NW CASC is Hiring a Research Scientist!

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The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is hiring a full-time research scientist to coordinate the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network and to lead the planning and implementation of our Actionable Science Deep Dives. Additionally, this position will contribute to logistics, program management and integration for the NW CASC as a whole.

The responsibilities of this new position will require significant partner outreach and engagement, science synthesis and event coordination. Thus, we are seeking candidates with strong organization and communication skills. Candidates must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, environmental sciences, natural sciences, or a related field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience. A doctoral degree is preferred.

The expected salary range for this position is $5,870–$7,325 per month depending on experience. This position is located at the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group in Seattle.

We will start reviewing applications for this position on June 10, 2024.

Join an Upcoming Input Session to Learn About NW CASC’s New Faculty Fellowship Program & Provide Feedback

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The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is preparing to launch a Faculty Fellows Program to expand the community of Northwest researchers equipped to effectively co-produce actionable adaptation science. To ensure the new program meets the needs of faculty in the NW CASC Consortium, we are hosting two informational sessions to share our vision for the program and to seek feedback that will inform a Request for Proposals later this spring. If you’re interested in decision-relevant science that helps advance climate resilience in the Northwest, please join us and share your thoughts!

NW CASC WEBINAR: Updating Your CV to Contextualize Your Contributions in Societally Engaged Work

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Are you a researcher engaging with non-academic partners to develop science that meets real-world needs? If so, you may have noticed that the traditional format of scientific CVs, focused on comprehensive lists of publications and presentations, makes it challenging to convey the distinct skills, activities and products associated with your societally engaged research. So how do you develop a CV that accounts for these real-world contributions, yet still aligns with the traditional CV format expected in academia?

Join the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s interactive workshop on December 12 to find out! This work session is designed to support you in incorporating narrative elements into your CV that help contextualize your skills and experiences and better communicate your work. We’ll draw from lessons learned in our previous webinar, Reworking Scientific CVs to Better Capture Societally Engaged Research and Move Towards Fairer Research Assessment.

After setting the stage for why you might consider adding narrative elements into your CV, the webinar will break into small groups and walk through prompts for how to incorporate narrative elements that highlight meaningful, contextual information about your contributions in societally engaged research. There will be a mix of quiet work time as well as time for discussion and questions.

University of Washington Awarded Federal Funding to Host an Expanded Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

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The University of Washington has been awarded $7.4 million to continue hosting the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) for the next five years, leading a broad consortium of Northwest university and tribal partners to support natural and cultural resource managers in responding to climate risks and promoting regional resilience. The Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington has hosted the NW CASC since 2017, during which time the Center has led ambitious partnerships and programming.

“We’re excited for this opportunity to expand our partners and programs to better serve the Northwest in preparing for climate risks and building regional resilience,” says NW CASC University Director, Meade Krosby.

Learn more on the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center website.

NW CASC seeks research fellowship program proposals

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The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center invites proposals for its 2023-2024 Research Fellowship Program from graduate students at University of Washington, Boise State University, Oregon State University, University of Montana, Washington State University and Western Washington University and from postdoctoral scholars at Boise State University, Oregon State University, University of Montana, Washington State University and Western Washington University (this fellowship cannot support postdocs at the University of Washington).

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s Research Fellowship Program supports research related to climate adaptation for Northwest natural and cultural resource management and provides training in the principles and practices of developing decision-relevant science.

Funding will be available to support research performed during the 2023-2024 academic year. The funding period is from the beginning of the fall 2023 term through July 31, 2024, with potential for funding to begin as early as the beginning of the Fellow’s summer 2023 term and for extension to the end of summer 2024 term. The NW CASC recognizes the value of diversity to promote more inclusive and equitable climate adaptation science and practice. We encourage students and postdocs from different backgrounds to apply.

**The deadline to submit proposals is March 13, 2023.**

LEARN MORE & APPLY

NW Climate Adaptation Science Center welcomes new deputy director

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The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is excited to welcome Dr. Scott Kalafatis to the team as the new deputy university director! Scott is a social scientist with a research background focused on understanding collaborations between scientists and policymakers and how these engagements contribute to decisions informed by climate science.

