Jobs & Opportunities

Adaptation and resilience-related jobs and grant opportunities are updated weekly!

Submit opportunities to share with the community to opportunities@adaptpros.org. You can reach out to the ASAP Team with any questions.

If you are seeking information on employment with ASAP, please check our current openings. Click here to jump to the opportunities section.

Jobs - Permanent

Executive & Development Assistant - Geos Institute
Remote - US | Intermediate | $65 - 75k | Apply by June 1

Climate Resilience Organizer - Climate Resolve
Hybrid, Los Angeles | Intermediate | $71 - $75k | Apply by June 20

Communications Manager, Climate Change & Environmental Justice - Lawyers of Good Government
Remote | Intermediate | $72,500k | Open Until Filled

Program Associate, Adaptation and Resilience - ClimateWorks Foundation
Remote | Intermediate| $75k - $85k | Open Until Filled

Climate Resilience Project Manager - The Trustees
Hybrid, Northampton, Massachusetts | Intermediate | $60k - $75k | Open Until Filled

Executive Director - S.C. Sea Grant Consortium
Charleston, South Carolina | Executive | $103k - 160k | Open until Filled

Climate/Resiliency Engineer - AECOM
Hybrid |New York City, New York, or Bloomfield, NJ | Intermediate | $100k - 130k | Open Until Filled

Managing Director - Urban Ocean Lab
Remote | Senior | $160k - $180k | Open Until Filled

The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators has two open positions:

Climate Resilience Coordinator - Groundwork Southcoast
New Bedford, MA | Intermediate | $20-25/hour | Open Until Filled

Climate Education and Engagement Coordinator - Climate Science Alliance
San Diego, CA | Intermediate | $30 - $32/hr | Open Until Filled

Post-Doctoral Associate (Hydrology & Climate) - University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership
St. Paul, MN | Intermediate | $61,008+k/yr | Open Until Filled

Jobs - Temporary

Climate Justice Fellow - GreenRoots
Chelsea, MA | Entry Level | $20hr | Open Until Filled

Program Coordinator - San Denito Resource Conservation District 
Hollister, CA | Intermediate | $25 - $30hr |Open until Filled

Climate Corps Fellowship - SEI 
Multiple Locations | Entry | monthly stipend, starting at $3150/month

Climate Preparedness Coordinator - King County
Seattle, WA | Intermediate | $83,699.20 - $106,100.80k/yr | Open Until Filled

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Opportunities

FY26 Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) Resilient Arizona grants
Funding Opportunity | Up to $100,00 | Apply by June 1

The Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) is offering 12-month Resilient Arizona grants for activities that advance the Institute’s mission of supporting inter- and transdisciplinary collaborative research, including with off-campus partners, to develop practical, applied solutions that further resilience in natural and human communities in the State of Arizona and beyond. These awards will be supported with funds from the TRIF Water, Environmental, and Energy Solutions (WEES) initiative. Research projects should pertain to one of the programmatic investment areas in the WEES initiative and contribute to the current and future resilience of the State of Arizona.

Climate Change Technical Assistance Program for Tribes, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals - Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals 
Technical Assistance | Ongoing
Caring for Our Relatives Technical Assistance Program offers free, ongoing technical assistance for Tribes who may be facing barriers to starting or completing climate change-related species and/or ecological resilience projects that help our non-human relatives to survive and thrive in a changing climate. Types of projects supported include: grant writing, project proposal support, project scoping, support in implementing species/ecological resilience projects, engaging with Tribal Leadership, and more.

Climate Resilience Intern - Groundwork SouthCoast
Internship Opportunity | Apply Today
The Climate Resilience Intern will work alongside the Impact Director and Climate Resilience Coordinator to support critical initiatives related to climate resilience, environmental justice, and community empowerment. This role involves supporting data collection, analysis, and the implementation of climate resilience projects related to the Climate Safe Neighborhoods initiative, focusing on land, water, food stewardship, and community leadership development.

