecology Study
<https://www.sfei.org/DeltaHEStudy>, Hidden Nature SF
<https://www.sfei.org/projects/hidden-nature-san-francisco>, the Peninsula
Watershed Historical Ecology Study
<https://www.sfei.org/projects/peninsula-watershed-historical-ecology-study>,
and Reconnecting Riverside with its River
<https://www.sfei.org/projects/reconnecting-riverside-with-its-river>.
SFEI seeks a talented entry-level natural scientist interested in
historical research to join our team in the Resilient Landscapes Program
<https://www.sfei.org/content/about-resilient-landscapes-program>.
The position offers an opportunity to work with an outstanding
multidisciplinary team of scientists on innovative projects that help
improve the resiliency of communities and wildlife to land use change and
various aspects of climate change. We are looking for someone who can start
immediately.
*Position Description*
This position will be primarily involved in historical ecology projects and
also support other projects relating to advancing landscape-scale
conservation planning that promotes ecosystem resilience and restoration.
Bay Area location preferred, but will consider remote location.
Primary position responsibilities will include:
- Archival research (in-person and online) to uncover primary sources
pertaining to landscape patterns and physical and ecological conditions and
processes prior to major Euro-American modifications.
- Compile data using various techniques to organize historical and other
environmental data and information (texts, photographs, and maps).
- Synthesize historical data using GIS and other methods to reconstruct
historical landscapes.
- Analyze and describe patterns and processes of historical landscapes
and analyze landscape change to inform planning, management, and
restoration strategies.
- Summarize and visualize data (cartography, plots, graphics).
- Write in-depth technical reports, general-audience summaries, and
peer-reviewed manuscripts. Present to general and technical audiences.
If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align
perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you
to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of
our other roles.
*Qualifications*
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., environmental
history or historical ecology, geomorphology, hydrology, ecology,
geography, other environmental science, environmental planning, landscape
architecture, etc.).
Required Skills:
- Background and/or interest in historical and/or archival research
- Ability to work collaboratively and with interdisciplinary teams
- Excellent research skills and attention to detail
- Excellent GIS skills
- Ability to creatively synthesize, analyze, and/or visualize
information (e.g., Excel/R/python, GIS or other geospatial tools, and/or
data visualization techniques)
- Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to communicate
findings clearly in writing and presentations and translate complex
concepts for both general and technical audiences
Preferred Skills:
Our work bridges many topical areas. We do not require expertise in all
these areas, but the successful candidate should have an interest in and
knowledge of one or more of the following:
- Historical ecology, environmental history, and landscape change
- Science and management of the San Francisco Estuary and/or other
California ecosystems
- Ecology (Tidal/freshwater wetland, terrestrial, riparian, wildlife)
- Wetland monitoring, including CRAM and vegetation monitoring
- Landscape-scale conservation and restoration
- Hydrology and/or fluvial geomorphology
- Nature-based solutions
- Ecosystem services
- Engaging diverse communities
*Salary & Benefits Highlights*
- This position will be an Environmental Analyst. The anticipated salary
range is $73,000 - $80,000 (Bay Area salary ranges are listed; note that
salary ranges for other locations are 10-15% lower depending on location).
Salary ranges take into account many factors for making compensation
decisions including but not limited to experience, education, internal
equity, and organizational needs. We generally do not offer salaries at or
near the top of the range.
- Matching contributions to retirement plan (immediate vesting) (403B)
- Medical Insurance: health, vision, dental with employer and employee
contributions
- 12 paid holidays
- Vacation days starting at 3 weeks
*About the Resilient Landscapes Program*
SFEI’s Resilient Landscapes Program develops innovative ecosystem
restoration and management strategies to re-establish and sustain essential
ecosystem functions and services. These strategies are helping integrate
natural and human infrastructure to create systems that are more adaptive
to climate change and other stressors. We are an interdisciplinary program
of approximately 30 scientists (geomorphologists, hydrologists,
ecologists), landscape architects, and GIS specialists – we work closely
together and collaborate with staff in SFEI's other programs: Clean Water
and Environmental Informatics.
*About SFEI*
San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization which has a 25-year track record of providing robust and
innovative science to decision-makers, policy-makers, practitioners, and
community members to measurably improve the health and resiliency of
Bay-Delta ecosystems. As a boundary organization, SFEI operates at the
interface between science and policy, recognized nationally for our ability
to build consensus to support effective environmental decision-making and
policy. Our mission is to deliver visionary science that empowers people to
revitalize nature in our communities.
SFEI employs an interdisciplinary staff of more than 70. Our operations and
IT staff are the backbone of our organization and keep everything running
smoothly. SFEI has three major programs: Clean Water
<https://www.sfei.org/programs/clean-water>, Environmental Informatics
<https://www.sfei.org/programs/ei>, and Resilient Landscapes
<https://www.sfei.org/programs/resilientlandscapes>. Our program staff
represent numerous scientific and technological fields, including
chemistry, modeling, ecology, wildlife biology, landscape planning,
historical ecology, geomorphology, geospatial analysis, and web
development.
For more information on our mission, values, programs, and staff, visit the San
Francisco Estuary Institute website <https://www.sfei.org/about>.
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Anna de Lopez
Administrative Services Associates
San Francisco Estuary Institute
4911 Central Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804
Office: 510.746.7358
Cell: 415.608.4945
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