The UW Climate Impacts Group is the host of the Adaptation Science Center, a federal-university partnership dedicated to helping fish, wildlife, water, land and people adapt to a changing climate.

Learn more about Scott on the Adaptation Science Center’s website.

We’re Hiring! Leadership Positions at CIG and NW Climate Adaptation Science Center

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Do you want to help lead climate adaptation research across the Northwest? The UW Climate Impacts Group and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center are hiring! The Climate Impacts Group is seeking a Director and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is seeking a Deputy University Director. In case you missed it, Amy Snover has retired after more than 20 years with our team. Learn more about each opportunity below.

CIG DIRECTOR NW CASC DEPUTY UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR

 

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is hosted by the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group. Both are EarthLab member organizations. 

Now Hiring: NW CASC Actionable Science Postdoctoral Scholar!

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The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) is hiring an Actionable Science Postdoctoral Scholar, who will play a leading role in the NW CASC’s efforts to foster co-production of decision-relevant science across the Northwest. The NW CASC Actionable Science Postdoctoral Scholar will advance transdisciplinary research that addresses complex socio-ecological problems by facilitating training for NW CASC fellows, supporting NW CASC regional science dialogue and information-sharing activities and evaluating the efficacy of these activities in advancing actionable climate science and regional communities of practice.

This position requires a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in an area of natural or social science related to climate change, with demonstrated experience conducting research, assessment, evaluation and stakeholder engagement related to climate change impacts and/or adaptation.

This is a full-time (100% FTE), 12-month term appointment [with a potential for extension up to three years based on performance and continued funding]. Salary will be dependent on qualifications and experience. Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website.

This position will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified candidates have applied, at which point we will invite finalists to interview for the position. The position will be filled as soon as possible. Applications received by November 10, 2021 will be prioritized.

To learn more and apply, please visit the UW Hires website.

Questions and answers about this position:

We will post answers to questions we receive about this position on this webpage to ensure transparency and equity in our hiring process. Please check back occasionally for more information.

Register Today For Upcoming NW CASC Webinar on Cultural Burning and Collaborative Fire Research and Management

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The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is hosting a three-part webinar series centering tribal perspectives on fire management. The first webinar in the series will be held Tuesday, April 27, 11 a.m. PT.

USFS Research Scientist Dr. Frank Lake will discuss the historical context of cultural burning, clarify misconceptions about cultural burning, and present a decolonizing framework for fire management as a grounding for modern approaches to collaborative fire management that achieve shared values and resource objectives.

Funding Opportunity: Call for Statements of Interest for NW CASC Research

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The Climate Adaptation Science Center Network, made up of nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers serving all US states, territories and affiliated Pacific Islands, is coming together to advance climate adaptation science through its Federal Fiscal Year 2022 funding opportunity. Through this funding opportunity, an estimated $10 million may be available across the network for research to support natural and cultural resource managers making science-based, climate adaptation decisions!

As part of this effort, the NW CASC is seeking proposals for Northwest climate adaptation research. Proposed projects should focus on developing scientific information and products that can be directly applied to the following resource management priorities, either locally or broadly across landscapes in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and western Montana:

  • Management of Invasive Species and Diseases under Future Climate Scenarios
  • Management of Shrubland Ecosystems under Future Climate Scenarios
  • Managing Climate-driven, Post-fire Ecological Transformation

Individuals from the following eligible organizations may submit proposals as the lead Principal Investigator:

  • Members of the NW CASC Consortium (Boise State University, Oregon State University, University of Montana, University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Washington University)
  • USGS centers, field stations, laboratories, Cooperative Research Units, etc.
  • Researchers from other organizations (federal, state, tribal, non-governmental and other) may participate in CASC-funded projects and receive funds via subawards, contracts or interagency agreements through an eligible organization.

An informational webinar about this opportunity will be held on Tuesday, February 16 at 3 p.m. (PT). You can find the Zoom information in the RFP linked below.

The deadline for Statements of Interest is: Friday, March 19, 2021 | 2 p.m. (PT)

SEE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS