Carbon Removal Scientist, Forestry

Isometric; New York (NY); On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company dedicated to combating climate change through innovative carbon registry solutions. This role offers an opportunity to develop and refine protocols for forest-based carbon storage, ensuring rigorous validation and verification processes. Collaborate with research partners and mentor team members in a dynamic environment that values curiosity and scientific rigor. If you're ready to tackle complex challenges and contribute to long-term solutions, this position is for you. Experience a workplace where your contributions matter and where a supportive culture fosters growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's with experience in carbon storage research.
• Familiarity with remote-sensing for ecosystem monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Develop MRV protocols for forest-based carbon storage.
• Conduct literature reviews and analyze data for protocol updates.

Skills

Remote-sensing analysis

Data analysis

Scientific communication

Curiosity and problem-solving

Education

PhD in Ecology or related field

Master's with 3+ years experience

Tools

LiDAR systems

Multi-spectral systems

Radar systems

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About Us

Isometric is the world’s most trusted carbon registry. We issue scientifically rigorous carbon credits to help Fortune 100 companies avoid greenwashing while tackling climate change.

Our customers include Google, Meta, J.P. Morgan, McKinsey and Microsoft.

We're growing quickly, but we’re intentional about hiring people who contribute to our unique culture. Our team is smart, meticulous and courageous—but warm, kind and supportive too.

We’re looking for doers with a bias to action. If you want to join a company that gets important stuff done quickly, with no drama—then let us know.

Tackling climate change at Isometric is a career-defining role.

Working here will be unlike any job you've had before.

Things you’ll do in this role:

1. Develop and refine MRV protocols for forest-based carbon storage, providing operational guidance for suppliers and ensuring robust validation, verification and credit issuance processes.
2. Conduct literature reviews, analyse supplier data and apply modelling techniques to evaluate baselines, counterfactuals, system boundaries and reversal risks, driving protocol updates and project reliability.
3. Collaborate with research partners and mentor team members to integrate cutting-edge science into protocols while fostering a culture of scientific rigour and collaboration.

Things we’re looking for:

1. PhD (or Master level with 3+ years applicable experience) in ecology, biology, environmental and earth sciences, forestry, remote-sensing or a related field, with a research focus on carbon storage in forest ecosystems.
2. Familiarity with deployment and analysis of remote-sensing for monitoring of ecosystem health and carbon sequestration, including multi-spectral, LiDAR and radar systems.
3. Proven ability to approach complex challenges with curiosity, a solution-oriented mindset, a commitment to scientific rigour, a collaborative working style and clear communication skills.

This role isn’t for you if:

1. You want a remote job. We value collaboration and physical time together. We’re in the office three days per week.
2. You want to stay within your area of expertise and you prefer structured environments. We’re a small team moving at extreme pace in an environment with plenty of ambiguity. We’re building and learning on the fly—and everyone’s a generalist.
3. You’re looking for a short term gig. Everything at Isometric is designed for the long term: our business model, our compensation/reward system and our decision-making processes. You should only apply if you’re looking to make a move that will last 5-10 years.

Compensation Range: £85K - £115K

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet

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