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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;">The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is recruiting
a Great Basin Seeds of Success (SOS) Crew Lead, housed within the FWS office in Reno, NV. The lead will work directly with the FWS Restoration Ecologist/Botanist and partners and will coordinate and manage regional components of SOS Seed Collection on behalf
of the Department of Interior (DOI). </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Duties include: </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Coordinate 10 to 15 SOS collection crews (teams of two) working throughout
the Great Basin ecoregion; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Assist with recruitment of seasonal SOS Botany Field Technicians;</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Train crews in SOS and other seed collection
protocols, safety, working in the field, offroad and defensive driving, and relevant GBI and agency policies;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Provide day-to-day oversight of SOS Botany Field Technicians; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Work closely with the FWS Restoration Ecologist/Botanist, GBI Senior
Ecologist, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Great Basin Ecoregional Lead all located in the BLM Nevada State Office/FWS Reno Field Office. </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Regularly work with the SOS national curators and GIS specialists to
update and review data entered by SOS crews in SOS ArcGIS Online database;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Maintain relationships with field office, refuge, and park contacts
to ensure proper support of crews in the field;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Coordinate with land managers adjacent to the Great Basin Ecoregion
to avoid duplicate scouting and collections;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Perform regularly scheduled field visit audits of crews working in the
field to ensure adherence to collection and safety protocols;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Conduct field data quality assurance/control;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• When needed, assist crews with scouting and identifying populations
of target native plant species suitable for the program, including monitoring the phenology of plant populations to identify optimal seed collection times; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Assist crews with collections in the field when appropriate;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Assist with the coordination of volunteer seed collection and restoration
events; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Maintain and organize accurate records of field collection activities; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Coordinate the collection and proper processing of herbarium vouchers; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Work with DOI and state partners to ensure populations receive appropriate
source identification (SID) through relevant state protocols and that crews are trained in and adhering to SID protocols;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Report accomplishments and provide recommendations for program improvements,
priorities, and future projects; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Approve OnCorps timesheets on time for SOS Botany Field Technicians;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Regularly review expenses of SOS crews;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Assist with FWS efforts to coordinate and communicate with internal
and external stakeholders; </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Serve as a liaison between and with GBI, FWS, National Park Service
(NPS), and BLM staff;</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Ensure that all administrative paperwork is completed and submitted
on time and correctly; and </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: white;"><br>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">• Ensure GBI and agency equipment are maintained and treated properly. </span></div>
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