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iNaturalist
iNaturalist is the leading biodiversity platform on the planet
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Computer Vision
- SaaS
- Nature
- Community
- San Rafael, CA
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Company mission
iNaturalist's vision is a world where everyone can understand and sustain biodiversity through the practice of observing wild organisms and sharing information about them.
Our take
With a broader understanding of biodiversity more crucial than ever in the wake of climate change and manmade monocultures, iNaturalist’s digital species database is one of the largest in the world. With 400,000 active monthly contributors and 4 million monthly users, iNaturalist has created a database of 100 thousand species.
iNaturalist acts as a non-profit, and leverages advances in computer vision and data analysis. Founded in 2008, it has created an accessible mobile app and website that allows anyone to explore, research and contribute to databases of animals and plants. iNaturalist effectively runs as a social media network for professional and civilian eco-scientists.
What started as the Master's project of a Berkeley grad student became an independent entity thanks to a $10 million startup grant. With such a large user base, iNaturalist is an impressive feat of scientific cataloguing and a crucial addition to the digital learning marketplace.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Why Join Us? Impact: Play a pivotal role in a mission-driven organization dedicated to biodiversity conservation and community engagement. Innovation: Leading a team of developers building cutting-edge technology that empowers millions of people to make a positive impact on nature. Growth: Be part of a growing organization with opportunities for personal and professional development. If you are passionate about biodiversity, technology, and leading talented teams to achieve meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
- A mission that matters. With species going extinct daily, the need to protect and document biodiversity has never been more essential. iNaturalist has become the go-to data source to measure biodiversity conservation and protection.
- A great team. Smart, hard-working nature lovers make up our small team. We live in countries all over the world but come together each day to further our mission. For this position, to facilitate collaboration across time zones, we require that you be a resident of and eligible to work in the lower 48 states (i.e., not Alaska or Hawaii).
- Flexible work. We are a virtual team, and most of this position’s work can be performed from home or wherever you are comfortable. You’ll even get some funds to set up your office and a monthly stipend to defray some of the costs. Once a year we travel to an annual, nature-filled team retreat.
- Great benefits. We offer a pretty awesome benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, plus an employer-funded health reimbursement account and employee-funded flexible spending accounts. There is a 401k plan with a 5% match. This position is eligible for unlimited personal time off, and unlike some tech companies, we really mean it – everyone is expected to take a minimum of three weeks a year off. Eligible new parents get up to 12 weeks of paid leave and an additional 18 of unpaid.
Company values
- iNaturalist is the leading biodiversity platform on the planet where millions of community scientists, supported by a vast network of expert naturalists, crowdsource one of the world's largest biodiversity databases. With 4 million monthly active users and 400 thousand monthly active contributors, each month iNaturalist generates over 6 million observations of over 100 thousand distinct species. The iNaturalist database is the backbone of conservation science, supports a global network of stewards, and motivates a movement of nature advocates. Launched in 2008 and operating as a nonprofit committed to open data, iNaturalist is at the forefront of combining crowdsourcing and AI models to further our mission. iNaturalist's vision is a world where everyone can understand and sustain biodiversity through the practice of observing wild organisms and sharing information about them. We are an independent 501(c)3 non-profit.