Employment Opportunities
The nation is turning its eyes toward Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center as the model of effective and impactful urban environmental education. Located on vibrant public green spaces, our fast-growing organization serves over 75,000 people of all ages annually. Our innovative team of cutting-edge nonprofit professionals works in a creative, high-energy open office in a state-of-the-art green facility.
Awarded the national Alfred P Sloan “When Work Works” recognition and a 2009 Top Workplace by the Business Journal, the Urban Ecology Center is a leader in workplace flexibility. The Urban Ecology Center’s facility and programs have been recognized nationally and internationally for their innovative approach to sustainability, neighborhood-based urban environmental education and citizen science.
Current openings:
- Research Assistant
- Visitor Services Assistant
- LISC AmeriCorps Member Opportunity
Research Assistant
The primary responsibility of this part-time position is to manage a wildlife-monitoring program in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum, on Milwaukee’s East Side. This position will be charged with monitoring changes in local wildlife due to the conversion of a mix of barren industrial land and public parks to a public arboretum, as outlined in the Environmental Protection Agency grant: “Habitat Protection and Restoration in the Milwaukee River Estuary Area of Concern” through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (EPA-GLRI).
The Research Assistant ensures that organisms are being monitored using rigorous scientific protocol, while ensuring a meaningful connection to the public, through the involvement of community volunteers, or Citizen Scientists. This person will additionally assist with daily operations of the Urban Ecology Center, including program development, newsletter contributions, environmental education and volunteer recruitment and training.
To learn more about this position, please click here to download a job announcement or a full job description.
How to apply
A complete application of: 1) a letter of interest, 2) a resume, 3) an application form and 4) a list of three to five references should be sent to bfetterley@UrbanEcologyCenter.org.
Contact Tim Vargo, tvargo@UrbanEcologyCenter.org if you have
questions. We will accept applications through September 15, 2010.Visitor Services Assistant
This part time position offers the opportunity to get to know the “nuts and bolts” of running a dynamic, fast-growing nonprofit organization. A significant role of this position is to ensure a positive experience for visitors by overseeing the reception area, equipment lending, membership recruitment and visitor’s experience initiatives in Washington Park.
The Visitor Services Assistant will train and manage reception volunteers or cover the receptionists’ duties when no volunteers are available. They will also manage Equipment Lending at Washington Park, a unique membership benefit where members of the Urban Ecology Center can borrow outdoor adventure equipment for free. They will assist with various Visitor Experience projects relating to exhibits and signage and help to support the office as part of the Washington Park team. Experience in customer service and strong communication, organization and computer skills are required. Experience working in a non-profit and/or with volunteers strongly desired.
To learn more about this position, please click here to download a job announcement or a full job description.
How to apply
A complete application of: 1) a letter of interest, 2) a resume, 3) an application form and 4) a list of three to five references should be sent to jkrause@UrbanEcologyCenter.org.
Contact Judy Krause at jkrause@urbanecologycenter.org for more information about this opportunity. We will accept applications through September 20, 2010.
Urban Ecology Center LISC AmeriCorps Member
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity — good places to work, do business and raise children. LISC combines corporate, government and philanthropic resources to help community-based organizations revitalize underserved neighborhoods. Since 1980, LISC has invested more than $9.7 billion that has leveraged an additional $31.3 billion to build or rehabilitate 271,000 affordable homes and develop 40 million square feet of retail, community and educational space nationwide in efforts to Build Sustainable Communities. This strategy extends to the LISC AmeriCorps program where we support placing AmeriCorps Members with local non-profit partners to assist in local efforts to revitalize underserved neighborhoods across America creating vibrant places for people to live, work, and play. LISC’s AmeriCorps program seeks to attract talented individuals to serve for one year to help build organizational capacity and is committed to providing opportunities for people to serve where they live. For more information visit www.lisc.org.
AmeriCorps Member Activities
The member at the Urban Ecology Center will serve as an Outreach and Volunteer Coordination Assistant at our Washington Park branch. The Outreach and Volunteer Coordination Assistant is a team-oriented individual who works with the Volunteer Coordinator, all Center staff and volunteers, both prospective and current, to ensure that the organization’s volunteer needs are filled. The Volunteer Coordination Assistant implements all aspects of the system used to recruit, train, coordinate and recognize volunteers for all Center operations, programming and other activities. The position will also be responsible for supporting the coordination of all Urban Ecology Center special events at Washington Park.To learn more about this position, please click here to download a full description. We will accept applications through September 15, 2010.
How to apply
A complete application of: 1) a letter of interest, 2) a resume, 3) an application form and 4) a list of three to five references should be sent to bfetterley@UrbanEcologyCenter.org.
