Climate Jobs, Internships, Scholarships and Fellowships

Climate Action Coordinator, Gorge Commission. Open Until Filled. The Gorge Commission is seeking a Climate Action Coordinator to work with diverse agency, tribal, nonprofit, and community partners to implement the Climate Change Action Plan for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The Fellow will help advance work on climate adaptation and mitigation priorities including protecting cold water refuge habitat, reducing fire risk, supporting regional transit, and strengthening protection of First Foods and tribal climate priorities. Based on the Fellow’s interests and skills, this position includes opportunities to support climate work associated with two other Commission programs: developing climate equity goals and actions for a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan and reporting for the Vital Sign Indicators (VSI) Monitoring Program. To learn more about the Climate Change Action Plan, visit https://www.gorgecommission.org/initiatives/climate-change/. Position runs from September 3, 2024 through June 30, 2025. To learn more and apply, visit the Climate Corps website: Climate Corps position - Climate Action Coordinator. *We strongly encourage people with lived experience, affiliation, or connection with Tribal communities in the Columbia River or Pacific Northwest region to apply.* https://jobs.climatecorps.org/listings/details/1581/climate-action-coordinator 

Indigenous Climate Internships - ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Program. Applications Due: July 15, 2024. Apply for the Tribes and Climate Change Program Academic Year Indigenous Climate Change Internship.  The goal for our academic year interns is for them to learn about climate-related activities and efforts led by Indigenous communities nationwide through ITEP’s existing programmatic activities. They work closely with our Tribes and Climate Change Program staff and tasks vary but are focused on the best ways for them to learn about the types of work and efforts Tribes are taking to address climate impacts in their respective communities.  In addition to their regular schoolwork, our interns put in approximately 12 hours per week throughout the year. This internship is for a Flagstaff-based college student who is interested in working on curriculum adaptation and optimization with Indigenous ways of life and Traditional Ecological Knowledge with our Coconino County partners. This curriculum development is essential to creating programming for our young people that is thoughtful, engaging, and meets the needs of the changing climate.  The intern's curriculum will expose students to the importance of sustainability and climate resiliency. With a focus on traditional ecological knowledge, students will experience unique perspectives that can be applied to their current and future STEM education and potential future careers focused on climate resiliency and sustainability.   Additionally, the intern will also support various ITEP sustainability and climate-focused initiatives including the bi-annual National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference and the Status of Tribes and Climate Change annual report.  Other ICCP projects may be assigned based on program needs and intern interests. For more information and to apply, visit: https://sites.google.com/view/indigenous-climate-internships/academic-year-internships?authuser=0.

Indigenous Climate Internships - USGS 24.25 AY Drought in the Colorado River Basin Internship. Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. Applications Due: July 15, 2024. This internship is remote (with potential for travel), and all college students, regardless of college location, are eligible to apply. Indigenous Students are preferred. The past two decades have seen persistent and severe drought in the Colorado River Basin. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Actionable and Strategic and Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST) team is working to improve access and delivery of integrated science related to drought in the Colorado River Basin (CRB). Over >3 years, our team has engaged in outreach with partners, stakeholders, and subject matter experts, both internal (USGS-wide) and external, to identify science needs, understand barriers, and develop co-designed project concepts ready for coproduction. Results of these engagement activities are contained in data with multiple digital formats, including spreadsheets, digital recordings, transcriptions, notes, and chats. The ASIST team seeks to develop ways to better summarize and analyze these results through what we call the ASIST CRB Knowledge Network. Through this project, we will learn how well network graph technology can be used to collect responses and feedback received during engagement activities, to link engagement activity participants to existing science capabilities and future science needs, and to serve as an analytical tool to identify science coproduction clusters. Additionally, we are interested in further understanding the funding needs of Tribal nations by studying Federal funding and support information contained within databases including the Bureau of Indian Affairs Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) database and the Access to Capital Clearinghouse (ATC). We seek an ITEP intern for the fall 2024 who will support this effort by working directly with our research team on specific tasks listed below. The intern will gain experience with drought-related issues in the CRB and learn with us about the science needs of stakeholders and Tribal nations. For more information and to apply, visit: https://sites.google.com/view/indigenous-climate-internships/academic-year-internships?authuser=0.

2025 Faculty Fellowship Program: Now Accepting Proposals. Deadline: July 15, 2024. The NW CASC is now accepting proposals for our 2025 Faculty Fellowship Program. This last-mile program aims to support efforts to make existing research more usable for natural and cultural resource managers facing climate-related risks and challenges. To achieve this aim, the program supports research involving faculty at NW CASC Consortium institutions and provides skills-building opportunities around the co-production of decision-relevant (i.e., “actionable”) science. The NW CASC invites proposals from faculty and non-faculty scientists with primary investigator status at University of Washington, Boise State University, Northwest Indian College, Oregon State University, Portland State University, University of Montana, Washington State University and Western Washington University. The NW CASC 2025 Faculty Fellowship Program funding will run from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, July 15, 2024. This funding opportunity is administered by the NW CASC Consortium. https://nwcasc.uw.edu/about/funding-opportunities/applying-for-the-faculty-fellowship-program/

