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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>JOB ANNOUNCEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Xerces Society<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Central Region Pollinator Conservation Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Applications due by October 7, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Description: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is a full time position which includes a generous benefits package. </span>Under the direction of the Pollinator Conservation Program Director and the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Central Region Wildlife Biologist, the Central Region Pollinator Conservation Specialist will provide technical support and training to conservation agencies and farmers on pollinator and beneficial insect conservation in the Central U.S. This position is in collaboration with the NRCS Central National Technology Support Center (CNTSC). For more on Xerces pollinator conservation efforts go to: <a href="http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/" target="_blank">http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please see attached PDF for the full job description and application instructions or visit: <a href="http://www.xerces.org/job-opportunities">www.xerces.org/job-opportunities</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----------<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ashley Minnerath<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pollinator Program Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>628 NE Broadway Suite 200, Portland, OR, 97232 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel: (503) 232-6639, ext. 102 Toll free: 1-855-232-6639, ext. 102 Fax: (503) 233-6794<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:Ashley@xerces.org"><span style='color:blue'>Ashley@xerces.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#383838'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find all the information you need to conserve pollinator habitat at: <a href="http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center"><span style='color:blue'>www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>