Hello, Could you please post this Below Job announcement to the Ecology List Server?
Thanks, Cam We have a new Ecologist Position we are hiring for here at the Fort Collins Science Centre (FORT) with the USGS. This individual will be working with me on management questions within the sagebrush ecosystems, with a focus on the impacts of energy and land use developments on sagebrush habitats and associated wildlife species. We are looking for someone skilled in spatial, empirical, and statistical modeling. Please see the announcement below and the associated links for more information. Please distribute this widely, and to all qualified individuals you think might be interested. The announcement is open from10/23/2006 - 11/06/2006. I apologize for cross postings if you receive this more than once. Thanks, Cameron Aldridge Key Requirements: * Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. * Travel and relocation expenses are not authorized. * You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit. * More requirements are listed within the Qualifications and Evaluations Tab. * This position requires 6 to 10 nights of travel per month. Position Information: - This is a TERM Full-Time appointment. Major Duties: The incumbent investigates the decline of sagebrush/shrub-steppe ecosystems across the western United States, and the impact of habitat changes on wildlife and bird species, particularly sagebrush obligates; develops research studies, sets up experiments, hires and supervises technicians, collects field data, and applies advanced statistical and empirical modeling approaches to analyze and publish research results; contributes to a larger research team addressing important wildlife and ecosystem-level management questions related to energy and land use at the landscape-scale; conducts individual research projects or contributes to aspects of larger research projects; performs field work including sampling techniques, species identification, and experimental design for data collection for small mammals, ungulates, songbirds, raptors, herptiles, and/or vegetation; contributes to all facets of the projects; manages large databases and applies and develops statistical and empirical modeling techniques, particularly related to landscape-scale wildlife habitat modeling; utilizes knowledge of current ecological theory for application to landscape-scale field studies and to broader synthesis of the understanding of ecological processes in relation to species-habitat relationships, ecological modeling, statistical and empirical modeling, and experimental methods, including GIS, remote sensing, and spatially explicit models; maintains professional contacts with other scientists active in wildlife and landscape ecology fields; serves as principal investigator; and trains assistants to conduct field work. The Ecologist GS-0408-11 vacancy is now open for viewing. Please click the links below to see your announcement. Announcement Number: CR-2007-0061 OARS Job Link: https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/usgs.exe/runjobinfo?aOrg=1 <https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/usgs.exe/runjobinfo?aOrg=1&aJob=10631&U sername=~BROWSE~&ORGIMG=usgs.gif> &aJob=10631&Username=~BROWSE~&ORGIMG=usgs.gif USA Jobs Link: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1 <http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=49346470> &JobID=49346470 Promotion Potential: GS-12 Announcement Number: CR-2007-0061 Vacancy Description: Ecologist, GS-0408-11/12 (CR-DEU-VC) Open Period: 10/23/2006 - 11/06/2006 Series/Grade: GS-0408-11/12 Salary: $55,191.00 TO $85,991.00 Promotion Potential: GS-12 Hiring Agency: INTERIOR, Geological Survey Duty Locations: 1 vacancy in Fort Collins, CO For more information, Contact: Brian Arnold Renicker, 303-236-9578 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Cameron Aldridge at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________ Cameron L. Aldridge Research Scientist NREL, Colorado State University & U.S. Geological Survey, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building C Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118 USA Voice: 970-226-9433 Mobile: 970-217-6313 Fax: 970-226-9298 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] webpage: http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/~aldridge ______________________________________
