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Audubon employs full- and part-time staff as well as independent contractors to help accomplish our mission of environmental advocacy, conservation and education. Audubon is a proud equal opportunity employer; we welcome people of diverse backgrounds and life experiences and strongly encourage people of all traditionally marginalized identities to apply.

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Positions Available

Audubon Society of Rhode Island

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    Audubon Society of Rhode Island seeks a strategic, mission-driven, and proactive Executive Director to oversee the leading state conservation and environmental education organization. Lawrence Taft, our current Executive Director, is retiring at the end of 2022 after a long career with the organization. To learn more about our search for a new Executive Director, you may visit https://bit.ly/RIAudubonEDSearch.

    Click the job title for the full job description. Please email your cover letter and resume in confidence to audubonri@developmentguild.com.

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    The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is looking for highly qualified and dependable environmental educators for per diem educator positions. These positions involve teaching the Society’s environmental education programs to a broad spectrum of audiences at various Audubon wildlife refuges including the Bristol Nature Center & Aquarium, schools, recreation sites, after schools and other community organizations. Hours may vary and are flexible. Additional weekend and special event opportunities are sometimes available for extra hours and potential to continue working in the summer. This position reports to the Senior Director of Education.

    Click the job title for the full job description. Please send cover letter, resume, and references to careers@asri.org.

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    The Weekend Naturalist works Saturdays and occasional Sundays at Audubon’s Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol, Rhode Island. The Naturalist is responsible for teaching birthday parties and public programs, leading guided tours/nature walks, offering interpretation of indoor exhibit and feeding animals. This position also assists in the admissions and gift shop area, special events and facility rentals. This position is supervised by the Director of the Nature Center and Aquarium and works closely with other staff, volunteers and interns.

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  • RI YCL Coming Spring 2023

    Each year, we hire high school students for the Rhode Island Youth Conservation League (RI YCL). Stay tuned for info on the 2023 season, including the Crew Leaders and Crew Members' positions.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NBNERR)

NBNERR is a state-federal partnership program managed cooperatively between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the State of Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). The position(s) listed below are supported through a cooperative agreement with Audubon Society of Rhode Island.

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Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium

Visit Rhode Island's largest nature center and aquarium. Walk the trails through meadows and marshes to Narragansett Bay. Say hello to Zach, our Common Raven.

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Birding in Rhode Island

Stay involved with Audubon's birding programs and resources:

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Recent Bird Sightings (eBird) →

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Red-bellied Woodpecker by Jason Major

Providence Stormwater Innovation Center

Roger Williams Park is home to the new Providence Stormwater Innovation Center (PSIC). The Innovation Center has been developed by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and its partners! Learn more about the nature-based solutions we are using to learn about and protect urban water quality.

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