Coastal Planning Specialist
Texas Sea Grant at Texas A&M University
Professional Area:
Academia
Community Development and Redevelopment
Environmental and Natural Resources Planning
Urban Design
Experience:
3-5 years
Contact person:
Josh Gunn
Phone:
(409) 741-7115
Email:
joshgunn@tamu.edu
Location:
Corpus Christi, TX
Texas Sea Grant (http://www.texasseagrant.org/) at Texas A&M University is accepting applications for a Coastal Planning Specialist to lead the Texas Coastal Planning Program, which provides education, outreach and technical assistance to Texas coastal communities with limited planning capacity and conducts research on coastal planning, policy and management.
This position partners with academic, municipal, and non-governmental organizations to achieve the goals and objectives of Texas Sea Grant’s 2014-2017 Strategic Plan in the areas of Healthy Coastal Ecosystems and Resilient Communities and Economies.
The Specialist serves as a subject matter expert by staying up-to-date on best practices from planning practice as well as relevant research being conducted in planning and related fields. This information is disseminated through the development of outreach tools and by providing technical assistance to communities. The Specialist also has an opportunity to conduct independent research in his or her area of interest provided that it addresses knowledge needs in Texas coastal communities.
The Coastal Bend portion of the Texas Coast is experiencing both demographic and environmental changes that many communities are attempting to plan for but currently lack capacity. To assist these communities, the Coastal Planning Specialist will be housed at the Texas Sea Grant office located on the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi campus but would have statewide programmatic responsibility and will be able to leverage the presence Texas Sea Grant has in several communities up and down the Texas Coast.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled.
Please apply online via Texas A&M University’s Job Path website:https://jobpath.tamu.edu/postings/88133.
If you have any questions, please contact Josh Gunn, Texas Sea Grant Extension Program Leader at: joshgunn@tamu.edu or (409) 741-7115.