Senior Manager, Migration Ecology

About Audubon

The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet’s health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action. Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet. Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come. Learn more at and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety.

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager, Migration Ecology on Audubon’s science team, within the Migratory Bird Initiative (MBI), is responsible for the development and implementation of innovative migration and full annual cycle ecology projects in collaboration with partners across the hemisphere to advance full life cycle conservation under Audubon’s Flight Plan. The role will provide analytical and technical support, ensuring a rigorous full annual cycle perspective is applied to Audubon’s conservation, policy and engagement efforts to protect birds and the habitat they need now and in the future. The Senior Manager, Migration Ecology will partner with academic and government scientists, and conservation organizations.

Compensation:

Salary range based on geo-differentials:

$73,000 - $83,000 / year = National

$83,000 - $93,000 / year = Alaska, CA (not San Francisco), Connecticut, D.C., Chicago, Oyster Bay, NY

$92,000 - $103,000 / year = NYC (not Oyster Bay), San Francisco, Seattle

Additional Job Description

Essential Functions

Build relationships with a diverse set of international migratory bird scientists and institutions to synthesize migration data and knowledge.

Foster partnerships with scientists and staff in academic institutions, NGOs, state and federal agencies.

Contribute to a data hub for migration science for migratory bird species.

Create and implement innovative spatial and temporal quantitative analyses to understand patterns in migratory bird populations to effectively shape full annual cycle conservation actions.

Collaborate with Audubon conservation staff to co-develop and manage projects that apply migration science and other datasets (e.g. conservation challenges, environmental conditions and protected status) to target conservation priorities across the hemisphere in the places that matter most to birds and assess the impacts of conservation actions on migratory birds.

Examine synergies between technology types, opportunities and methods for combining tracking and connectivity data into movement models, conservation decision-support tools, and/or collaborate on those fronts where appropriate.

Develop tools to extract key summary statistics for all available species from Motus and other tracking data, such as activity patterns, space use, stopover duration and migration routes as well as weather/climate variables associated with them.

Demonstrated ability to manipulate data and script analyses in R and/or Python, clearly frame research questions, design studies, and implement analyses.

Proficiency in GIS, particularly with ArcGIS products.

Elevate the MBI, Science team and science programs/projects/products to both public and scientific communities by leading or contributing to reports and peer-reviewed scientific publications, grant writing in support of projects, participating in conservation partnerships, and communicating migration science.

Apply data visualization methods to effectively convey compelling stories to diverse audiences.

Write summaries, blog posts and other non-technical communication pieces about migration science for outreach and advocacy.

Provide leadership and management for emerging projects and coordinating team-member contributions.

Work in collaboration across all science functional teams to prioritize data needs and approaches.

Apply policies and best practices related to science and partnerships, including proper application and attribution of science data shared with Audubon.

Support a culture of philanthropy, including public funding efforts.

Maintains and fosters culture of safety.

Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, conservation, environmental science or related field. PhD Preferred. 7+ years of related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.

Working knowledge and broad understanding of migration ecology, migratory bird data types, and related conservation issues.

Proficiency in quantitative analysis and modelling of animal movement, including but not limited to generalized linear models, hierarchical models in frequentist and Bayesian frameworks, capture-recapture methods and state-space models.

Expertise integrating animal movement data with spatially and temporally dynamic environmental condition datasets.

Experience with cloud computing and processing big data.

Ability to apply emerging technologies to better understand bird migration and population patterns.

Demonstrated ability to build partnerships with conservation practitioners and apply a translational ecology and co-development approach to science-based conservation decisions.

High level of organization, initiative, project management, interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.

Demonstrated skills in communicating science content to diverse audiences.

Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, able to juggle a variety of tasks, and able to work independently to re-prioritize tasks.

Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive and equitable work environments.

Ability to read and converse in Spanish preferred.

Able to travel up to 10% of the time.

Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments is valued.

This position is represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA).

National Audubon Society Competencies: This role will also be accountable to apply and develop the following competencies.

Fostering Relationships: Build trust, mutual respect, and understanding through regular and genuine interactions while promoting a positive and inclusive environment.

Analytical Thinking: Recognize and value diverse perspectives and experiences in data analysis to foster a more comprehensive and equitable approach to problem-solving.

Creativity and Innovation: Leverage creativity and imagination to generate new insights and solutions while embracing diverse ideas and approaches that foster innovation.

Facilitating Change: Work with others to explore innovative approaches to problem-solving while promoting inclusivity, equity, accessibility, and belonging in the change process.

Team Leadership: Communicate vision and engage others or the team to solve problems while valuing diverse perspectives and fostering inclusivity.

EEO Statement

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