[Pollinator] Job Announcement: Butterfly Conservation Specialist

[Matthew Shepherd]

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation in now hiring a *Butterfly
Conservation Specialist* to join our growing conservation team and help us
continue to successfully implement our mission. The Butterfly Conservation
Specialist will work under the direction of the Executive Director to:

   - Manage our effort to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitat.
   - Assist in management of the IUCN Butterfly Specialist Group.
   - Plan surveys for at-risk butterflies.
   - Assist in the development of management plans for at-risk butterflies
   - Perform limited applied research on select butterfly species.
   - Develop status reviews and ESA listing petitions for critically
   imperiled butterfly species.
   - Develop and run a butterfly management short course that provides land
   managers with guidance on how to best manage habitat for butterflies.
   - Update and maintain the Xerces Red List of butterflies and moths.

This position will ideally be located in Portland, Oregon, but we will
consider locations in California.  This is a full time position with a
salary range of $34,000 - $40,000 depending on experience, and a generous
benefits package. A detailed job description and information about how to
apply is available at
http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/butterfly-conservation-specialist2.pdf


All applications must be received by April 18th, 2011.
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