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Mary Ann Lau Two new career opportunities - The Xerces Society

Plant Ecologist - Western Region Location: Preference is to locate this position at a home office, with easy access to a major airport in California (especially near Sacramento, the Bay Area, or the San Joaquin Valley) or Western Washington (Puget Sound region). For the right candidate, we may consider additional location options. Application Deadline: November 23, 2016 Start Date: January 2017 Under the direction of the Pollinator Conservation Program Directors, and working closely with other members of the Pollinator Conservation Program, this position will:  

·         Develop and consistently improve habitat restoration methodology in California and the Pacific Northwest; ·         Provide regular habitat restoration technical support to other Xerces staff, clients, and partner organizations; ·         Source native plant materials for restoration projects; ·         Foster native plant materials production with nursery and native seed industry partners; ·         Support Xerces’ partners with science-based advice and consulting on restoration practice, seed sourcing and other aspects of habitat restoration. 

Please review full job details and application instructions here: http://www.xerces.org/job-opportunities/ _______________________________________________________________ Pollinator Conservation Specialist (Food Industry Supply Chain Projects) Location: Preference is to locate this position at a home office, with easy access to a major airport in California (especially near Sacramento, the Bay Area, or the San Joaquin Valley) or Western Washington (Puget Sound region). For the right candidate, we may consider additional location options. Application Deadline: November 23, 2016 Start Date: January 2017 The Pollinator Conservation Specialist (Food Industry Supply Chain Projects) will support Xerces private-sector partners in designing and implementing cutting-edge conservation systems for bees and beneficial insects on farms across the western United States. Under the direction of a Xerces Pollinator Conservation Program co-director, this ground-breaking new position will collaborate closely with farm managers, as well as key staff at some of the largest

food companies in the world to provide farm conservation on farms that serve the organic and natural food industry. Please review full job details and application instructions here: http://www.xerces.org/job-opportunities/