Careers

Our Center seeks a reliable and organized individual to serve as part-time Business Operations Specialist to support our growing programs. Under the direct supervision of the Center Director and Assistant Director, this position will be essential in supporting the people, assets, and vendors working within the ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Restoration Program. The ideal candidate will be a creative problem-solver and highly organized to keep track of expenses, vendors, relationships, and assets using budgeting, accounting, and task management systems.  They will have basic knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of accounting, budgeting, and inventory management. They will also have knowledge of basic project management, coordinating activities, and establishing priorities. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Skill in effective communication, both verbal and written.

Our Center seeks a highly competent, collaborative, and confident self-starter with a growth-mindset to serve as the Community Education Coordinator, who will be responsible for implementing the ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Education Program Strategy in partnership with the Principal Investigator and partners, and implementing strategic goal-setting for a new Education team. The Community Education Coordinator reports to the Program Director and will build out and manage a small team of individuals. The ideal candidate is passionate and knowledgeable about coral reefs and coastal ecosystems, and promoting representation and inclusion in the environmental field. She/he also needs excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

The ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science (GDCS) is an enterprising organization that leads the multi-agency ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Reef Restoration Program on Hawaiʻi Island, focused on improving coral reef outcomes and community participation along the 190 km stretch of coastline.  The ʻĀkoʻakoʻa program requires an integrated combination of activities with diverse personnel, multiple marine and aviation assets, land-based facilities, and operations to achieve mission success.  We seek top personnel to grow all programmatic elements and to shape scientific and culturally-based solutions for reef resilience on Hawaiʻi Island.

The Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science (GDCS) is an enterprising organization that leads the multi-agency ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Ridge to Reef Restoration Program on Hawaiʻi Island, focused on improving coral reef outcomes and community participation along the 190 km stretch of coastline.  The ʻĀkoʻakoʻa program requires an integrated combination of activities with diverse personnel, multiple marine and aviation assets, land-based facilities, and operations to achieve mission success.  Current personnel structures are fluid and require individuals to take on diverse roles that forge new ground for the program. ASU and the State of Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) have partnered at the state-of-the-art new Ridge-to-Reef Restoration Center (3RC), located in Kailua-Kona, to generate a blended management, research, and education hub that serves the West Hawaiʻi coastline. We seek top personnel to grow all programmatic elements and to shape scientific and culturally-based solutions for reef resilience on Hawaiʻi Island, and share the program’s successes with reef-reliant communities of the Pacific islands.