Senior Climate & Soil Health Scientist

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $90k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

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American Farmland Trust

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1980

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Food & Beverage • Consulting • Logistics

American Farmland Trust is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sustainable farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land. AFT operates programs like the Farmland Information Center, farmland protection grants, soil health initiatives, and the U. S. Farmed certification to support farmers, influence policy, provide technical assistance, and engage the public to ensure farming remains a viable way of life.

📋 Description

• Support AFT’s Climate and Soil Health Program by connecting research, science translation, partnerships, and implementation strategies • Lead applied research, literature and technical reviews, data analysis, modeling, life-cycle analysis, and impact-oriented program design and implementation • Provide technical leadership for biochar and soil health fundraising efforts • Compile, analyze, and publish project data and results • Translate research findings, producer innovations, and demonstration results into decision-support tools, guides, factsheets, manuals, peer-reviewed publications, curricula, trainings, and educational resources • Strengthen producer, advisor, mentor, and peer-learning networks using scientific findings and program evaluation results • Address soil health adoption needs across diverse agricultural systems and agroecological zones through on-farm trials, technical resources, and training programs • Provide scientific leadership and subject-matter expertise for soil health, biochar, livestock, grazing, and peer-learning training programs • Collaborate on impact measurement, evaluation, and learning systems • Lead scientific work on biochar, PFAS, climate resilience, soil health systems, ecosystem services, and related innovation opportunities • Support the National Climate and Soil Health Director and team with proposals, pitches, and funder relationships; may serve as PI on future projects • Build, steward, and leverage partnerships with producers, advisors, researchers, corporate partners, funders, and other stakeholders • Co-develop applied research-to-implementation agendas addressing adoption barriers and market opportunities • Represent AFT as a thought leader in meetings, workshops, conferences, and external events • Design, refine, deliver, and scale evidence-based curricula, trainings, and peer-learning pathways • Collaborate with Programs and Communications teams on presentations, publications, websites, blog posts, press releases, social media, and other communications • Provide technical review for relevant policy recommendations, platforms, and communications • Lead and manage AFT staff and partner teams on assigned projects or workstreams • Coordinate with AFT, NRCS, ARS, ABI, federal, academic, nonprofit, industry, corporate supply chain, and other partners • Ensure high-quality deliverables, partner coordination, and progress and final funder reporting • Support a team culture of shared learning, innovation, and problem solving

🎯 Requirements

• Significant scientific, technical, and applied on-farm expertise in soil health, soil function, and interactions among production systems, soils, climatic conditions, and management • Familiarity with soil systems modeling and microbial, ecological, and other soil science processes • Advanced understanding of soil health management systems implementation, biochar opportunities and challenges, environmental co-benefits, climate interactions, and technical barriers to producer adoption • Experience developing and applying models, tools, decision support resources, and technical guidance based on research and producer experience • Demonstrated success conducting independent research and quantitative analyses of complex agronomic or ecological datasets using R, SAS, or comparable statistical programming language • Proficiency in literature review, scientific information synthesis, and evaluation of emerging soil health research, technologies, and producer innovations • Strong written and verbal communication skills for inter-organizational and interdisciplinary collaboration • Demonstrated grant writing and fundraising success, including achieving peer, leadership, or donor buy-in • Success developing partnerships with researchers, farmers and ranchers, advisors, nonprofits, corporations, agricultural retailers and industry, and government agencies • Commitment to expanding access to resources and support for small, limited-resource, beginning, and other farmers facing adoption barriers • Proficient trainer, facilitator, communicator, and public speaker • Ability to develop educational materials and communicate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences • Ability to perform high-quality independent work under time pressure • Proven history overseeing research and/or project implementation and delivery on time and within budget • High emotional intelligence and ability to collaborate, motivate others, and achieve shared goals in remote, team-based environments • Exceptional organizational and communication skills • Commitment to shared learning, creativity, innovation, and problem solving • Degree in agronomy, soil science, agroecology, conservation, agricultural sciences, or related field • For senior level: significant large-scale, multi-regional or national scientific and implementation leadership experience, successful fundraising, and agricultural production systems expertise • For senior level: master's degree and about 10 years of work experience, or PhD degree and about 6 years of work experience • Up to 15% travel, potentially including Washington, D.C., regional offices, and elsewhere in the country • Occasional evening or weekend work may be required • Resume, cover letter, and completed screener questions required

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical & Prescription Coverage • Dental Coverage • Vision Coverage • Company Paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability (LTD) • Voluntary Life Insurance • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Healthcare & Dependent Care • Health Savings Account (HSA) • 401k Plan • Sick leave: 13 days per year • Vacation leave: 15 days during the first year, increasing by one day per year to 20 days maximum • Twelve fixed holidays • Week between Christmas and New Years off • Up to three floating holidays • Remote work opportunity • Competitive compensation & benefits • Diverse and inclusive work environment • Purpose-driven team and mission • Potential professional growth into a management position