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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Job opening: <u>Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner and NRCS Partner Biologist</u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Under the direction of the Xerces Society Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist (Midwest Region), and in collaboration with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) North Dakota state office staff, the <i>Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner</i> will provide conservation planning, technical support and training focused on pollinators, honey bees, declining butterflies, declining bumble bees, and other beneficial insects to farmers and NRCS field office planners in North Dakota and Montana. During the first several months, this position will support conservation planning in field offices close to Bismarck. Over time, the incumbent will provide support to conservation planners throughout North Dakota and into Montana. The ideal candidate will be able to bring together conservation planning guidance that addresses multiple goals of soil, water, and pollinator conservation. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bismarck, North Dakota</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Application Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> April 1, 2018</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Start Date:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> May 2018</span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please review full job details and application instructions here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/job-opportunities/">http://www.xerces.org/job-opportunities/</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>