Dear MARMAMers,

Please find posted below a job announcement for a new Arctic Science Fellowship at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Please distribute widely.

Best,

Liz

 

S. Elizabeth Alter, PhD

Marine Mammal Fellow, Science Center

Natural Resources Defense Council

40 West 20th Street

New York, NY 10011

 

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Arctic Science Fellowship

 

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a national nonprofit conservation organization, has an opening beginning in September 2008 for a two-year, full-time, Arctic ecologist in our Washington, DC office.  The Fellow will work with NRDC’s Arctic Project as part of a team focusing on the impacts of global warming, oil and gas activities, and other environmental stressors on all forms of Arctic life.  He/she will also collaborate with other science fellows in NRDC’s Science Center.  This position is modeled after the AAAS Environmental Fellowship program and is designed as an opportunity to make practical contributions to the more effective use of scientific and technical information in environmental policy decision-making.

 

We are looking for a post graduate ecologist/environmental engineer/conservation biologist, with strong data analysis skills and a specialty in ecology, oceanography, wildlife or related field.  Prior field experience in the Arctic could be very helpful, but not required.  The Arctic science fellow’s principle project will be to develop a protection strategy or conservation framework for America’s Arctic with the guidance of NRDC’s Arctic Scientific Advisory Committee.  The fellow will assess and analyze scientific literature across several fields requiring quantitative and qualitative skills. The fellow also needs strong speaking and writing skills to present his/her work in a credible manner.

 

Specific tasks will include the identification of the biological “hot spots” and how best to protect them as part of the America’s Arctic protection strategy, prepare a peer reviewed paper outlining the protection strategy, write a summary report from the scientific literature on the impacts from global warming on America’s Arctic for opinion-leaders and decision-makers, review and evaluate BLM and MMS EIS’s and other documents regarding oil and gas activities, review documents regarding the Circumpolar Arctic and brief NRDC’s President for her work on a Circumpolar Arctic panel, and work with NRDC’s communications, online, membership  and advocacy people to develop materials based on scientific information to inform policy makers, our members and the general public. 

 

Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent doctoral-level degree in ecology or oceanography or related field, with experience in modeling or statistics; an excellent scientific or technical background; and a strong interest in applying scientific knowledge to environmental problems. The successful applicant will also have excellent writing skills and enjoy working on an interdisciplinary team with people from different professional backgrounds.  He/she should thrive under a fast-paced environment, with well-honed abilities to manage and prioritize work.

 

The salary for this position is commensurate with experience.  We offer excellent benefits and a pleasant working environment.  NRDC is an equal opportunity employer, and we particularly encourage women and people of color to apply.  The deadline for applications is September 15, 2008.  Interested applicants should forward a letter of interest, which addresses the following:

a. why the fellowship is desired, b. how the candidate is qualified, c. what issues interest the candidate, and d. how the candidate hopes the fellowship will affect his/her career goals. 

Applicants should also submit a resume and a writing sample.

 

Interested applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample no later than September 15, 2008 to HR_DC@NRDC.org.  No phone calls or faxes, please.

 

For further information about NRDC, please visit www.nrdc.org.