Hydraulic Civil Engineer, GS-12
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Denton, Texas
Salary: $74,195 to $96,459
Deadline: October 28, 2015
This position will manage engineering-based flood studies and mapping projects and assist communities in reducing their flood risk using RISK MAP. Duties include reviewing proposed contracts between FEMA and public and private contractors, serving as an expert on hydrologic and hydraulic floodplain studies, and preparing replies to congressional correspondence regarding natural hazards. One year of experience at the GS-11 level, an engineering degree, and professional certification are required.
Disaster Risk Reduction Mentor
The Anglican Church of Melanesia
Luganville, Vanuatu
Salary: Not listed
Deadline: October 30, 2015
This position will implement response and recovery activities related to Cyclone Pam and work to build capacities for future disasters. Duties include providing mentoring and technical assistance to volunteers working on Cyclone Pam recovery projects, reviewing plans for the use of donor funds, reporting on project progress, creating rapid needs assessments for future emergencies, and identifying disaster risk reduction needs for communities. A strong background in disaster risk management, the ability to work in cross-cultural environments, and a PhD in social research or development are required.
Assistant Structural Engineering Professor
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Salary: Not listed
Deadline: December 15, 2015
This tenure-track assistant professorship will teach in the area of the built environment with a focus on structural engineering and mechanics related building resilience natural and manmade hazards. Duties include developing an externally funded research program, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in civil and environmental engineering, and pursuing scholarly research. A focus on the improvement of built infrastructure, knowledge of structural resilience to disasters, and the potential to make global impacts through transformative research are required.
Continuity of Operations Assistant Director
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
New York, New York
Salary: $62,306 to $79,321
Deadline: April 7, 2016
This position will work under the vice president of emergency management to oversee the corporation’s continuity of operations program. Duties include developing and implementing continuity of operations plans for all locations, ensuring trainings, drills and exercises are conducted in a timely way, and leading activities that promote the growing all-hazards emergency management approach within the corporation. A degree in health care, public health, or hospital administration, the ability to compile and analyze data, general knowledge of business continuity, and at least four years of administrative experience are required.
Office of Special Projects Associate Program Officer
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Washington, D.C.
Salary: Not Listed
Deadline: Open until filled
This position will oversee the Resilient America Roundtable pilot program. Duties include conducting research and preparing reports, communicating with staff at the six pilot program sites, tracking issues, coordinating project activities, and ensuring the project meets stated objectives. A bachelor’s degree in a field related to hazards and disasters and at least three years of related experience is required.