EPI Yellowstone Summer Instructor

Spend your summer in Yellowstone engaging students in hands-on, real-world scientific research projects, working alongside incredible co-instructors in the world's first national park! Ecology Project International (EPI) is hiring field instructors to help deliver five- to nine-day field summer ecology courses for middle and high school students in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (late April through mid-August). Our programs introduce students to real-world scientific study, engage them in conservation service projects, and raise their cultural and ecological awareness.

As a member of a three-person field team, instructors deliver ecology and science curriculum to middle and high school students, lead students in leadership activities/games, respond to medical and behavioral incidents, transport participants, maintain EPI field equipment, and support assistant instructors in their development as environmental educators.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, ecology, environmental education, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering science and ecology-based curriculum.
• Outdoor leadership experience working with young adults in remote areas.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and demonstrated ability to work with youth across a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences—including Indigenous youth, low-income youth, and rural and reservation populations
• Field research experience.
• Experience and prior success working well on a small team in a dynamic and changing work environment.
• Desire to mentor assistant instructors in areas like experiential education and group management techniques.
• Experience camping; ability to teach LNT camping skills.
• Current Wilderness First Responder and CPR certifications.
• Valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record.
• Experience driving participants in programmatic vehicles in variable road conditions.
• Minimum 21 years of age.
• Must be physically fit and capable of participating in intense physical labor including, but not limited to: ability to lift 50 pounds, spend 8-10 hours a day in all weather conditions (e.g., sun, heat, wind, cold, snow, etc.) and hike up to 5 miles a day with a day pack and equipment, ability to conduct repetitive hand and arm motions, and able to maneuver in tight spaces including bending and kneeling.
• Legally able to work in the US.
• English fluency.

Preferred:

• 2-3 years of prior experience instructing middle to high school students in a formal or informal setting.
• Wildlife biology research experience, especially with species of the Rocky Mountains.
• Knowledge and familiarity with the Rocky Mountains, especially the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
• Experience working in field settings with teenage populations experiencing mental and emotional health challenges (i.e., wilderness therapy)
• Experience working with high school student populations with mental and emotional health challenges in a field setting (i.e., wilderness therapy) in the field of wilderness therapy[SW4] [AD5] 
• Leave No Trace trainer or master educator certification.
• Curriculum development experience.

How to apply:

Submit application materials here: ecologyproject.org/employment

Questions? Contact Sarah Wood, Yellowstone Program Coordinator: [email protected], 406-218-2605