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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"> <a name="_Hlk89674593">Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Urban and Small Farms in Underserved Communities</a></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"> USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in a city with significant urban agriculture and underserved community needs in the Upper Midwest or Southeastern U.S. Detroit MI, Cleveland OH, or Atlanta GA preferred, but other cities may be considered. Employee will be assigned to work from an NRCS office location but may be temporarily required to work from home during COVID restricted periods.</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"> $49,000 - $58,000 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 18, 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">Full job description and applica</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tion available at the following link. Application must be submitted via our 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></p><p class="Default"><span style="color:red"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">As part of the application process, please be prepared to answer two brief essay questions (1,000 characters or less) summarizing your experience with urban or other small farms, and your lived experience working with Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous, and/or other communities of color.</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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p></div></body></html>