[APWG] JOB: Inv. Plant Ctrl Intern (Eastern US)

[Plant Conservation]

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT (CONSERVATION)

POSITION TITLE: Invasive Plant Control Intern
LOCATION: Arnold Air Force Base or Eastern US
SUPERVISOR: Restoration Ecologist
CLOSING DATE: Open
TIMING:	May-August 2005
RATE OF PAY: Salary: $400-$500 40 hour week (Interns), lodging, perdiem
EDUCATION PROGRAMS Wildlife, Biology, Recreation, Conservation & related
fields

JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Applicant will have the opportunity to work in various natural areas
throughout the eastern United States or Middle Tennessee.  Projects range
from the battlefields of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to the Southern
Georgia Peidmont.   Invasive Plant Control, Inc. will provide you with the
opportunity to conduct intensive habitat restoration of many different
native plant communities with the main emphasis in invasive plant
management.  Invasive species are the second leading cause of endangered
species in the world.
- IPC, Inc. is a privately owned company considered one of the leaders in
the invasive plant control market in the US.  IPC has a strong focus on
selective species control in natural area settings.
- Applicants selected will be subject to a government security
investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to
classified information.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Primary function will be to travel continuously throughout the eastern
US as part of an invasive plant management team and utilize a variety of
techniques including chemical, mechanical and biological methods to
control invasive exotic plants for local, state, & federally owed natural
areas.
- Internships involve the use of chemicals on a daily basis.  Applicant
will be required to study and pass pesticide applicator tests in all
states he or she will work.
- Job involves the use of chainsaws and brushcutters in dense vegetation
up to 8 hours per day.
- Work requires physical exertion and/or muscular strain.  Work involves
several disagreeable elements and/or exposure to job hazard's where there
is possibility of injury.
- Work is conducted in outdoor natural areas settings where extreme
temperatures and high humidity can present extreme work conditions
- Applicant will need to perform tasks in a natural area setting where
ticks, mosquitoes, venomous snakes, poison ivy and other hazardous
obstacles may create undesirable working conditions
- Terrain may present the need for hiking up to 10 miles in a day while
packing up to 50 pounds of equipment.
- Job involves an excessive amount of travel often times traveling 3 week
stretches at one time.

To Apply Call or Send Cover Letter and Resume To:
lee at ipc-inc.org
615-812-5313
www.invasiveplantcontrol.com

Lee Patrick
VP, Restoration Ecologist
Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
PO Box 50556, Nashville, TN 37205

Invasive Plant Control, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Terms of Employment:
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: This agency provides reasonable accommodations
during the application process to applicants with disabilities. If you
need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring
process, please contact us. The decision on granting reasonable
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
ALL APPLICANTS ARE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, COLOR,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, AGE (WITH AUTHORIZED
EXCEPTIONS) OR ANY OTHER NONMERIT FACTOR.
End of Vacancy Announcement