USDA Forest Service Tribal Forest Management Fellowship. Applications Due July 19, 2024. The Northwest Climate Hub has a new fellowship opportunity available through ORISE. This fellow will collaborate with the Northwest Climate Hub to support Tribes in integrating climate change information into their forest management plans. We’d appreciate it if you could share this announcement with those whom you think may be interested in applying. Thank you for considering this request. Applications are being accepted through 19 July. For more information check out this link: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-USFS-PNWRS-2024-0181

Climate Change Manager, Lummi Natural Resources. Applications Due: July 22, 2024. The Lummi Natural Resources (LNR) Climate Change Manager directs and coordinates the implementation of LIBC’s Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan (CCMAP) within the Natural Resources Department and the community with the goal of creating climate resilience in Lummi Nation’s built and natural environments. The Climate Change Manager also supports the implementation of the LIBC’s Strategic Energy Plan (SEP) within the Natural Resources Department and the community with the goal of reducing carbon emissions to mitigate future climate change. For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.lummi-nsn.gov/widgets/JobDocument.php?id=4489.

Climate Resilience Specialist, Lummi Natural Resources.  Applications Due: July 29, 2024. The Lummi Natural Resources (LNR) Climate Resilience Specialist provides support for LNR’s Climate program. The Climate Resilience Specialist will work with the LNR’s divisions to synthesize climate related literature, coordinate meetings with partners and other departments in the Lummi Indian Business Council (LIBC), conduct outreach and education to the Lummi community including students, assist the Climate Change Manager (CCM) with the implementation of projects, and track carbon projects in the Lummi Nation’s Usual and Accustomed Grounds. https://www.lummi-nsn.gov/widgets/JobDocument.php?id=4491

CBIKS Seeks Co-Lead for Formal and Informal Science Education Thematic Working Group. Deadline: July 31, 2024. The Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS) is searching for an experienced researcher to serve as a co-lead for the Center’s Formal and Informal Science Education Thematic Working Group.  The co-lead role will partner with at least one other content expert to co-lead a research team focused on education-specific projects aligned with CBIKS' research and mission. Projects might include developing Indigenous science camps and afterschool programs for Tribal youth, designing K-12 school curricular materials, producing materials for a K-12 teacher training course, and publishing scholarly outputs related to these activities. Supported by the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program, CBIKS examines how to effectively and ethically braid Western and Indigenous science research, education, and practice related to the urgent and interconnected challenges of climate change, cultural places, and food security. For more information, click here.

National Tribal Coordinator - Climate Adaptation Science Centers. Applications Due: August 1, 2024. The USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) are seeking a National Tribal Coordinator to serve as a primary liaison and subject matter expert in Tribal partnerships, engagement, and Indigenous Knowledge.* The Coordinator will also guide and support CASC approaches and considerations when working with Tribes and strengthen relationships between the CASCs and relevant Tribal agencies, programs, and initiatives. We are looking for the best possible candidate and have flexibility around duration and schedule (e.g., short-term, part time). https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/upcoming-job-openings-usgs-climate-adaptation-science.

Pacific Conservation District is hiring 2 full-time positions: a Marine and Estuarine Resilience Project Manager and a Watershed Restoration Project Manager. Application Review begins August 1, 2024. The Marine and Estuarine Resilience Program supports collaborative adaptation to flooding, erosion, climate change, and other stresses affecting coastal communities and ecosystems, involving workshops, technical assistance, and implementation of coastal restoration and resilience projects. The Project Manager will help shape the program while supporting present and future priorities across Willapa Bay and its tributaries, the Columbia River estuary, and the Pacific coast of Pacific County, Washington. The Watershed Restoration Project Manager will lead design and implementation of restoration projects, provide landowner outreach and technical assistance, oversee restoration construction such as fish passage improvements and large woody debris supplementations, and participate in related activities in Pacific County. For job descriptions and application materials see linktr.ee/pacificcd. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled, with first review occurring August 1st, 2024. For more information on the MER Project Manager position, contact the MER Program Manager (Jackson Blalock) at jblalock@pacificcd.org For more information on the Watershed Restoration Project Manager position, contact the District Manager (Mike Nordin) at mnordin@pacificcd.org.

NASA/BAERI - Indigenous Engagement Coordinator Position. Open Until Filled. NASA’s Indigenous Peoples Initiative (IPI) team is growing! We are seeking an Indigenous Engagement Coordinator (IEC) for supporting, building, and maintaining relationships between Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities with NASA’s Earth Science Division (ESD). The IEC will communicate and coordinate across NASA ESD programs working with or interested in engaging with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, develop and facilitate proper protocols, trainings, and guidance for NASA’s ESD, facilitate connections between Tribal Nations and Indigenous community representatives and NASA scientists on research, trainings, and engagement opportunities, advise communications around Tribal engagement activities across NASA ESD including webpages, articles, presentations, and conference talks, and represent NASA ESD in key meetings with internal and external partners and collaborators. https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/indigenous-peoples-initiative

Fish and Wildlife Department Director, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. Position Open Until Filled. The Fish and Wildlife Department Director provides the planning, organization, coordination, monitoring, and direction necessary to ensure effective operation of the Tribe’s Fish and Wildlife Department. The Fish and Wildlife Director guides implementation of projects that address fish and wildlife restoration, habitat improvement, and biological monitoring. This position promotes effective operations and programs based on existing Tribal goals, strategies, and objectives, within compliance with all applicable Tribal and Federal policies, regulations, and procedures. Contact kdavid@kootenai.org for more information and application. https://www.kootenai.org/pages_Government/fish&Wildlife.html