San Francisco Estuary Institute Seeks Tidal Wetland Ecologist
Position Title 
Tidal Wetland Ecologist
Position Summary
The position is an opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team of scientists on innovative nature and nature-based projects that help improve the resiliency of communities and wildlife in the Bay to sea-level rise and other aspects of climate change. Work in this area is expanding rapidly, and we are looking for individuals who can start immediately.
The successful candidate will work on and manage applied science projects related to planning adaptation strategies at the landscape and project level, implementing nature-based solutions including wetland restoration, integrating dredged sediment and wastewater into the landscape, and providing science support to community-level planning of the shorelines of the Bay.
Primary responsibilities will include developing adaptation strategies that incorporate nature and nature-based features with more traditional shoreline engineering, contributing to studies on cross-sector adaptation for infrastructure such as transportation and wastewater, and advancing landscape-scale conservation planning that promotes estuarine and urban ecosystems.
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. We expect to hire an MS/PhD-level scientist with a strong background in a related discipline. We are also interested in project management experience. Specific qualifications include:
- PhD with minimum 2 years experience or Masters with minimum 7 years experience with strong scientific and technical background, quantitative skills, and demonstrated ability to lead complex scientific projects, and communicating findings to scientific and non-scientific audiences.
- Desired areas of expertise include familiarity with the San Francisco estuary and its tidal wetlands, ecosystems, and biodiversity, landscape-scale conservation and restoration, nature-based adaptation, ecosystem service quantification, and California wetland restoration science.
- Ability to lead large projects, including collaborating with scientific partners, and overseeing staff, budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
- Experience in community-based planning and approaches to facilitate discussion on shoreline adaptation planning.
- Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to communicate findings clearly in writing and presentations and synthesize scientific information for general and technical audiences.
- Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with diverse groups of external partners and stakeholders.
- Experience presenting at professional or academic conferences and to stakeholder groups
Pay
This position will be an Associate Environmental Scientist or Environmental Scientist. The anticipated minimum salary is $65,000/year for an Associate Environmental Scientist or $80,000 for an Environmental Scientist. Pay and job title will be commensurate with experience.
To see full description of the position and to apply: https://www.sfei.org/content/tidal-wetland-ecologist