[ES_JOBS_NET] Environmental Analyst or Associate Environmental Scientist - Shoreline Scientist – RL 2024-03

Tue Jan 23 00:11:19 MST 2024

   - Location: Richmond, CA
   - Program: Resilient Landscapes
   - Type: Full-time
   - Experience Level: Entry Level
   - Salary: $76,500 - $80,000 for Environmental Analyst and $80,000 -
   $87,750 for Associate Environmental Scientist. See details below.
   - Posted: 1/16/24
   - First review of applications: 1/30/24
   - Application Closing Date: 2/6/24
   - Hybrid workplace
   - *Apply to: www.sfei.org/about/employment-opportunities
   <http://www.sfei.org/about/employment-opportunities>*

*The San Francisco Estuary Institute is looking for a Physical/Natural
Scientist*

The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) <https://www.sfei.org/> provides
scientific support to communities, local government, and agencies to plan
and implement resilient, ecologically-functional shorelines. We make
scientific information accessible for decision-makers by bringing wetlands
and estuarine ecology, geomorphology, sediment science, and landscape
design to discussions on Bay shore planning. We write influential regional
documents that inform stakeholders, such as the *Adaptation Atlas*
<https://www.sfei.org/adaptationatlas> and *Sediment for Survival*
<https://www.sfei.org/projects/sediment-for-survival>. We partner with
local governments, community organizations, resource agencies, flood
control districts, NGOs, wastewater districts, transportation agencies,
land trusts, and others to develop strategies for shoreline adaptation with
multiple benefits.

SFEI seeks a talented entry- or mid-level physical or natural scientist 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 nature-based 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*

The position consists of working on applied science projects in shoreline
and bayland environments around San Francisco Bay including tidal ecosystem
restoration, integrated planning with wastewater and transportation
agencies, shoreline resilience mapping, regional monitoring, and
climate-change adaptation planning in the Bay Area.

Bay Area location preferred, but will consider remote location.

Primary position responsibilities will include:

   - Investigating historical, contemporary, and future fluvial and tidal
   hydraulic and sediment processes.
   - Advancing landscape-scale conservation and adaptation planning using a
   quantitative approach.
   - Collaborating to synthesize information from interdisciplinary teams,
   including community-based organizations, technical advisors, and agency
   partners.
   - 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*

We seek highly creative and technically-strong candidates with expertise in
the ecology of tidal wetland ecosystems (or related fields) and knowledge
of San Francisco Bay.
Required Experience:

   - Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field (e.g., geomorphology,
   ecology, hydrology, environmental science, environmental planning,
   landscape architecture, geology, geography, etc.).
   - For candidates with a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of 2 years of
   relevant experience is required.

Required Skills:

   - Strong scientific and technical background, quantitative skills, a
   background in GIS, and the ability to synthesize information for diverse
   audiences.
   - Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey
   findings clearly in writing and presentations.
   - Demonstrated experience in concurrently managing multiple projects and
   tasks, maintaining organizational efficiency, and balancing priorities and
   deadlines.

Preferred Skills:

   - Knowledge of San Francisco Bay tidal ecosystems or dynamics.
   - Project management experience, including the ability to lead projects
   and manage budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
   - Experience in community-based planning and facilitating discussions
   with diverse stakeholder groups.

In addition, the candidate should have expertise or experience in some of
the following areas:

   - Sea-level rise vulnerability and adaptation
   - Geomorphic and hydrologic/hydraulic processes
   - Relationships between hydrogeomorphic and ecological dynamics in
   riverine and tidal ecosystems
   - Groundwater processes
   - Numerical modeling (e.g., hydrologic, hydraulic, water quality,
   groundwater flow)
   - Geospatial or geostatistical analyses
   - Wastewater management
   - Landscape change and historical ecology
   - Wetland monitoring and assessment
   - Ecosystem services (e.g., flood protection, heat island effect
   reduction, or human health benefits)
   - Landscape-scale conservation and restoration
   - Graphic design using Adobe tools or similar desktop publishing software
   - Data visualization using Adobe tools (Illustrator, InDesign,
   Photoshop), AutoCAD, Rhino, or similar software

*Salary & Benefits Highlights*

   - This will be an Environmental Analyst or Associate Environmental
   Scientist position. The anticipated salary range is $76,500 - $80,000 for
   Environmental Analyst and $80,000 - $87,750 for Associate Environmental
   Scientist (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>.

*Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Employer*

At SFEI, we celebrate the diversity of our staff and the places we serve,
and recognize the value and strength of diversity. We are committed to
growing together and creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace. In
2022, SFEI developed and adopted mission and vision statements for DEIJ
<https://www.sfei.org/deij-statement> within and beyond our organization.
We also created an action plan which is currently underway. We strongly
encourage applications from women-identified people, people of color, and
people with other identities commonly under-represented in environmental
science. We invite you to share what you like about your professional
experience as well as about yourself personally.

San Francisco Estuary Institute is proud to be an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing
employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment of
any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job
requirements, and individual qualifications. Qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
national origin, physical or mental disability, family or parental status,
protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by
applicable federal, state, or local law.
*Accommodations Statement*

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran,
you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited
in your ability to use or access our website or application portal as a
result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact us at
510-746-7355 or admin at sfei.org.

Please note that SFEI cannot sponsor an employment visa (e.g., H-1B) to
fill this position.

In the spirit of a fair hiring process, no phone calls or emails please.

-- 
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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