[SOS-PCA] JOB - CLM Paid Internship Carlsbad, NM- Apply by 11/7/16

[Haidet, Margaret (Megan)]

A great botanical job opportunity in New Mexico!

LOCATION: Carlsbad, NM - BLM
EARLIEST START DATE:  11/7/16
LATEST START DATE:  12/1/16
LENGTH OF INTERNSHIP: 1 – 3 years (dependent on funding beyond year 1)

http://www.clminternship.org/sites/default/files/sites/
default/files/CarlsbadNM2016_Posting.pdf

* POSITION DESCRIPTION: We are looking for a highly qualified individual
for a three-
year professional intern position. The intern will serve as a professional
level staff
botanist for the BLM Plant Conservation Program under direct guidance of
the office
mentor. The position will be based out of the Carlsbad, New Mexico Field
Office, which
administers 2.1 million acres of public land. The intern will be engaged in
a broad range
of plant related activities within this field office under the BLM
multiple-use mandate.
Pay will begin at an entry level salary consistent with a government pay
grade of GS-7
and advance to the GS-9 level in the third year, contingent on acceptable
performance
and funding. Full benefits are provided (medical, dental, etc.). Funding
beyond the 1st
year to continue the position is anticipated but is not guaranteed at this
time. It is
intended that the selectee will conclude the internship with sufficient
professional
experience to significantly boost their qualifications in the botanical job
market and may
have the opportunity to be hired in a permanent capacity in the BLM,
pending future
funding levels and availability.

Qualifications:
The incumbent must be able to integrate into a federal land management
office
situation as a contractor, and work closely with BLM staff, other agencies
and private
entities, and the public to accomplish work as needed by the office. That
work will
involve advocating policies and positions that integrate botany (the BLMs
Plant
Conservation Program) as a component of daily office operations. The
selectee will
initially have minimal experience; training, support, and mentoring will be
provided. It is
expected that, with experience, the selectee will become able to handle
most daily
situations with minimal supervision. A background in botany or plant
ecology is required
and a master’s degree in a similar field is preferred.

Position Responsibilities:
- Implements various aspects of the Native Plant Materials/Seeds of Success
Program,
to develop, supply, and manage native plant materials for restoration of
federal lands,
including project planning, budget tracking, seed collection, and
supervision of
seasonal interns.

-Serves on interdisciplinary teams (IDT) including the NEPA team to design,
monitor,
and review a variety of land and resource management activities.
Responsibilities
include writing portions of Environmental Assessments and Resource
Management
Plans for botanical resources, special status plants, native plant
materials, and in doing
so, provides recommendations for the use of appropriate native plant
materials for
restoration, and provides analysis and recommendations for special status
plant
impacts, avoidance, and mitigation.

-Assists in Oil and Gas permitting by serving as the botanical lead on the
IDT by
attending on-sites, reviewing NEPA, suggesting minimization, and mitigation
as related
to special status plant species.

-Assists office biological staff in ESA Section 7 consultation when issues
of adverse
impact are expected for listed plants by providing pertinent analytical
data and
information necessary to complete consultation.

-Serves as the program lead for office seed collection efforts; organize,
oversee, train,
lead, and direct seed collection teams according to established protocol
and State and
District guidance.

-Assists in developing and implementing vegetation monitoring programs
office-wide
for rangelands, special status species, and other program areas where
vegetation
monitoring is required:

-Coordinates and conducts inventories and surveys for special status plants
and
prepares reports documenting survey results, geographic location, and
potential land
use conflicts.

-Assists in issuing and administering contracts and assistance agreements.

-Collects and prepares voucher specimens for office herbarium and other
institutional
herbaria. Organizes, catalogs, and maintains the office herbarium as a
reference
collection only.

- Maintains records in appropriate databases and GIS files. Collects field
data using a
GPS.
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