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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext">Xerces Society is hiring!</span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext"> </span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><a href="https://xerces.org/job-opportunities">https://xerces.org/job-opportunities</a> </span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">JOB TITLE:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Endangered Species Conservation Biologist</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">LOCATION:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> California; preferred location Sacramento, CA, negotiable</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COMPENSATION:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> $21.65 - $24.52 per hour; approximately $45,000 - $51,000 per year, commensurate with experience.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">JOB START DATE:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> March 15, 2021</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">APPLICATION DEADLINE: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">February 23, 2021</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">APPLICATI</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ON INSTRUCTIONS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext">All applica</span>tions must be submitted via our application website at: <a href="http://bit.ly/xerces-jobs">http://bit.ly/xerces-jobs</a><span style="color:red"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext">Xerces provides accommodations for the job application process if needed. If you need an accommodation to complete the job application process, please email </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:reasonable.accomodation@xerces.org">reasonable.accomodation@xerces.org</a></span><span style="color:windowtext">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br><b>JOIN US!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Come join a growing team of conservation professionals at the Xerces Society who are dedicated to protecting some of the world’s most important animals. We are seeking a motivated expert who can join our team of Endangered Species and pollinator conservation specialists in California and launch a statewide bumble bee atlas community science project with an eye toward comprehensive conservation planning for California’s bumble bees.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">At Xerces, we harness the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of the public to implement conservation programs. We take action by helping farms and public agencies develop conservation plans for pollinators and beneficial insects, producing ground-breaking publications on insect conservation, training thousands of farmers and land managers to protect and manage habitat for beneficial insects, protecting endangered species and their habitat, and engaging the public to raise awareness about invertebrates found on farms, forests, prairies, deserts, streams, wetlands, towns and cities. Our methods focus on habitat conservation planning, education, scientific analysis, advocacy, and applied research to conserve invertebrates, such as bees, butterflies, mollusks, and fireflies. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Reporting to the Xerces Society’s Endangered Species Program Bumble Bee Lead (Portland, OR office) and working in collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, other regional bumble bee atlas field staff, the Xerces Society’s California staff, the Endangered Species Conservation Biologist will launch a new initiative to conduct a statewide bumble bee atlas project in California using community science.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Building off the success of the Xerces Society’s bumble bee atlas projects in the Pacific Northwest, Nebraska, and Missouri, the successful candidate, working with state and regional partners, will develop and manage a statewide community science project, use emerging science (from this project and beyond) to develop effective land management strategies for bumble bees and other pollinators throughout California, and support the Pacific Northwest bumble bee atlas. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Endangered Species Conservation Biologist will collaboratively focus on developing and implementing sampling protocols, coordinating and communicating with partners and community scientists, organizing and delivering training events, conducting field-based habitat and bumble bee surveys, and identifying bumble bees from photographs submitted by project participants. The successful applicant will also conduct outreach to California’s diverse communities to encourage participation in this community science project and other conservation initiatives that support the mission of the Xerces Society. The ideal candidate will have excellent outreach and presentation skills, as well as experience managing community science programs, developing and conducting field-based pollinator research projects, developing and implementing evidence-based conservation plans, and have extensive experience identifying bumble bees (<i>Bombus</i> spp.) that occur in the western U.S. This position will be based in the Xerces Society Field Office in Sacramento, CA (other nearby locations will also be considered).</span></p><p class="Default"> </p></div></body></html>