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Ecologist Senior
Application Deadline:
January 30, 2026
Full Pay Range
$83,616.00 – 121,118.40
Generally, the hiring range is from the minimum up to 80% of the range. This is a full-time salaried position.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Job Description Summary:
Under general supervision, the primary role of the Senior Ecologist position on the City’s Nature-Based Solutions Team is to support the protection of community and ecosystem health through management of the city’s ecosystems-based Integrated Pest Management policy and oversight of the City’s biodiversity-based Mosquito/vector control program. Central to this role is the synthesis of the best available science or development of related applied research to inform the city’s numerous departments conducting ecosystem-based land management. The Senior Ecologist for Public Health and Ecosystem Management has three overall areas of responsibility: management of the city’s ecosystems-based IPM policy implementation across all city departments; management of the City’s ongoing ecosystem-based mosquito management program; and support for broader efforts to research, develop and test nature-based solutions designed to utilize ecosystem-based approaches to increase community resilience to climate change while enhancing the health, safety and welfare of the Boulder community.
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