Quick Response Award Program - Natural Hazards Center
Funding Opportunity | Apply Today
The Natural Hazards Center's Quick Response Award Program provides training and funds for researchers to quickly collect perishable data following disasters and other extreme events.

Open Enrollment for Sea Scouts - Sea Scout Ship 1503
Extracurricular Opportunity | Express Interest Today
Sea Scouts BSA is an adventure in, on, around, and under the water. Chartered by Sport Divers of Houston, SSS Eagle 1503 is a co-ed scouting unit for youth ages 14-20. Youth who are 13 and have completed the 8th grade are also eligible to join. For more information, email their Skipper, Kevin Reams, at kgreams@gmail.com or their Ship Committee Chair, Thomas Fitzgerald, at ship1503@scubadivingship.com.

Registry of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Professionals - Climate Smart Communities Initiative
Registry Opportunity | Apply Today
The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) is now accepting applications to join its Registry of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Professionals. Any organization that offers adaptation and/or resilience services can apply to join, and, once accepted, increase their visibility with community leaders from across the country who are seeking climate services, and become eligible to apply along with community leaders for funding from CSCI.

Small Research Projects - Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center 
Funding Opportunity | Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis
Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC) Small Research Projects (SRP) are intended to help overcome these barriers to jumpstart the creation of new collaborative teams and enhance their capacity to conduct targeted research and needs assessments related to MW CASC research priorities.

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Events - In Person

Protecting Our Communities: A Whole-Society Approach to Resilience - Climate Adaptation Forum
Hybrid Event | Boston, MA | June 6 |9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET | Registration Varies | Register Today
This Forum will explore how communities can strengthen the ties that hold them together before, during, and after climate-related events. Featuring voices from across sectors who are community leaders, planners, and practitioners, this discussion will examine how local collaboration, trust, and shared responsibility can help ensure no one is left behind when it matters most. This forum will also explore how to support and sustain our informal networks, “zero responders”, who often prevent challenges from becoming full-blown crises. This Forum will be organized in a hybrid format. Attendees have the option to attend in person OR virtually. Please note that this Forum will NOT BE RECORDED.

Beating the Heat: A 2025 Heat Policy Agenda - EESI
Hybrid Event | Washington, DC | June 17 | Free |RSVP Today
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the Federation of American Scientists invite you to a briefing about how federal policies can bolster resilience to extreme heat at the state and community level. This briefing will highlight the Federation of American Scientists’ 2025 Heat Policy Agenda, which outlines policy considerations for Congress and the Administration to prevent infrastructure damage, economic impacts, and loss of life from heat. Speakers will describe opportunities to safeguard critical infrastructure such as our energy systems, improve productivity, and improve federal and subnational coordination on heat preparedness, management, and resilience.

Resilient Virginia Conference
In Person | Harrisonburg, Virginia | July 23-24 | Register Today | Early Registration ends June 25
The 2025 Resilient Virginia Conference will be held July 23–24 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. This conference will deliver tools, information, and networking opportunities to help you build resilience and move your community forward. The conference will include multiple opportunities for engagement via breakout sessions, interactive workshops, plenaries, and 1:1 conversations, all with a focus on informing and advancing resilience best practices.

2025 CDS Annual Conference - Community Development Society
In-Person Event | Geneva, NY | July 6-9, 2025 | Registration Varies | Register Today
The 2025 Annual Conference explores the theme of “Innovative Pathways to Thriving Communities: Technology, People, and Place-based Collaboration.” This theme reflects the growing recognition that community development efforts can be significantly amplified when communities collaborate and craft networks, leveraging shared resources, knowledge, and innovative approaches. The conference focuses on how these innovation corridors can serve as catalysts for technological integration, people-driven solutions, and place-based collaboration. The theme “Innovative Pathways” explores how community development creates corridors of regional prosperity.

