Program Scientist (Glaciology)

Location: Fully remote; travel to scientific conferences, workshops, field sites, and fieldwork locations, including Antarctica and other glaciated regions, is required as needed.

Salary: $150,000–$200,000 annually for the full-time position, commensurate with experience.

Company

hirify.global and Arete Glacier Initiative support education, digital equity, and mission-driven scientific research focused on improving forecasts of ice-sheet change and evaluating potential risk-reduction interventions.

What you will do

• Build collaborative relationships across the international glaciological community and represent Arete at workshops and conferences.
• Develop field engagement strategies, convene targeted workshops, organize scientific networks, and manage partnerships across science, engineering, government, and related domains.
• Align scientific and technical roadmaps and manage the external grant portfolio with the operations team.
• Coordinate proposal outreach and review, including reviewer recruitment, panel organization, and funding recommendations.
• Maintain communication with grantees and support alignment between funded projects and Arete’s mission.
• Advise leadership on scientific developments and strategy, prepare reports and proposals, and plan field deployments in Antarctica and other glaciated regions.

Requirements

• PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering field, such as glaciology, geophysics, physics, mathematics, or engineering.
• Demonstrated expertise in glacier dynamics, including a record of innovative research.
• Track record of publishing in scholarly literature and presenting at scientific conferences.
• Interest in shifting day-to-day work toward scientific program and project management.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects and deadlines, collaborate across technical and external communities, and make evidence-based strategic recommendations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, technical reports, proposals, maps, plots, and accessible scientific communications.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on climate risk, scientific rigor, environmental responsibility, technical feasibility, economic viability, and social legitimacy.
• Fully remote work with virtual interviews and travel-based collaboration for conferences, workshops, and fieldwork.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, with the employee premium fully covered and 85% of dependent premiums covered for eligible full-time employees.
• HSA, FSA, disability, life, wellness, and employee assistance benefits.
• 401k retirement plan with 6% matching, paid time off, paid holidays, bereavement leave, and parental leave.

Hiring process

• Submit a résumé and a cover letter outlining qualifications.
• Interviews are conducted virtually.