Why work at NOLS
More than a job
Working for NOLS provides you with the opportunity to collaborate with highly motivated people who have a deep commitment to our mission. We encourage personal initiative, collaboration, and professional development while striving to foster a positive atmosphere and sense of community across the school.
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Opportunities
Find your role
From backcountry expeditions to headquarters operations, there is a place for you at NOLS.
Year-Round Positions
Support operations from our Lander, Wyoming headquarters or remotely. Roles span advancement, marketing, finance, admissions, IT, and more.
Seasonal Positions
Summer, spring, or winter roles at NOLS campuses. A great way to get started and experience life at NOLS firsthand.
Field Instructors
Lead expeditions, teach wilderness skills, and mentor students across some of the most spectacular landscapes on Earth.
Wilderness Medicine Faculty
Teach WFR, WFA, and WEMT courses. Share your medical expertise with outdoor professionals and enthusiasts.
Open positions
Year-Round Opportunities
Alaska - Program Manager
The Alaska Program Manager supervises the NOLS Alaska program team to create positive, life-changing opportunities for every student at the Alaska campus. Along with the Director and Operations Manager, the Program Manager is part of the NOLS Alaska leadership team.
Alaska - Operations Manager
The Operations Manager at NOLS Alaska supervises a team of 25+ in-town staff members in the efficient execution of course logistics at the Palmer Campus. This role works to facilitate quality service in the kitchen, rations, equipment, facility, and transportation departments.
Major Gift Officer - West Coast
The Major Gift Officer will serve as the lead strategist and relationship manager for a dynamic portfolio of major and principal gift donors across the West Coast, developing personalized engagement and solicitation plans, stewarding long-term donor relationships, and working collaboratively to align donor interests with the school’s priorities.
Open positions
Seasonal Opportunities
Alaska - CDL Driver
NOLS Alaska CDL Drivers provide safe transportation for students and staff to remote trail heads across the state in buses, vans and trucks with trailers.
Alaska - Evacuation Manager
Reporting to the Program Manager, the EM supervises and trains the Evacuation Coordinator, owns the systems that support emergency response, and ensures that evacuations and student separations (medical, behavioral, and logistical) for more than 700 students each summer are handled smoothly, efficiently, and with care.
Alaska - Evacuation Coordinator
The Evacuation Coordinator manages the response to medical, behavioral, and logistical situations in the field. Also preparing and maintaining the emergency communication equipment and medical kits every course depends on, working closely with pilots, boat captains, drivers, and medical facilities, and supporting the supervision of summer courses as part of the NOLS Alaska program team.
Alaska - Program Assistant
The Program Assistant is a new role at NOLS Alaska that keeps the program office organized and running smoothly during the field season. Reporting to the Program Manager, the Program Assistant takes on the logistical and administrative work behind every course.
Alaska - Program Supervisor
The NOLS Alaska Program Supervisor helps students and instructors have a safe, high-quality, and meaningful field experience. Based at our campus in Palmer, you’ll prepare instructor teams before they head into the field, support them throughout their course.
Teton Valley - Hiking Program Supervisor
Supervise field faculty, ensure program quality, and promote high-quality educational experiences for all Teton Valley-based field courses.
What we offer
NOLS as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider
NOLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, benefits, transfers, training, layoffs, and terminations — are made without regard to any protected status and are based on legitimate business needs, qualifications, and merit. The school’s nondiscrimination policy applies to all phases of its employment process, its admission and financial aid programs, and to all other aspects of its educational programs and activities. Retaliation directed to any person who pursues a discrimination complaint or grievance, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes unlawful discrimination is prohibited.
Please send any inquiries to [email protected].
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