Aquatic Ecologist/The Nature Conservancy
The Aquatic Ecologist provides technical and scientific support for conservation strategies, facilitates measures of conservation success, supports research and monitoring work, and implements aquatic conservation and restoration strategies throughout Massachusetts and the Eastern US. This position works with program staff to integrate aquatic priorities into project goals and multi-year protection, restoration, and public policy strategies at multiple scales (small watershed to river basin).
The Aquatic Ecologist will apply his/her experience and training in river ecosystems to represent the Conservancy as a technical leader on multi disciplinary/multi-partner project teams. The Aquatic Ecologist may work with program directors throughout the Conservancy, particularly on regional working teams developing both freshwater and integrated freshwater/terrestrial/marine initiatives, as well as updating ecoregional plans. S/he will collaborate with a variety of public and private individuals, agencies, organizations and communities to implement strategies, share information and advance the Conservancy’s mission. Prepares grant applications,performs fieldwork, including ecosystem assessment and monitoring, manages projects, and communicates results to a variety of audiences.
For more information and to apply on line: https://careers.nature.org/psp/P91HTNC_APP/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=40032&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1
Deadline: Friday, May 25, 2012
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