[DSCESU] FW: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion research scientist position forthcoming

Fri Jul 2 10:44:01 MST 2021

Dear partners,

Please see the job announcement below.

Best,
Ashley

Ashley Stewart
Coordinator, Administrative Services
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
University of Arizona
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From: Taylor, Jason - FS <Jason.Taylor2 at usda.gov<mailto:Jason.Taylor2 at usda.gov>>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 3:06 PM
To: Taylor, Jason - FS <jason.taylor2 at usda.gov<mailto:jason.taylor2 at usda.gov>>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion research scientist position forthcoming

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All,

As a follow-up to my previous email, and as promised, below is the USA Jobs link to the forthcoming Leopold Institute DEI research scientist position.  Please share this link broadly.

Job Announcement Number 21-RES-11155061-DP-JN

Open to the public

The position will be available (/open to applications) at the following USA Jobs URL, beginning 7/6:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/605949200<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FGetJob%2FViewDetails%2F605949200&data=04%7C01%7CSallie_Hejl%40nps.gov%7C152a0288320145dbaf6808d93b33e55f%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637605916365073835%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=l7vb1Cn7D8PFPZiRtaxXPG3F768eCnqgyXyq0OzCRek%3D&reserved=0>

In part, we are sharing the link now to allow time for candidates to prepare applications prior to the opening date.  As a reminder, the posting will be open for applications for 10 (business) days or until we receive 50 applications, whichever happens first.  If you are interested in the position, please apply early.  To be clear, USA Jobs will not allow you to apply until 7/6.

As the announcement states, please reach out to me if you have any questions about the Institute or the position.

Best,
Jason

Jason J. Taylor, PhD
Director

Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

p: 406-542-4193
c: 406-550-1079
jason.taylor2 at usda.gov<mailto:jason.taylor2 at usda.gov>

790 E Beckwith Ave
Missoula, MT 59801
https://leopold.wilderness.net

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Advancing wilderness stewardship through
transformational science

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From: Taylor, Jason - FS
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 7:30 PM
To: Taylor, Jason - FS <Jason.Taylor2 at usda.gov<mailto:Jason.Taylor2 at usda.gov>>
Subject: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion research scientist position forthcoming

**PLEASE HELP US SHARE THIS OUTREACH BROADLY **

Greetings Friends,

The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute will soon be advertising for a research scientist position focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion in relation to stewardship of Federally designated wilderness.

With the holiday weekend approaching, and our desire to recruit broadly for this position, we wanted to share, now, that an announcement is forthcoming, likely to be open for applications on, or about, July 5th, 2021. The posting will be open for applications on USA Jobs<https://www.usajobs.gov/> for 10 days or until we receive 50 applications, whichever happens first. I'll share the announcement in a follow-up email, once I have a link.

About the Position:

The scientist is expected to develop meaningful and impactful lines of research, partnerships, and outreach related to investigating and improving the relevance of Federally designated wilderness to communities who have been historically underrepresented and/or under resourced.

Although there is flexibility in research topics (due to funding opportunities, the Institute's broad and evolving wilderness science agenda, and an incumbent's expertise), example areas where the scientist will provide leadership include: 1) understanding recreation experiences, preferences, barriers, and incentives for communities who have historically been underrepresented and/or under resourced with respect to Federally designated wilderness; 2) improving the delivery of government benefits and services, related to management of wilderness, to ensure that families of all backgrounds can access opportunity; 3) improving information on how the demographics of society are changing and how those changes will impact the way people value and use wilderness; (4) explorations of the "relevancy" of wilderness, which is either related to long-standing relevancy that has not been emphasized or new relevancy emerging due to a changing society; and 5) studying new methods to assess whether proposed and existing wilderness management laws and policies advance equity and inclusion.

To be clear, applicants DO NOT need a wilderness background. Applicants must have experience with scholarship, tools, and/or methods, which can be from a broad range of academic backgrounds, but this experience must be applicable to research about the engagement of underrepresented or under-resourced communities in relation to Federally designated wilderness. Once a member of the Institute, most of the scientist's work, most of the time must support stewardship of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). But, the discipline of public lands management, and specifically wilderness stewardship, can be learned as part of on-the-job training.

