Resilience Planning / Landscape Architecture

Climate Resilience Fellow

A one-year fellowship for an emerging practitioner with a demonstrated interest in climate adaptation and landscape-based resilience strategies. The fellow will be embedded in active projects, contribute to research publications, and participate in public engagement and policy work.

A timber water-level post standing in the shallows of a tidal marsh at dawn.

The role

Climate Resilience Fellow

Location

NY

Salary

$28 – $34/hr

Posted

About the fellowship

The Climate Resilience Fellowship is a one-year paid position for an emerging practitioner who wants to work where landscape design meets climate adaptation. Fellows join active project teams, contribute to research and take part in the studio's public and policy work.

What you will do

  • Support design teams on flood, heat and waterfront resilience projects

  • Research precedents, policy and performance data for active commissions

  • Co-author a short research publication with a studio principal

  • Help plan and run community engagement sessions

Who should apply

  • Recent graduates in landscape architecture, planning, environmental science or a related field

  • A clear interest in climate adaptation, shown through study, work or advocacy

  • Strong writing and visual communication skills

What we offer

Mentorship from the studio's principals, a four-day week, a paid field week and a final portfolio review at the end of the year.

(Apply) — One email is enough

Send us a portfolio and a note

Tell us what you have been working on and which of our projects you would want to work on. A PDF portfolio, a CV and a few sentences are plenty. We read every application ourselves and reply within two weeks.

(Apply) — One email is enough

Send us a portfolio and a note

Tell us what you have been working on and which of our projects you would want to work on. A PDF portfolio, a CV and a few sentences are plenty. We read every application ourselves and reply within two weeks.

Studio

18 Marsh Wharf, Third Floor · New York, NY 10013

Currently

Late summer. Seed heads forming on the Newtown Creek marsh.

© 2026 Understory Landscape Studio

Studio

18 Marsh Wharf, Third Floor · New York, NY 10013

Currently

Late summer. Seed heads forming on the Newtown Creek marsh.

© 2026 Understory Landscape Studio

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