University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources seeks Fire Advisor to serve Sonoma, Napa and Marin Co, CA

Fire Advisor

The Area Fire Advisor will implement an innovative, extension education and applied problem-solving research program to help address California’s wildfire challenges. The intent of the position is to help build community fire adaptation and resiliency and reduce California’s social and ecological vulnerability to wildfire. The expected focus of this Fire Advisor is to address the needs, issues, and interests related to designing and maintaining communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). Experience in planning, knowledge of construction materials, testing to support the fire resiliency of the built environment, fuels and vegetation management, or the use of fire as a tool for ecological or cultural benefits is helpful.

The expected focus of this Fire Advisor is to address the needs, issues, and interests related to designing and maintaining communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). Experience in planning, knowledge of construction materials, testing to support the fire resiliency of the built environment, fuels and vegetation management, or the use of fire as a tool for ecological or cultural benefits is helpful.

Education: A minimum of a master's degree is required in a fire science, natural resource, planning, materials science, wood science, construction management, or an engineering field is required at the time of recruitment.

· Experience in either the social, ecological, materials science aspects of fire science, or fire management.

· Experience in fire-related research.

· Experience in successful Extension programming or community development.

· Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, manage teams and implement a research program, including setting measurable goals and objectives.

· Passion and desire to pursue a career in Extension and community development.

· Experience in fire-related research, and field- and survey-based research skills and participatory research methods is helpful.

· Live within a commutable distance of the position headquarters during period of appointment.

· A Certified Rangeland Management or Registered Professional Forester license may be required or encouraged over time depending on the focus of the advisor's program.

· Experience in field- and survey-based research skills and participatory research methods is helpful

· Experience of working across multi sector partnerships.

· Experience in disaster response, wildland management, prescribed fire, home hardening and infrastructure protection, workforce training, economic development, community recovery, public health and air quality, and fire impact analysis on agricultural products is highly desirable.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.