Req #: 240889
Department: EARTHLAB - CLIMATE IMPACTS GROUP
Appointing Department Web Address: https://cig.uw.edu/
Job Location Detail: Hybrid Eligible - Minimum 2 days in office a week
Posting Date: 11/08/2024
Closing Info: Closes On 11/22/2024
Salary: $4,649 - $7,057 per month
Shift: First Shift
Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf)
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) is hiring a full-time, early-career research scientist (Research Scientist 2) to support a range of projects focused on water and climate resilience. The new position will work in collaboration with senior researchers at CIG and our federal, tribal, state, and local partners to develop resources supporting our partners’ efforts to build resilience in a changing climate. We seek candidates who are passionate about our organizational mission and co-production model. Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to work collaboratively on a broad range of topics are a must. An ideal candidate would have the technical background needed to engage in applied research, synthesis, and analysis, along with demonstrated experience in successful communications and engagement. Most research staff at CIG work hybrid schedules with a few remote staff in the Pacific Northwest. This position would be expected to work at least two days a week from CIG’s offices on the Seattle UW campus.
The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group (https://cig.uw.edu) (CIG) supports the development of climate resilience by advancing understanding of climate risks & enabling science-based action to manage those risks. Since 1995, the Climate Impacts Group has linked cutting edge scientific research with innovative approaches to community engagement to produce exceptional research products, develop strong relationships among resource managers, planners, and policy makers in the region and build regional capacity for addressing climatic variability and change. The Climate Impacts Group is a member organization of EarthLab.
EarthLab is a visionary institute that pushes boundaries to address our most pressing environmental challenges, with a focus on climate and its intersection with social justice. EarthLab does this by connecting faculty, students, and researchers at the University of Washington to community collaborators in businesses, non-profits, public agencies, Tribal nations, and others to co-produce actionable research that generates solutions and strategies for local and global impact. EarthLab’s vision, an equitable, just, and sustainable world where people and planet thrive, supports one of the University’s biggest goals. As a Carnegie-classified Community Engagement University, the UW aspires to be the #1 university in the world as measured by impact. EarthLab is inspired by and committed to this challenge.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
EarthLab and the Climate Impacts Group acknowledge the systemic racism that exists in the environmental sector and within environmentalism. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by bringing a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. We are seeking candidates who are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment where all voices are considered and valued. In addition, part of the Climate Impacts Group’s strategic plan identified providing climate services to groups that have been historically excluded from environmental and climate change spaces as a priority.
Position Complexities
We are looking for a candidate with expertise in water resources management and training in applied social or natural sciences, engineering, planning, or a related field. Candidates should have familiarity with topics such as climate resilience, water management, and adaptation strategies. Duties and responsibilities for this position include a variety of research, communication, and analytical tasks supporting the work of senior CIG staff. Strong oral and written communication skills are critical. Candidates should work collaboratively and proactively to manage competing priorities, project deadlines and deliverables. This is a full-time research position with no teaching expe
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: Nov. 11, 2024, 2:01 a.m.
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