One Water Summit 2025 - US Water Alliance
In-Person Event | Pittsburgh, PA | July 8 – 11 | Registration Fees Vary
One Water Summit includes three days of solutions-focused conversations on how the nation can better value and manage water to foster economic prosperity, community wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. Thought provoking sessions, panels, workshops, Learning Labs, and site visits create opportunities for dialogue, networking, and exchange between peers and leaders from diverse perspectives from across the country.

Midwest Climate Resilience Conference - University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership
In-Person | Milwaukee, WI | Oct 20 - 22 | Early Registration ends September2
The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership will host the 2025 Midwest Climate Resilience Conference at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conference brings together representatives from the public, private, and non-profit sectors to inspire and encourage climate adaptation in communities throughout the Midwest and Great Lakes region.

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Events - Virtual

SW CASC Tribal Climate Resilience Webinar Series - Southwest Climate Science Center
Virtual Event | April 1 - August 5 | 1 PM CT
This series will cover a variety of topics related to climate resilience, such as developing vulnerability assessments and adaptation plans, an overview of potential funding sources, and resources for success. Each webinar will feature guest speakers with expertise in each topic and will close with a Q&A session. This series is geared toward Tribal environmental and natural resources professionals interested in diving into the world of climate adaptation and resilience - however, everyone is welcome! No prior experience in climate adaptation is required to attend.

Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Commodity Guides for Producers in the Southeast - NIDIS
Virtual Event | May 27 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET | Register Today
This series is hosted by the Southeast Regional Climate Center, in partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the NOAA National Weather Service. These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as agriculture production, water resources, wildfires, and ecosystems.

Release the Funds: A National Conversation about Putting America’s Future Back in the Hands of Communities Town Hall - Environmental Protection Network
Virtual Event | May 28 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET | Register Today

Join this national town hall to hear stories and discuss the serious impacts of recent funding freezes and cuts on our communities—from farms to cities all across the country—and what we can do collectively. You will hear stories from the Native American Community Clinic, Appalachian Voices, and one of Montana’s largest credit unions.

Federal Funding Management Webinars and Office Hours - EPN, L4GG, NRDC
Virtual Event | May 28 | 12:30 PM - 2 PM ET | Register Today

EPN, L4GG, NRDC, and other partners host bi monthly webinars/office hours to provide EPA grantees with updates on federal funding, in-depth discussions on financial and programmatic compliance and other key topics, Q&A, and the chance to connect with other grantees.

How To - Create Climate Adaptation Plans - Southwest Climate Science Center
Virtual Event | June 3 | 1 PM CT | Register Today
The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC) series will cover a variety of topics related to climate resilience, such as developing vulnerability assessments and adaptation plans, an overview of potential funding sources, and resources for success. This month’s webinar, “How To - Creating Climate Adaptation Plans”, will discuss creating dynamic, actionable plans incorporating disaster/hazard mitigation planning. This session will feature guest speakers with expertise in each topic and will close with a Q&A session.

Priority-Setting Workshop Series - Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance
Virtual Event | June 10 | 10 AM - 12 PM ET | Register Today
The RVCA 2025 Priority-Setting Workshop series brings together cross-sector folks from across central and southwest Virginia to discuss the region's goals and priorities in greater depth. The discussions will inform the development of the Rural Regional Resilience Roadmap for Central and Southwest Virginia that will strengthen the voices of rural, underserved communities both at the state level and with funding sources.

Master of Sustainability, Security and Resilience Program Open House - Ohio University
Virtual Event | June 25 | 12 PM ET | Register Today

Ohio University's Online Master of Sustainability, Security and Resilience (MSSR) is tailored for working professionals seeking to build skills in this emerging field. Its program consists of three stackable certificates that you'll earn along the way, equipping you with the skills and knowledge needed to address critical challenges, such as climate change, natural disasters, and global crises: Community Risk and Resilience Certificate (3 classes), Environmental Change Management and Leadership Certificate (3 classes), and Planning Systems Certificate (3 classes). You can complete your degree in 15 months, and you do not need GRE scores to apply or a thesis to graduate.