About the Institute:

The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, part of U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), is an interagency, national research facility located on campus at the University of Montana. The Leopold Institute is the only federal research group in the United States dedicated to development and dissemination of knowledge needed to steward the 111-million acre, U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System. We have a long a long history of conducting and sharing science in support of the NWPS, as well as collaborating with academic, NGO, tribal, community, and other partners within the U.S. and internationally. In addition to being administered by the RMRS, the Institute's work is responsive to an Interagency Wilderness Policy Council. This collaboration, defined by an interagency agreement among the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Geological Survey, and facilitated through an Interagency Wilderness Steering Committee, helps to ensure the Institute's work is relevant to wilderness managers.

It's a great time to join the team. Wilderness and wilderness conservation remain important, at home and globally; and in many ways, are more important than ever. Wilderness is essential to climate change mitigation, fresh water supplies, habitat connectivity, food and economic security, and spiritual and physical health, to name only a few benefits. We have significant stewardship challenges in front of us and endless opportunities to conduct science and develop partnerships that make a difference to all people. We are in the process of building our next, ten-year, science strategic plan...and, you can help to shape this plan. We are a passionate and collegial group dedicated to stewarding wilderness in the U.S. and internationally, and we welcome you to join our team.

More information about the Leopold Institute can be found here: https://leopold.wilderness.net/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fleopold.wilderness.net%2F&data=04%7C01%7CSallie_Hejl%40nps.gov%7C152a0288320145dbaf6808d93b33e55f%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637605916365083793%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9ncsR54tWtegUzehianJC3d3IKrATJNWQyYr7olCcWw%3D&reserved=0>

About Wilderness:

Federally designated wilderness areas, collectively, the National Wilderness Preservation System, are the most protected public lands in the United States. The first wilderness area in America, the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico, was created administratively by the Forest Service in 1924. In 1964, the United States Congress passed the Wilderness Act initially protecting 54 areas (9.1 million acres) as wilderness. Today, the NWPS consists of 803 wilderness areas (111.7 million acres) across 44 states and Puerto Rico. Wilderness areas are overlayed upon the traditional homelands of American Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. Consequently, today, wilderness is part national and tribal identity and provides myriad benefits to all Americans from spiritual renewal and recreation opportunity, to clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and food and economic security.

The opening lines of the Wilderness Act state: "An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people..."  Unfortunately, as a nation, we haven't, yet, met that ideal. There is a long history of removal of Native Americans and other people of color from lands that became wilderness. Today, there remains, if unintentional, both perceived and real barriers to wilderness access for people of color and those from under resourced communities. Fortunately, there is a strong commitment in the wilderness community to understand and reconcile the past and change the future. The work of the forthcoming scientist at the Leopold Institute will create one pathway toward understanding and managing wilderness for "...the permanent good of the whole people..." There's a huge opportunity here to have a significant impact on the future of public lands management.

About USA Jobs:

USA Jobs<https://www.usajobs.gov/> is the Federal Government's official employment application website. USA Jobs is your gateway to applying for this position. The site can be overwhelming and clunky, and it may take a few days to get a profile and resume built, as well as upload university transcripts and other required documents within the system. The site offers a getting started section that may be useful: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/Get-Started/.

In addition, a colleague recently shared the following website (https://jabberwocky.weecology.org/2021/06/14/usajobs-guide/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjabberwocky.weecology.org%2F2021%2F06%2F14%2Fusajobs-guide%2F&data=04%7C01%7CSallie_Hejl%40nps.gov%7C152a0288320145dbaf6808d93b33e55f%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637605916365083793%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=d0xdlnYOqconctKQZP1uhEI%2BNCYEYnKZ%2FByIFwuwnDo%3D&reserved=0>), noting the site does a good job of demystifying USA Jobs. The opening lines at this webpage state: "The US federal jobs site, USAJobs, is notoriously difficult to use. This guide aims to clarify much of the process..."  You may find the site helpful, but please follow its guidance at your own risk. I have not reviewed the site and offer no endorsement of its content.

Please do reach out if you have questions. I'll do my best to address your needs, and will find answers to anything that I can't resolve.

As noted above, I'll forward the link to the announcement once the position is posted for viewing on USA Jobs, around June 30th.

Best Regards,

Jason

Jason J. Taylor, PhD
Director

Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

p: 406-542-4193
c: 406-550-1079
jason.taylor2 at usda.gov<mailto:jason.taylor2 at usda.gov>

790 E Beckwith Ave
Missoula, MT 59801
https://leopold.wilderness.net

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