Arizona Institute for Resilience is hiring a Research Evaluation Specialist. This position will help develop an evaluation framework and set of indicators to document and assess the effectiveness of climate change adaptation strategies in Arizona and New Mexico, using qualitative research methods and a community-based approach. The Research Evaluation Specialist will collaborate with a small team and be involved in research design, data collection and analysis, literature review, and production of project outputs, including an online guidebook, assessment tool, and peer-reviewed publication. The position will also provide evaluation support for the Climate Assessment for the Southwest program, a NOAA Climate Assessment Program. This is a two-year full-time position. $66,299 annual salary, plus full benefits.
Position is open until filled. Please submit applications by October 30, 2024.
Together with CU Boulder, CLIMAS is am hiring a postdoc to work on a NOAA-funded project investigating the long-term wildfire recovery of frontline rural communities in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The project engages with social workers, public health providers, and community-based organizations to identify long-term wildfire recovery needs of rural communities. This project is a collaboration between two NOAA Climate Adaptation Program Teams: the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) and the Western Water Assessment (WWA). The successful candidate will be based at the University of Arizona.
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field (e.g. geography, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, social work, or public health) and familiarity with human dimensions of wildfire, social infrastructure, and rural inequality.
UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members.
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