Overview 

To inform our technical strategy and provide cutting-edge scientific insights and perform deep diligence services for a range of clients, Carbon Direct is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial, team-focused mid-career forest scientists dedicated to end-to-end carbon management. The Senior Forest Carbon Scientists will apply a strong vision of how forest and forestry systems can best contribute to mitigating climate change while also being a doer who implements solutions and delivers positive outcomes.

Responsibilities 

• Advise clients on carbon removal by helping them understand the opportunities and risks associated with different methods of carbon removal across forestry systems, develop carbon removal strategies, construct carbon removal portfolios, integrate carbon management into their business, and communicate efforts to clients and the public.
• Lead due diligence of forest carbon projects, including leading due diligence teams to ensure forest carbon projects adhere to Carbon Direct’s criteria for high-quality carbon dioxide removal.
• Provide mentorship and oversight to junior- and mid-level staff, including by providing technical feedback on client deliverables and guidance on methods and best practices. 
• Perform quantitative and qualitative assessments of economic, social, and environmental co-benefits of forestry-related climate action which may include social and environmental justice, biodiversity preservation and promotion, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Conduct QA/QC on analyses and client deliverables, including by providing feedback, identifying opportunities for team training, and supporting team members to improve analytical skills.
• Conduct on-going monitoring, reporting, and verification for long-term forest projects and conduct site visits and stakeholder consultations as needed.
• Contribute to efforts to develop data-driven efforts to identify high-quality forest carbon projects.
• Write reports, policy briefs, and peer-reviewed publications and actively communicate the findings to the public, policymakers, and the media. 

Qualifications 

• A PhD or M.S and multiple years of experience in forestry, applied forest ecology, or a forestry-related discipline.
• Experience leading field work in forestry, forestry research, or forest ecology
• Strong analytical experience including at least three of the following:
  • Remote sensing, and/or GIS skills
  • Spatial statistics and sampling/survey design experience
  • Growth and yield modeling experience
  • Data analysis and process modeling experience 
  • Econometrics
• Ability to effectively interface with external clients and internal stakeholders, providing excellent, responsive service
• Experience providing mentorship and oversight to junior- and mid-level staff on specific projects and technical methods
• Demonstrated ability to produce and conduct QA/QC on high-quality research and analytical results with limited direct guidance. This analytical experience should include at least two of the following:
  • Developing and/or evaluating forest stand management plans 
  • Assessing the economic and ecological viability of natural systems for proposed management plans
  • Original research in forestry or forest ecology
  • Analysis of carbon markets or carbon protocols
• Forest carbon accounting and/or forest carbon protocol experience 
• Reforestation experience 
• Tropical and/or North American forestry or forest ecology experience 
• Experience working with landowners
• Excellent communication and cross-functional team building skills, with the ability to create strong relationships with a global distributed team. 
• Demonstrated excellence in a fast-paced, outcome-oriented professional environment (consulting, startup, not-for-profit, etc.).

Salary Range

$162,000 - $198,000 a year