Director, Wildland Fire Environment Innovations Program – Part Time

Arizona

. Initiate, facilitate, and sustain strategic collaborations with external wildland fire agencies and federal sponsors, including the U.S.

Posted 10/13/2026part-timeRemote • Arizona • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in applied meteorology and climatology, with a strong focus on developing and delivering training materials for wildland fire management. Proven ability to facilitate strategic collaborations and build science-based tools to address complex environmental challenges in fire management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Applied Meteorology ExpertiseWildland Fire Management KnowledgeTraining Material DevelopmentCollaborative Research SkillsIncident Command System (ICS) Familiarity

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Hard Skills

ClimatologyDecision-Support Tool DevelopmentEnvironmental ModelingData SynthesisTechnical Report Writing

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Fire Management ToolsEnvironmental Models

Certifications & Qualifications

NWCG 400-Level Certification

Industry Keywords

Interagency Operational EnvironmentNational Coordination System (NCS)Wildland Fire AgenciesStrategic Outreach PlansFire Environment Science

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Initiate, facilitate, and sustain strategic collaborations with external wildland fire agencies and federal sponsors, including the U.S. Forest Service, state fire organizations, and regional management teams
Identify operational priorities and capability gaps in fire weather, climate, fuels, and environmental information
Coordinate multi-institutional activities across external partners
Establish long-term partnership goals, strategic outreach plans, and collaborative frameworks with sponsor leadership
Translate operational fire management expertise into interdisciplinary research questions
Lead and co-lead the conceptualization, testing, and iteration of decision-support tools, datasets, and environmental models for wildland fire managers
Contribute to peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, white papers, and sponsor deliverables
Evaluate complex environmental challenges in wildland fire management
Design, author, and deliver specialized training materials and instructional modules
Conduct technical workshops, technology transfer sessions, and consultation services
Synthesize practitioner feedback to refine tools and guide future research
Represent WFEIP and the University to federal decision-makers, agency leadership, fire managers, and interagency research committees
Serve as an internal operational subject matter expert and liaison to faculty, research groups, and campus units
Promote program visibility and research impact at conferences, sponsor reviews, and interagency briefings

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated expertise in applied meteorology and climatology, recognized as a regional or national subject matter expert (SME)
Demonstrated knowledge of the inter-agency operational environment of US wildland fire management, including the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Coordination System (NCS)
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering training materials for US wildland fire managers
NWCG 400-level (national) or higher level, especially with fire environment
Demonstrated ability to build, support, and adapt science-based tools for wildland fire management
Knowledge of the historical relationship between interagency fire environment science, developed applications, related training and standards, and field practitioner use and experience
Demonstrated skill in collaborative research

Benefits

Comp & perks

Part-time employment
Remote work arrangement