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Jobs at NAFWS
Compensation: Salary range – $59,000-$62,000 DOE annually plus benefits including paid sick and annual leave, health insurance, life insurance and retirement per the NAFWS Employee Handbook.
Deadline to Apply: October 20, 2023
To apply: Submit a resume, cover letter, 3 professional references, BIA Form 4432 (if claiming Indian Preference) and transcripts to: Laurel James at LJames@nafws.org
Compensation: Salary range – $50,000 – $55,000 DOE annually plus benefits including paid sick and annual leave, health insurance, life insurance and retirement per the NAFWS Employee Handbook.
Deadline to Apply: Open Until Filled.
To apply: Submit a resume, cover letter, 3 professional references, BIA Form 4432 (if claiming Indian Preference) and transcripts to: Julie Thorstenson at JThor@nafws.org.
External Job Openings
Wildlife Specialist– Location: Red Cliff Treaty Natural Resources Application Deadline: October 2, 2023 Compensation: $23.00/hour plus benefits Description: Coordinate and participate in Red Cliff’s wildlife research and monitoring projects. Duties and responsibilities include:
1. Lead, and participate in, ongoing wildlife research work such as predator trapping and collaring and trail camera monitoring.
2. Analyze collar and camera data and prepare summary maps and reports.
3. Develop and implement recommendations for inventory and survey techniques for birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
4. Prepare annual reports of wildlife and forestry related activities.
5. Coordinate and begin implementing youth educational outreach for the wildlife program.
6. Take lead in acquisition process to obtain needed wildlife equipment and supplies necessary for special and routine projects.
7. Assist with other duties across the TNR Division as assigned. To Apply: Follow the instructions in the attached PDF.
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Tribal Community Schoolyard Associate Director – Location: Location Flexible Application Deadline: Open Until Filled Salary Range: $80,000-$90,000 Description: TPL Parks for People program in Colorado & Southwest works in partnership with communities to design and build parks, trails, and schoolyards in neighborhoods that need them most. TPL’s engagement strategy centers community voice, whereby we co-design outdoor spaces with communities to ensure every park, trail, and schoolyard we create reflects community priorities and aspirations. The Tribal Community Schoolyard Program will work alongside the Parks for People program in Colorado & Southwest to amplify community-centered outcomes. To Apply: Follow the link in title.
To Apply: Please send a resume and cover letter to info@BNGAlliance.org to apply or inquire about this announcement.
Outreach will occur in the communities of the 16 Native nations in the Northern Great Plains to increase awareness of BNGA’s purpose and goals and enhance BNGA’s understanding of the needs of Tribal natural resources departments, tribal NGOs, and communities.
To Apply: Please send a resume and cover letter to info@BNGAlliance.org to apply or inquire about this announcement.
Supervisory Interdisciplinary Biologist (GS-401-14); Physical Scientist (GS-1301-14)– Location: UMESC, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Compensation: GS-14: $116,393 (step 1) to $151,308 (step 10); Deadline to apply: 09/28/23. To Apply: Follow link above.
Wildlife Biologist– Location: Crow Indian Reservation, Montana Application Deadline: Open until filled. Salary Range: Dependent on Qualifications To Apply: Please send (1) a resume, (2) current phone numbers and e-mails of three references, and (3) a one-page cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position and why you would be a good fit for it. Please send all materials as e-mail attachments to Marvin “Wes” Stops, Jr. Environmental Protection Program Director, Marvin.Stops@crow-nsn.gov.
AITRC Subsistence Specialist– Location: Glennallen, AK Application Deadline: Open until filled. Salary Range: $55-65,000 DOE. To Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, and 3 professional references to connect@ahtnatribal.org
Bear Management Specialist – Location: Browning, MT Application Deadline: Open until filled. Salary Range: $22- $25 DOE. To Apply: Email resume and cover letter to: B.Kittson@Blackfeetnation.com.
Environmental Director– Location: Cortina Rancheria/ Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Offices in Williams, CA; Compensation: $64,480 Annually; Deadline to apply: Open until filled. To Apply: Scan your completed application packet including employment application and resume Attn: connie.gomez@kdwn.org.
Environmental Technician– Location: Cortina Rancheria/ Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Offices in Williams, CA; Compensation: $23.00 hourly FTE; Deadline to apply: Open until filled. To Apply: Scan your completed application packet including employment application and resume Attn: connie.gomez@kdwn.org.
Executive Assistant – Rapid City, SD; Salary DOE.
Range and Infrastructure Specialist – Rapid City, SD; Salary DOE.
Please send a resume, cover letter, and three references to admin@itbcbuffalonation.org.
Senior Program Manager, History and Culture– Location: Hybrid, Washington D.C., Remote-eligible; Compensation: $85k salary; Deadline to apply: Open until filled. To Apply: Follow link above.
Internship: Fish Health Biological Technician
Position Details: Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health. Stewards in partnership with the Warm Springs Fish Health Center are seeking an intern who will work at the Fish Health Center located in Warm Springs, GA. The individual would work with fish health staff to conduct hatchery inspections, diagnostic testing, and complete day to day tasks in the laboratory. The intern will have the opportunity to travel to multiple Federal, State and Tribal fish hatcheries within the southeast region to preform annual hatchery inspections. Daily work would include becoming familiar with cell culture/virology, bacteriology, parasite identification/isolation, sampling/wild fish survey, triploid grass carp certifications, and ploidy testing.