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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=2>Job Opening: Research
Associate for Ecological Study of the Endangered <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Laguna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Mountain</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Skipper<BR> <o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
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style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Background: </SPAN></B>The Laguna Mountains
skipper (<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Pyrgus ruralis lagunae</I>) is a
small, black and white butterfly known from two mountain ranges in southern
California: the Laguna Mountains and Palomar Mountain, San Diego County,
California.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The skipper is listed
as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. To learn how to
properly manage extant populations of this little-studied subspecies we need to
understand critical aspects of its life history. <B
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style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Study Site: </SPAN></B>This work will be
completed at selected study sites in <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Mendenhall</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType> on <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Palomar</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Mountain</st1:PlaceType> east of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">San Diego</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1:place>.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MAJOR JOB ACTIVITIES: </B>Under the
direction of the Xerces Society Executive Director and local U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service staff the Research Associate will conduct a detailed ecological
study of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Laguna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Mountain</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> skipper. The following questions
will be addressed: 1) Where in the habitat, and on which plants, do adult
females oviposit? (2) What are the vegetation characteristics of oviposition
areas? (3) What is the larval behavior (if caterpillars are found)? (4) Do pupae
eclose synchronously or over a more protracted period? (5) What is the duration
of the flight season and is the subspecies uni- or bi-voltine?.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Research Associate will also conduct
order of magnitude population estimates using modified Pollard walks. The
successful applicant will be trained in butterfly monitoring and research
techniques.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Start Date:</SPAN></B> Early May
2007.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2>The ideal candidate
will demonstrate the following:</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2>Ability to reliably work independently in the field after an initial
training.</FONT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2>Possess a valid driver’s license.</FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2>Detail oriented.</FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2>Field ecological research experience.</FONT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2>Bachelors degree (Graduate degree preferred) in entomology, ecology,
conservation biology, or natural resource management. </FONT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2>Knowledge of species (especially invertebrates), natural communities,
ecosystems, ecological processes, and their conservation needs.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2>Ability to work cooperatively with a number of staff and external
parties in order to complete project work and goals in a timely
manner.</FONT></LI></UL>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><STRONG>WORKING
CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:</STRONG> Research Associate may have to work in
variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous
terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">TERMS:</B> This is a 3 month position to
include May, June and July 2007. </FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Compensation:</SPAN></B> $3,000 per month for
three months. Arrangements are being made for free lodging and/or camping.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MORE INFORMATION:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B>For more information on the Xerces
Society and our programs, please see our website.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">www.xerces.org <o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">APPLICATION:</B> Anyone interested in this
position should mail or email a cover letter, resume, names and contact
information for three references to: </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2>Scott Hoffman
Black</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><FONT size=2>4828 SE Hawthorne
Blvd.</FONT></st1:address></st1:Street></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><FONT
size=2><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97215</st1:PostalCode></FONT></st1:place></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=2>sblack@xerces.org</FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
size=2> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
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<DIV><FONT
size=1>______________________________________________________</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate
Conservation</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=1>The Xerces Society is an international
nonprofit organization that </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=1>protects the diversity of life through
invertebrate conservation. </FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=1>To
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=1>join the Society, make a </FONT></FONT><FONT
size=1>contribution</FONT><FONT size=1>, </FONT><FONT size=1>or read about our
work, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>please visit </FONT><FONT size=1><A
href="http://www.xerces.org/">www.xerces.org</A>.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Matthew Shepherd</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Director, Pollinator Conservation Program</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>4828 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97215,
USA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Tel: 503-232 6639 Cell: 503-807 1577 Fax: 503-233
6794</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Email: </FONT><A href="mailto:mdshepherd@xerces.org"><FONT
size=1>mdshepherd@xerces.org</FONT></A><FONT size=1> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT
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