Associate Ecologist

About AiDASH

AiDASH is an enterprise AI company and the leading provider of vegetation risk intelligence for electric utilities. Powered by proprietary VegetationAI technology, AiDASH delivers a unified remote grid inspection and monitoring platform that uses a SatelliteFirst approach to identify and address vegetation and other threats to the grid. With a prevention-first strategy to mitigate wildfire risk and minimize storm impacts, AiDASH helps more than 140 utilities reduce costs, improve reliability, and lower liability across their networks. AiDASH exists to safeguard critical utility infrastructure and secure the future of humanAIty. Learn more at www.aidash.com.

We are a Series C growth company backed by leading investors, including Shell Ventures, National Grid Partners, G2 Venture Partners, Duke Energy, Edison International, Lightrock, Marubeni, among others. We have been recognized by Forbes two years in a row as one of America's Best Startup Employers. We are also proud to be one of the few software companies in Time Magazine's America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024. Deloitte Technology Fast 500 recently ranked us at No. 12 among San Francisco Bay Area companies, and No. 59 overall in their selection of the top 500 for 2024.

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The Role

Do you love ecology and the power of spatial data Do you dream of using cutting-edge technology to solve real-world environmental challenges

Associate Ecologist

How you'll make an impact:

• You'll play a pivotal role in

  mapping detailed habitats

  , conducting

  LULC classification

  , monitoring

  biodiversity trends

  , and informing

  conservation efforts

  across diverse landscapes while also working on our next-generation

  tech-driven ecology workflows

  .
• You'll have opportunities to design and test logic flows in a

  UI-based environment

  that supports

  RAG-based and agentic-AI powered tools

  helping make ecological analysis faster, smarter, and more scalable.

What we're looking for:

• Master's or equivalent degree in

  Ecology, Forestry, Environmental Science, Botany, Zoology

  , or a related field, with a strong emphasis on

  habitat enhancement, biodiversity, or remote sensing

  .

• Tech-oriented mindset

  curiosity and comfort working with

  AI-assisted tools

  ,

  rule-based flows

  , or

  logic-building interfaces

  to support automation in ecological workflows.
• Prior experience in applying

  geospatial analysis

  to ecological mapping or conservation projects is highly desirable.
• Understanding of

  habitat mapping

  ,

  LULC classification

  , and analysis using remote sensing data, ideally focused on UK/EU ecosystems.
• Hands-on with

  GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS, or similar)

  and comfortable working with large geospatial datasets.
• Collaborative and team-oriented with the ability to work independently and in a team.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex information effectively.
• 0 to 2 years of total work experience.

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices, and we promote a work environment where everyone, from any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, can do their best work.

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