[PCA] JOB: Environmental Specialist (West Tennessee)
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Mon Aug 20 07:58:16 CDT 2007
STATE OF TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
Division of Natural Areas
7th Floor L&C Annex
401 Church Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone 615/532-0431 Fax 615/532-0046
Announcement of a Job Opening in the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas
Title: Environmental Specialist 3 (West Tennessee Natural Areas
Stewardship Ecologist)
Start Date: Winter 2007
Monthly Rate: The salary is $2,956 to $4,330 per month plus state benefits
package.
Hours: Full-time
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 28, 2007
Position RESPONSIBILITIES: The Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Natural Areas, anticipates hiring a working
level full-time Environmental Specialist 3 to support the State Natural
Areas Program as a West Tennessee Natural Areas Stewardship Ecologist.
The positions will be supervised by the State Natural Areas Program
Manager in Nashville, and will work out of the Department.s Jackson Field
Office in West Tennessee. The incumbent will be responsible for the
day-to-day administration and management of West Tennessee State Natural
Areas. For additional information about the Tennessee State Natural Areas
Program, you may visit our website at
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na
Interested applicants should submit a state application form as indicated
below.
REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a
bachelor.s degree in environmental science, biology, zoology, botany or
other acceptable field and two years of fulltime professional
environmental program work. Qualifying fulltime environmental program
experience may substitute for the required education, on a year for year
basis, to a maximum of four years. Graduate coursework in environmental
science, biology, zoology, plant ecology, botany or other acceptable field
may be substituted for the required experience, on a year for year basis,
to a maximum of one year (24 semester hours is equivalent to one year), or
two years fulltime professional environmental program work with the State
of Tennessee.
Applicants should possess an understanding of the concepts and practices
of conservation biology with an ability to initiate and complete site
design planning and stewardship actions for state natural areas. Such
activities may involve strenuous work in remote locations, and may require
the use of manual and power tools and equipment. The candidate should have
excellent verbal and written communication skills to successfully
facilitate coordination of stewardship activities with other state,
federal and local government agencies, non-profit organizations, and
volunteers. The position requires the ability to provide education and
outreach programs to the general public, conservation organizations, and
other agencies. The candidate should have excellent technical and
professional skills to coordinate cooperative management activities with
professional land managers and private landowners. An understanding of
the natural heritage network and methodology is helpful. Good botanical
and zoological skills, and an understanding of the concepts of natural
community classification are desirable. Additionally, the west Tennessee
Stewardship Ecologist candidate should possess an understanding of wetland
systems and functions. The applicant should poses a good computer skills,
including working familiarity with various GIS applications and GPS
devices.
APPLICATION: Any interested candidate should send a resume, transcripts,
writing sample, references and completed state application for the
Environmental Specialist 3 position to the Division of Natural Areas at
the address listed below. Specifications and Qualifications for the
Environmental Specialist 3 position can be found at (you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view the portable document format (pdf)):
http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/specs/72922.pdf
A printable state application form can be downloaded at:
http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/Application/STATE%20OF%20TN%20APPLICATION.pdf
DEADLINE: Applications should be submitted no later than August 28th,
2007.
CONTACT: Any questions may be directed to Reggie Reeves at the Division
of Natural Areas.
Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation
Division of Natural Heritage
401 Church St., 7th Floor L&C Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-0447
Phone: (615) 532-0431
Fax: (615) 532-0046
E-mail: reggie.reeves at state.tn.us
Website: http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na
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