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Join Us in Bringing Buffalo back to the Wind River Reservation
We are dedicated to protecting the lands, water and wildlife of the Wind River Reservation, and seek to honor this effort through working with Elders, Tribal Leaders, Tribal Programs, young people and the community.
Open Positions
Ecomonitoring Field Research Seasonal Technician
$20/hour, Seasonal: June 18 – Sept. 21, 2026
The Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative is looking for a young professional pursuing a career in natural resource and rangeland management. The role WRTBI has envisioned is someone motivated to learn basic field research skills and use scientific equipment to support ecological field monitoring, data collection, analysis, and the maintenance of Buffalo habitat. This position would assist a graduate researcher in the field by maintaining environmental monitoring systems and sensor networks, and in the lab by preparing and analyzing data from these systems and networks.
How to Apply
Please submit a resumé and a letter of interest explaining how your experience and skills make you a strong fit for this position. Send application materials via email to kaycee@windriverbuffalo.org.
Environmental Monitoring & Data Science Strategist
Full-time, Salaried
This position will be employed by the NSF ASCEND Engine and embedded within the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative (WRTBI) to support the development of WRTBI’s environmental science program, which is in an exciting early stage of growth. This is a unique opportunity to help build the scientific infrastructure, data systems, and monitoring capacity that will anchor WRTBI’s long term environmental stewardship work – including biodiversity monitoring, ecological data management, and the development of Indigenous-led land management frameworks. The Strategist will primarily work on-site with WRTBI’s science leadership, supporting environmental monitoring activities, data collection systems, and data infrastructure development.
Over time, this role will serve as a bridge between WRTBI and the broader NSF ASCEND Engine ecosystem, helping connect Tribal environmental priorities with relevant programs and partners as that relationship deepens. This position operates within a culturally grounded environmental stewardship framework and requires a strong commitment to respectful, trust-based collaboration with tribal partners. Fieldwork will include hiking over uneven terrain, lifting monitoring equipment, and working outdoors in varying environmental conditions. All data collection, storage, and analysis must comply with applicable data sovereignty requirements, which assert Tribal jurisdiction over environmental data generated on or in service of Tribal lands. Under the supervision of WRTBI’s Science Director, the Strategist is expected to become fluent with and then uphold these requirements.