Graduate Assistant (ISR)-Biocultural Initiative AAI (0000GA11)
About The Position
The UH Manoa Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, in close collaboration with the Ahupua'a Accelerator Initiative of the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance Foundation, seeks one graduate assistant position beginning Fall 2026 to further action-oriented research at the intersection of community and environmental resilience. Graduate assistants will focus on a discrete set of community-centered stewardship and restoration priorities articulated in the 2023 Ahupua'a Action Agenda encompassing overarching topics including: Connecting Ma Uka and Ma Kai Restoration Efforts, Government Partnerships and Collaborations, Data and Information Management, Legacy Planning, and Sustainable Finance, Revenue Generation, and Value(s) Add. Graduate assistant support stems from and contributes to the project “Pili Na Moku: 'Aina restoration through community governance to advance climate resilience in the Hawaiian Islands”, a growing collaboration between twelve partners spanning state and county government agencies, academia, national and local non-profit organizations, and collectives of Indigenous and local stewards.
Requirements
- Full-time graduate student in good academic standing (minimum 3.0 GPA) in a degree or a related field related to Hawaiian studies, Business, Economics, Planning, Resource Management, Ecology, or related Natural or Social Science field at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of place-based, biocultural, and/or community-based stewardship in Hawai'i.
- Introductory proficiency with Hawaiian language or Hawaiian Pidgin English for species and place names.
- Demonstrated proficiency with note-taking, video conferencing software, word processing software (desktop and web-based), and general electronic file management.
- Excellent organization, writing, presentation, and plain language communication skills.
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Must be self-motivated and highly detail-oriented.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading and supporting multipartner collaborations including community and cultural practitioners, researchers, resource managers, business and industry representatives, among others.
- Intermediate to advanced experience with applied research related to place-based, biocultural, and/or community-based stewardship in Hawai'i
- Experience leading and supporting the authorship of technical reports, administrative summaries, peer reviewed publications, popular media pieces, and other modes of written and verbal information dissemination.
- Demonstrated experience building rapport and fostering teamwork.
- Creates a positive and comfortable work environment while effectively communicating with project partners and collaborators across diverse geographic locations, academic disciplines and subject matter expertise.
Responsibilities
- Supports the Institute for Sustainability and Resilience Biocultural Initiative, in collaboration with the Ahupua'a Accelerator Initiative of the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance Foundation.
- The GA will collaboratively work with faculty and staff to meet project objectives.
- Contributes to the advancement of environmental restoration priorities that are of statewide application and/or are of high relevance to community stewardship practitioners across the archipelago including priorities and needs as articulated in the 2023 Ahupua'a Action Agenda, a compilation of stewardship priorities co-developed with community stewardship practitioners across Hawai'i.
- Attends team meetings at a regularly scheduled cadence.
- Participates in opportunities for shared learning and development.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Minimum Step 17 - $31,524 annually; Commensurate with qualifications and experience
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
