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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Announcement of a Forthcoming Position at the Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Rare Plant Protection Program</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Title</SPAN>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Environmental Specialist 3</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Start Date</SPAN>: Spring/Summer 2005</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Monthly Rate</SPAN>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The entry-level salary is $2,477 per month plus state benefits package.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Hours</SPAN>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Full-time</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Position RESPONSIBILITIES</SPAN>: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural Heritage, Rare Plant Protection Program anticipates hiring a working level full-time Environmental Specialist 3 to support the listing and recovery projects pertaining to plant species of federal concern within Tennessee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will report to and be supervised by the program manager.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will assist the program manager in planning projects; conducting field research, monitoring and fieldwork; writing reports; managing and analyzing data; implementing the State Ginseng Program; providing public outreach and technical assistance; and other tasks as necessary for the purposes of recovering plant species of federal concern within Tennessee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The position will be stationed in Nashville, Tennessee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Interested applicants should submit a state application form as indicated below.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>REQUIREMENTS:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, botany or other acceptable field and two years of fulltime professional environmental program work.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Qualifying fulltime environmental program experience may substitute for the required education, on a year for year basis, to a maximum of four years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Graduate coursework in environmental science, biology, 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).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or two years fulltime professional environmental program work with the State of Tennessee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An applicant with knowledge of the flora of the Tennessee region and experience in collecting and identifying plants, plant ecology, plant conservation, plant population biology, or conducting ecological vegetation management will be preferable. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>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 Heritage at the address listed below.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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)):</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/specs/72922.pdf"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/specs/72922.pdf</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>A printable state application form can be downloaded at: </FONT><A href="http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/Application/STATE%20OF%20TN%20APPLICATION.pdf"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/Application/STATE%20OF%20TN%20APPLICATION.pdf</FONT></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>DEADLINE:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applications should be submitted no later than March 31, 2005.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">CONTACT:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any questions may be directed to David Lincicome or Reggie Reeves at the Division of Natural Heritage.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Division of Natural Heritage</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>401 Church St., 14th Floor L&C Tower</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Nashville, TN 37243-0447</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Phone:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(615) 532-0431</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Fax:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(615) 532-0231</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:david.lincicome@state.tn.us"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>david.lincicome@state.tn.us</FONT></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></SPAN><A href="mailto:reggie.reeves@state.tn.us"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>reggie.reeves@state.tn.us</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Website: http://www.state.tn.us/environment/nh</FONT></P>
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