Housing Support: Housing stipend up to $5,000 for the entire Fellowship is authorized based on actual expenses incurred. Fellow will be required to provide documentation to validate reimbursement. 

Housing Description: Fellow will be responsible for locating and securing suitable housing. There may be housing available at UMass Amherst 1 mile from station. Off-campus housing is likely available within 2 miles of the station on bus routes that connect to the Regional Office.

Valid Driver’s License: Not Required

Transportation Support Description: Public transportation is available. The Pioneer Valley Transportation Authority has a regular bus schedule linking the Northeast Regional Office to Hadley, Amherst, Northampton, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst including to housing, supermarkets, and shopping centers (https://www.pvta.com/). It is possible that housing will be available at UMass Amherst.

Position Description: The selected Fellow will work with the Northeast Regional Climate Change Team across all programs in the Northeast Region to better incorporate climate change as a regional priority and as part of other regional priorities, including at-risk species, landscape conservation, aquatic connectivity, coastal resilience, recovering listed species, and addressing the 3 billion bird loss. The Fellow would also work with state, federal, NGO, and tribal partners on specific climate change actions and at the Annapolis, MD Field Office with staff and partners on specific conservation projects and partnerships.

To implement this position, the selected Fellow will be responsible for:

• Playing a crucial role at a critical time to organize the region’s response to climate change by facilitating a region climate change team and plan,
• Participating in Regional Climate Change Team and national Climate Change Action Program team calls,
• Developing and refining tools for tracking climate change in regional programs, including the Resist-Accept-Direct framework and Nature-based solutions, and
• Organizing and assist facilitating a regional cross-program workshop and summarizing results into a draft plan.

There may be opportunities to participate with the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center at UMass Amherst and to travel to the Annapolis MD Field Office.

The Fellow will also have the opportunity to learn about all programs in the region at multiple hierarchical levels and staff from field stations and will have a minimum of one in-person field station visit.

Minimum Education Level: Open for consideration to undergraduate rising seniors/seniors and graduate students who will not complete their degree requirements before September 22, 2024.

Fields of Study:

• Biological Sciences
• Education/Outreach
• Human Dimensions/Social Sciences/Humanities/Liberal Arts
• Geographic and Information Sciences
• Communication/Marketing
• Information Technology/Computer Sciences

Working Conditions Requirements: 

• Work will be performed in an office setting at the Regional Office
• Fellow will have a cubicle and access to all common spaces, facilities and equipment of the program and all common spaces in the regional office.