The 2026-27 PLTF Cohort job announcement is now live!

Description

The 2026 Public Lands Transportation Fellows Program provides paid opportunities to advance the transportation workforce by attracting our next generation of public stewards to the field of transportation— through unique opportunities for career development and public service on key visitor transportation issues. Fellows work closely under the coaching and mentoring of staff of Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs), such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, to facilitate transportation planning or implementation projects for transportation solutions that preserve valuable resources and enhance the visitor experience. Through service at a unit or region/field office, fellows are invited to incite innovative change in our transportation systems and environmental lands management through significant contributions that advance cost-effective sustainability.

Job Announcement

Public Lands Transportation Fellows at Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/49261.

In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference, please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.

Montana State University does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

2026-27 Locations

The fellows will be hired to serve at one of three National Wildlife Refuges including:

• Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Bloomington, Minnesota
• Tualatin River & Wapato Lake NWR in Sherwood & Gaston, Oregon
• Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee NWR in Palm Beach County, Florida

More Information

• An informational webinar will be held December 4th from 1-2 pm ET
• Watch the recordings of our 2023 cohort informational sessions held December 14, 2022 (watch here) and January 4, 2023 (watch here)
• Still have questions? Contact Jaime Sullivan or Susan Gallagher at PLTF@montana.edu
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