Director, Fire Environment Innovations (Remote, Part-Time)

University of Arizona; Arizona, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 113,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition reduction for employee and qff

Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays

Job summary

University of Arizona seeks a Director for the Wildland Fire Environment Innovations Program (WFEIP). This senior leader will guide applied research, training, and external collaborations focused on fire weather, climate, fuels, and data to support wildland fire management.

The role emphasizes strategic partnerships, tool development, and knowledge transfer with federal, state, and tribal agencies, with remote work option within Arizona. Part-time (20 hrs/wk) in a dynamic academic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and sustain strategic collaborations with external wildland fire agencies and sponsors.
• Identify operational priorities and capability gaps in fire weather, climate, fuels, and environmental data.
• Coordinate multi-institutional activities with partners to enhance proposal competitiveness.
• Establish long-term partnership goals and outreach plans with sponsor leadership.
• Translate operational fire management needs into interdisciplinary research questions.
• Lead development and testing of decision-support tools and environmental models.
• Co-author sponsor-delivered reports and publications.
• Design training materials for operational wildland fire managers.
• Deliver technical workshops and support tool adoption.
• Represent the program to federal agencies and interagency groups.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

BS in science + 20+ years experience

Job description

University of Arizona seeks a Director for the Wildland Fire Environment Innovations Program (WFEIP). This senior leader will guide applied research, training, and external collaborations focused on fire weather, climate, fuels, and data to support wildland fire management.

The role emphasizes strategic partnerships, tool development, and knowledge transfer with federal, state, and tribal agencies, with remote work option within Arizona. Part-time (20 hrs/wk) in a dynamic academic environment.