Forest Scientist

Join us on the journey to get to net zero

At Carbon Direct, we dedicate our scientific, software, and business expertise to empower organizations around the world to take climate action.

Our Mission

Enable organizations to reduce, remove, and utilize their emissions with carbon science

We are a purpose-driven carbon management firm dedicated to helping organizations around the world reach their climate goals. We make carbon science accessible and actionable with our end-to-end platform.

Global citizens with global impact

Whether a scientist, developer, or carbon markets expert, we are united by our mission to take climate action now. We are experts in our fields and we act with confidence. Located across 4 countries and 10+ states in the U.S., we offer both remote-friendly work options and dynamic, in-person experiences with offices located in Seattle, WA and Oakland, CA.

Diverse backgrounds bring diverse perspectives

We recognize that teams with diverse backgrounds and different experiences are powerful. Bringing together a variety of perspectives only enhances how we can effectively address the climate crisis. Together, we are creating an environment where everyone is celebrated and anyone can succeed.

Overview 

Carbon Direct’s supply team is seeking dynamic, entrepreneurial, team-focused early- to mid-career forest scientists to help us and our clients develop and scale the highest quality forest carbon projects to the levels needed for climate targets. The Forest Carbon Scientists will apply strong technical skills and vision of how forest and forestry systems can best contribute to mitigating climate change while also being a doer who implements solutions and delivers positive outcomes. The scientist will work to improve existing carbon projects and develop new projects with clients around the world. While the candidate will work globally, much of their work will focus on Latin America.

Responsibilities 

• Work with supply team to identify high quality carbon projects for Carbon Directs portfolio of carbon projects
• Provide scientific expertise to project developers developing ARR and IFM projects in accordance with Carbon Direct’s criteria for high quality carbon removal. .
• Conduct due diligence of forest carbon projects, including leading due diligence teams to ensure forest carbon projects adhere to Carbon Direct’s criteria for high-quality carbon dioxide removal.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative assessments of economic, social, and environmental co-benefits of forestry-related climate action which may include social and environmental justice, biodiversity preservation and promotion, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Conduct on-going monitoring, reporting, and verification for long-term forest projects and conduct site visits and stakeholder consultations as needed.
• Contribute to efforts to develop data-driven efforts to identify high-quality forest carbon projects.
• Write reports, policy briefs, and peer-reviewed publications and actively communicate the findings to the public, policymakers, and the media.

Qualifications 

• A M.S or PhD and multiple years of experience in forestry, applied forest ecology, or a forestry-related discipline.
• Experience conducting field work in forestry, forestry research, or forest ecology
• A background in reforestation research or developing reforestation projects.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality research and analytical results with limited direct guidance. This analytical experience should include at least two of the following:
• Forest carbon accounting and/or forest carbon protocol experience 
• Tropical and/or North American forestry or forest ecology experience 
• A plus if ability to work professionally in Spanish or Portuguese. 
• Excellent communication and cross-functional team building skills, with the ability to create strong relationships with a global distributed team. 
• Demonstrated excellence in a fast-paced, outcome-oriented professional environment (consulting, startup, not-for-profit, etc.).
• Passion for addressing climate change.

Salary Range

$108,000 - $159,000 a year

Benefits

While we love our work, our lives aren’t defined by it. At Carbon Direct, we offer a robust benefits package that considers the whole person, their partners, and their families – and we’re always looking to improve.

Our U.S. benefits* include:

*Please note that the benefits described apply to U.S.-based employees only. For our international employees, our benefits package varies by each country and its statutory requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Carbon Direct is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. We adhere rigorously to our equal employment opportunity policies in connection with all employment decisions, including hiring, compensation and promotion.