Research Fellow jobs in New Bedford, MA

Mission:

Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate, people, and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.  

Summary/Objective 

Woodwell Climate is seeking a Research Scientist/Program Manager to contribute to the establishment and maintenance of the Arctic team. As a Research Scientist/Program Manager this role will work with the PI and leadership team to design and implement all aspects of the program, including the science, recruiting, increasing diversity, field campaigns, lab and project data, guiding REU group and mentoring individual research components. 

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Executive/ Leadership team to provide project management, prioritization, direction, and leadership to team members in order to accomplish defined project deliverables.  

• As the Program Manager, partner with all levels, leveraging a deep knowledge of the Institute needs to deliver solutions (considering tools, data and workflows) aligned with the strategic vision and goals of the Institute. 

• Manage initiatives within a multi-year, multi-institutional, cross-functional Institute with significant resource and monetary investment and develop an open and transparent communication environment for all project efforts across project team members. 

• Primarily supports the work of other scientists in the Institute, however, science collaboration is expected.

• Manage program scope, budgets, project plans and communication plans

• Ensure key program-wide roles and responsibilities are defined

• Work with the project team to allocate resources appropriately

• Review demand and capacity and be able to work out conflicts or reprioritize as needed

• Create metrics to measure project success

• Conduct lessons learned meetings/surveys and analyze data and report to team

• Supervise Woodwell Climate Administrative Assistant, Research Assistants and postdocs. 

• Ensure all members of the team are meeting goals, and reporting. 

• Work with team members to keep them on track. 

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Education and Experience: Ph.D. degree with 2 years’ experience or commensurate with experience and an established record of successful original research. 

• Must possess technical skills appropriate for the position (project management, permitting expertise, genomics and ecology background, lab/field skills, and leadership skills) and ambition to grow these skills. 

• Display a detailed understanding for the business needs and objectives of the Institute 

• Clear understanding of the scientific goals and needs of the Institute

• Ability to complete tasks on time is critical to success. 

• Moderate ability with data analytics

• Team player

• Good communicator

• Ability to be at Toolik Arctic field site for 4 – 6 weeks each year

• Take direction from the Executive/Leadership Team, but also the ability to work independently.

• Ability and interest to work with international partners, collaborators, and stakeholders.

• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in sciences.

• Ability to work as a member of a highly collaborative team, work across disciplines, and interest in contributing to broader science, communication, and policy goals.

• Demonstrated record of publication in scientific journals.

• Ability to lead a research team and work both independently and collaboratively.

• Ability to coordinate and oversee progress toward project goals, objectives, and tasks.

Physical Requirements

In the office:

• Ability to tolerate sustained periods of walking, standing, sitting

• Ability to lift 25 pounds

• Ability to communicate

• Ability to kneel, bend, and carry items

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time

• Frequent phone use required

• Ability to use computer

• Repetitive movements

• Air, train, vehicle travel to attend meetings/event

In the field, the physical requirements of this role include:

• Air, train, vehicle travel to access field locations

• Driving a vehicle or ATV to access field locations

• Walking, hiking, climbing to access field locations

• Paddling, canoeing to access field locations

• Standing and sitting for sustained periods

• Frequent bending, squatting, and kneeling

• Reaching overhead

• Climbing ladders

• Use of manual and power tools including shovels, saws, drills, and hammers

• Ability to lift up to 25lbs up to 10 times/day

• Ability to carry up to 25lbs up to 10 times/day

• Ability to push/pull up to 25lbs up to 10 times/day

Work Environment

The functions of this role are conducted in:

• A variety of environments, both indoor and outdoor

Hours of Work

• This role is paid on a salary basis.

• Typically, full-time employees work 40 hours during a Monday through Friday workweek. However, this is a salaried position.  Therefore, the individual is expected to work as required to complete the duties of the position.  This may mean weekend hours and/or hours beyond 40 per week.

Physical Requirements:

In the office:

• Ability to tolerate sustained periods of walking, standing, sitting

• Ability to lift 25 pounds

• Ability to communicate

• Ability to kneel, bend, and carry items

• Ability to use phone and computers

• Repetitive movements

• Air, train, vehicle travel to attend meetings/event

In the field, the physical requirements of this role include:

• Air, train, vehicle travel to access field locations

• Driving a vehicle or ATV to access field locations

• Walking, hiking, climbing to access field locations

• Paddling, canoeing to access field locations

• Standing and sitting for sustained periods

• Frequent bending, squatting, and kneeling

• Reaching overhead

• Climbing ladders

• Use of manual and power tools including shovels, saws, drills, and hammers

• Ability to lift up to 25lbs up to 10 times/day

• Ability to carry up to 25lbs up to 10 times/day

• Ability to push/pull up to 25lbs up to 10 times/day

Desired Start Date: February 20, 2024 part-time hourly without benefits

Desired Start Date: March 25, 2024 full-time, exempt with benefits

Classification and Compensation: This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position, the annual salary range starting at $80,000.00 dependent on qualifications/experience. Woodwell offers a generous benefits package and work life balance.

Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts - Hybrid

Application Instructions: To apply, please send your cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the responsibilities of this position, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references as a single PDF to our career’s portal. 

Located on a 10-acre campus near the village of Woods Hole, Woodwell Climate Research Center is a private, non-profit research center. Woodwell  is a leading source of climate science that drives the urgent action needed to solve climate change. Woodwell has 80 staff members and is excited to welcome new employees to this work.

Woodwell is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Woodwell  is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Woodwell

WE NEED ALL VOICES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our lifetimes. Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell) understands that the climate crisis—from causes to consequences—is inextricably linked with persistent social injustice. Effectively addressing either requires addressing both. The climate crisis demands that we bring to bear all of the knowledge, expertise, innovation, and creativity that we can collectively muster, and those who have been marginalized and disproportionately impacted must be heard.

The work Woodwell Climate does—the questions we ask, the ways we seek answers, and the strategies we put forward—is stronger when shaped by a diversity of knowledge, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to welcome, respect, and amplify differing voices. We value individuals as they are, with all their differences in race, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, and mental and physical abilities.

Woodwell Climate acknowledges that our organization, and the scientific community more broadly, have a long way to go in living up to these ideals. We approach the work of improving our organization with the same ambition and commitment to systemic change that we bring to addressing climate change.

We will inevitably make mistakes, but we will continue to listen, learn, and do this critical work. We understand that this work requires an ongoing commitment from each and every one of us. We are actively engaged in building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive culture within our organization, and in fostering greater diversity in climate science.