Position Summary: Over the past few decades, coral reefs in the Atlantic-Caribbean have declined significantly due to coral bleaching, ocean acidification, land-based sources of pollution, and coral disease. One of the most promising, innovative approaches to achieve long-term recovery and resilience for coral reefs is coral rescue – efforts to preserve and restore coral biodiversity through the targeted collection of resilient and rare corals for future propagation and restoration.

Working in close collaboration with the jurisdictional governments of and partners in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the part-time U.S. Caribbean Coral Rescue Coordinator, USVI will bring together diverse coral partners and practitioners in the U.S. Caribbean to increase capacity for a regional approach to coral rescue. The Coordinator will facilitate the development of a detailed regional coral rescue plan to inform future restoration and rescue efforts and will support the development of a regional coral rescue network. The Coordinator will work in tandem with their Puerto Rican counterpart to achieve project goals.

The Coordinator will work part-time (approximately 20 hours/week) remotely from a location in the U.S. Virgin Islands.