ACTrees is pleased to highlight employment and internship opportunities that may be of interest to those in the urban greening community. For a full list of announcements, please visit the Jobs Archive.
Green Jobs
Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, MD)
Introduction: The purpose of ACTrees’ Internship Program is to develop graduate and undergraduate students’ knowledge and work experience through urban forestry related programming, community-based projects, and nonprofit management.
President & CEO, Save the Redwoods League (San Francisco, CA)
Deadline: Open until filled.
Save the Redwoods League seeks a seasoned President & Chief Executive Officer. The President & CEO of the Save the Redwoods League shall be responsible for leading and advancing the organization’s vision, strategic
initiatives, and priorities.
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The John Bartram Professorship in Urban Forestry, University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
Deadline: July 31, 2013
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Urban Forestry. This is a full-time, tenure track, 9 month (academic year) position within the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences that reports to the department Chair.
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Tree Inventory Intern, Department of Public Works (Cambridge, MA)
Deadline: Open until filled.
Reports to the DPW City Arborist and works closely with the Information Systems Manager for the DPW. Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:
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Tree Ambassador Intern, Department of Public Works (Cambridge, MA)
Deadline: Open until filled.
The position reports to the DPW City Arborist and works closely with the Landscape Administrator for the DPW. Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:
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Urban Forestry Assistant, City of Post Falls (Post Falls, ID)
Deadline: Open until filled.
The City of Post Falls is accepting applications for a part-time Urban Forestry Assistant, approximately 16 hours per week, with the Park Department’s Urban Forestry division. The position assists the Urban Forester in the maintenance and management of public trees, performing tasks such as tree inventory, tree health evaluations, resource mapping, tree pruning, insect and disease control, maintenance of irrigation systems, etc.
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Urban Forestry Permitting Supervisor, Portland Parks & Recreation (Portland, OR)
Deadline: May 20, 2013
Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R) is seeking an Urban Forestry Permitting Supervisor. The Urban Forestry Permitting Supervisor is a key leadership and implementation position in the regulation of the City of Portland’s urban forest. PP&R Urban Forestry is responsible for management of the City’s 1.5 million park and street trees, uncounted private trees, and ensuring the future of the city’s forest assets, through regulatory, operations, science and education programs.
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Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy (New York, NY)
Deadline: June 7, 2013
The Conservation Coordinator will coordinate implementation of the Healthy Trees, Healthy NYC program and will assist with the implementation of the Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities program in other pilot cities. The position will provide support and project management to advance the Forest Health Program’s communication and outreach goals. Duties will include conducting outreach, coordinating volunteers, collecting, assembling, and analyzing various types of data and information, and assisting in the production of reports, documents, outreach materials, presentations, and other program work products.
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Tree Trimmer, KCMO’s Parks & Recreation Department (Kansas City, MO)
Deadline: May 20, 2013
Several full-time positions available with KCMO’s Parks & Recreation Department, Tree Services Division. Plants, sprays, prunes, and removes trees along public streets and on public grounds. Operates all ranges of equipment to include, but not limited to aerial lift trucks, hauling trucks, clam trucks, chain saws, various types of pruning saws, chippers, backhoes, log trucks, tree spades, bobcats, forklifts, stump grinders.Inspects, evaluates and reports tree-related problems.
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Urban Forestry Research and Extension Associate, Virginia State University (Petersburg,VA)
Deadline: June 7, 2013
Virginia State University’s College of Agriculture will hire an arborist or urban forester to lead and assist various research and outreach activities.
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Development Associate, Forterra (Seattle, WA)
Deadline: May 15, 2013
The Development Associate is a key member of the Development Team, which raises essential funding to support all of Forterra’s programs. Under the direction of the Major Gifts Officer, this position will assist with prospect research, drafting and sending appeals, tracking pledges, data entry (entering gifts, registrants, updating donor information), meeting preparation and minute taking, and providing exceptional donor stewardship.
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