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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">I previously posted this position to the list in December but here it is again with a hard closing date (Feb 4) and
<a href="https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=48393&PostingSeq=1">
application link</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Even if you’ve already sent me your CV/resume, you MUST apply through the university here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="psbox-value"><a href="https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=48393&PostingSeq=1">https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=48393&PostingSeq=1</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">FNAI Botanist Position:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) at Florida State University is looking for an experienced botanist who will work, under the direction of FNAI’s Senior Botanist, on projects
related to assessing the conservation status of rare and listed plants. This will be a long-term position in which the selected candidate, driven by a personal interest in botany, will develop broad expertise in the rare floral of Florida. Although some
limited fieldwork will be required, this position will be largely office based. It would be ideal for this position to work out of FNAI’s office in Tallahassee, but we will consider remote work from a location
<u>within Florida</u> for strong candidates. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">POSITION TITLE: Botanist (full time position with university benefits)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">SUPERVISOR: Amy Jenkins / Frank Price</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">LOCATION: Tallahassee, FL (Remote work will be required until FSU fully resumes campus operations. The option to continue working remotely, within FL, will be considered for
well-qualified candidates)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">CLOSING DATE:
<b>February 4, 2021</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">SALARY: ~$50,000 (depending on qualifications)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">ABOUT FNAI:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">The <b><a href="http://www.fnai.org/" target="_blank">Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)<span style="font-weight:normal"> </span></a></b>is Florida's Natural Heritage Program and state
member of the <a href="http://www.natureserve.org/" target="_blank"><b>NatureServe</b></a> network. We are housed within the <a href="http://www.freac.fsu.edu/" target="_blank"><b>Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center</b></a> at <a href="http://www.fsu.edu/" target="_blank"><b>Florida
State University</b></a>. As the Florida Heritage Program, one of our primary responsibilities is maintaining a spatial database of information on Florida's rarest species and conservation lands but we also work on an array of applied research projects to
inform conservation and land management decisions making with funding provided by state and federal agency partners. Our office is off-campus in Midtown, which is centrally located near shops, restaurants, and historic neighborhoods. The larger Tallahassee
region offers many outdoor recreation opportunities in the nearby Apalachicola National Forest and a number of coastal parks and refuges within a short drive from town.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">DUTIES: </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Develop an in depth understanding of Florida’s rare plant species, including their taxonomy, biology, and conservation status, and use this knowledge to help prioritize information needs for Florida
plant conservation</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Apply NatureServe Natural Heritage methodology to assess the conservation status of rare plant species</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Conduct Species Status Assessments of At-Risk Florida plant species following USFWS guidelines</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Conduct reviews of federally listed Florida plant species following USFWS guidelines</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Compile rare plant observation data for loading into the Florida Biotics database and assist with data entry, QC, and reporting</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">6.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Analyze plant occurrence and distribution data to inform status assessments and reviews</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">7.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Facilitate professional meetings of botanical experts
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">8.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Deliver presentations of findings to state and federal agencies responsible for conservation decision making</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">9.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Complete technical reports and manuscripts</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">10.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Assist with scheduling and assignment of work related to species conservation status assessments and reviews</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">11.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Maintain relationships with Florida botanical experts, and staff of FNAI’s cooperating agencies, in order to understand the information priorities of the botanical conservation community</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">12.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Identify plants, collect field data on vegetative structure and composition, and distinguish vegetative communities using standard field protocols
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">REQUIREMENTS:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Bachelor’s degree in the botany or biological sciences (master’s degree or PhD preferred)
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Minimum of one year (two years or more preferred) full-time experience conducting botanical research</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Extensive knowledge of the flora of the southeastern US, preferably Florida</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Excellent technical writing skills (writing sample will be required)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Experience or familiarity with ArcGIS (or other GIS software), Excel, and database software</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">6.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Structured thinker who is highly productive yet meticulously attentive to detail</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">7.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Ability to work independently and under pressure of multiple deadlines
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">8.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Comfortable leading meetings and presenting work to a range of audiences
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">9.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Ability to work well with FNAI staff scientists and other university or agency partners.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">10.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Willingness to travel occasionally, during the week, for multi-day work trips in remote areas.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">11.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Physical condition sufficient to conduct rigorous fieldwork in adverse conditions.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">OTHER PREFERRED SKILLS:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Experience using R or Python for data analysis</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Experience/familiarity with quantitative field survey methods used to assess rare plant populations</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Experience/familiarity with analysis of the viability of plant populations</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Experience/familiarity with species distribution modeling</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Experience/interest in primitive camping during occasional field work (camping on site during the cooler months allows FNAI staff to make good use of daylight in areas where hotels are far away)
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">TO APPLY:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">To be considered for this position, you must complete the application on the FSU website by the closing date
of February 4, 2021.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="psbox-value"><a href="https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=48393&PostingSeq=1">https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=48393&PostingSeq=1</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">For questions, or more information, contact Frank Price, FNAI Assistant Director, at
<a href="mailto:fprice@fnai.fsu.edu">fprice@fnai.fsu.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frank Price<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Data Manager / Asst Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Florida Natural Areas Inventory<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Florida State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tallahassee, Florida 32303<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: (850) 381-9605<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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