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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">JOB TITLE:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Wisconsin Pollinator Conservation Specialist</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LOCATION:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Wisconsin </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">COMPENSATION:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> $46,000 - $53,000, per year, commensurate with qualifications. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">JOB START DATE:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> March 2022</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">APPLICATION DEADLINE: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Applications reviewed on a rolling basis, closed on January 10, 2022 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">APPLICATI</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ON INSTRUCTIONS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">All applica</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tions must be submitted via our application website at: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/xerces-jobs">http://bit.ly/xerces-jobs</a>.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Xerces is happy to provide 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"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:reasonable.accomodation@xerces.org">reasonable.accomodation@xerces.org</a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br><b>JOIN US!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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 skilled and collaborative <i>Pollinator Conservation Specialist</i> who will provide habitat conservation technical support and training for Wisconsin farmers, land managers, and conservation agency staff. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Note: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In our effort to keep our employees, partners, clients and the public safe, Xerces Society follows a mandatory vaccination policy, requiring employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Working as a member of the Xerces Society’s Pollinator Program team and r</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">eporting to the Xerces Society’s <i>Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist (Great Lakes Region)</i>, the <i>Wisconsin Pollinator Conservation Specialist</i> will provide pollinator-related technical support and outreach to farmers, land managers, conservation agency staff (such as NRCS and conservation districts), and other partners across Wisconsin. In addition, this staff-person will help to spearhead the development and launch of a Pollinator Habitat Kit program in Wisconsin, building upon the successful models currently underway in other regions. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">More specifically, this work will focus on providing guidance to farmers and other partners about the planning, planting, or management of habitat for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects that help control crop pests and enhance soil health on agricultural lands. Technical support and outreach efforts may vary greatly depending on the needs of the individuals or communities being reached, ranging from on-the-ground field visits with individual producers, to responding to phone or email inquiries, to larger trainings and presentations at key events. We see this position as a critical and exciting step forward as we expand Xerces’ reach and impact in Wisconsin, increasing native habitat quality and quantity in agricultural areas, along with the collective knowledge about pollinator habitat restoration among farming communities. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The ideal candidate will have experience with native plant-based habitat restoration, native pollinator and beneficial insect ecology, and the diverse farming systems of Wisconsin. Experience and comfort in a public outreach role will help the candidate succeed in this position. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p></div></body></html>