Science Director

The Blackfoot Challenge seeks a dynamic, Science Director to oversee research, monitoring, and conservation planning in the Blackfoot watershed and High Divide region located in Western
Montana. This position of senior leadership will help guide science delivery within a community-based and collaborative conservation process under the auspices of the Blackfoot Challenge.

The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background in conservation biology, applied ecology, biology, watershed management, wildlife biology, or similar natural resource discipline. Additionally, the candidate must have well developed GIS and cartographic skills sets for spatial analysis, database management, and science communication.

The Science Director position is a result of a partnership among the Blackfoot Challenge (BC), the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV), the University of Montana’s College of Forestry and Conservation (UM-CFC), and the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This position will improve science delivery in the Blackfoot watershed as well as Southwest Montana’s High Divide and possibly additional areas where IWJV Water 4 Programs are focused.