<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">---------- Forwarded message ----------</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt"><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Botanist <br>Gainesville, FL</span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Our client, the Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is devoted to answering ecological questions by both human-made and natural environmental changes in the southeastern United States and Caribbean Basin. SESC programs were developed to provide the appropriate depth and breadth of objective science to meet the information needs of natural resource managers, who encounter many complex environmental problems driven by an array of biological, physical, social, and economic forces that interact across diverse temporal and spatial scales.</p><p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">We are looking for individual skilled in aquatic plant identification and ecology to work with the center’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) program. The successful candidate will perform critical data entry of a back-log of aquatic plant data, keep up with the continuing inflow of information, and write technically accurate species fact sheets.</p><p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Responsibilities:</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt;padding:0pt"><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Write/revise technical aquatic plant species accounts working towards updating all species with current literature and detailed distributions.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Obtain new data sources from state DNRs or the internet.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Enter nonindigenous aquatic species sightings data into an on-line database, following established SOP. Provide quality control for data entry by verifying entries prior to submission.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Geo-reference data to latitude/longitude and hydrologic unit codes.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Perform literature reviews for invasive aquatic plant information.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Find and enter herbarium data.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Contact other scientists and biologists to acquire new information on nonindigenous aquatic species.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Perform quality checks on new and existing data in the NAS system.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Perform standard office work such as scanning and organizing documents.</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Attend staff meetings related to nonindigenous aquatic species and data management.</p></li></ul><p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Qualifications:</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt;padding:0pt"><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Master’s Degree in Botany and experience with invasive species and databases</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Ability to work with little or no supervision and within established guidelines and operational procedures</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Skill in aquatic plant identification and ecology</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Familiarity with scientific literature on invasive aquatic plants and the ability to conduct literature searches</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Ability to write scientific documents</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">MS Office and GIS Software proficiency; familiarity with relational databases</p></li><li style="margin-left:18pt;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Excellent written and verbal communication skills</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Click on <span style="font-weight:bold">Apply to Job</span> below to apply.</p><p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt">Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions provides technical support services and project support personnel to our Government and industry partners. Our highly skilled experts support and supplement the mission, expertise, and skill sets of our clients. Utilizing our customer-intimate approach, we partner with our clients to provide strategic solutions that maximize the use of human and financial resources to ensure that mission-critical projects are completed on time and within budget.</p><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-style:italic">EOE of protected veterans</span></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><font size="4"><a href="http://webconnect3.sendouts.com/cn_frame.aspx?id=etip&siteid=webconnect&group=etip&key=cn" target="_blank">http://webconnect3.sendouts.com/cn_frame.aspx?id=etip&siteid=webconnect&group=etip&key=cn</a><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">The job number is 8875.</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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