Announcement of a Job Opening in the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas =20 TITLE: Environmental Specialist 3 (West Tennessee Natural Areas Stewardship Ecologist) START DATE: Winter 2007 MONTHLY RATE: The salary is =242,956 to =244,330 per month plus state benefits package. HOURS: Full-time APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 28, 2007 =20 =20 POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural Areas, anticipates hiring a working level full-time Environmental Specialist 3 to support the State Natural Areas Program as a West Tennessee Natural Areas Stewardship Ecologist. =20 The positions will be supervised by the State Natural Areas Program Manager in Nashville, and will work out of the Department=E2=80=99s = Jackson Field Office in West Tennessee. The incumbent will be responsible for the day-to-day administration and management of West Tennessee State Natural Areas. For additional information about the Tennessee State Natural Areas Program, you may visit our website at http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na . =20 Interested applicants should submit a state application form as indicated below. =20 =20 REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor=E2=80=99s degree in environmental science, biology, zoology, = botany or other acceptable field and two years of fulltime professional environmental program work. Qualifying fulltime environmental program experience may substitute for the required education, on a year for year basis, to a maximum of four years. Graduate coursework in environmental science, biology, zoology, plant ecology, botany or other acceptable field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year for year basis, to a maximum of one year (24 semester hours is equivalent to one year), or two years fulltime professional environmental program work with the State of Tennessee. =20 =20 Applicants should possess an understanding of the concepts and practices of conservation biology with an ability to initiate and complete site design planning and stewardship actions for state natural areas. Such activities may involve strenuous work in remote locations, and may require the use of manual and power tools and equipment. The candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills to successfully facilitate coordination of stewardship activities with other state, federal and local government agencies, non-profit organizations, and volunteers. The position requires the ability to provide education and outreach programs to the general public, conservation organizations, and other agencies. The candidate should have excellent technical and professional skills to coordinate cooperative management activities with professional land managers and private landowners. An understanding of the natural heritage network and methodology is helpful. Good botanical and zoological skills, and an understanding of the concepts of natural community classification are desirable. Additionally, the west Tennessee Stewardship Ecologist candidate should possess an understanding of wetland systems and functions. The applicant should poses a good computer skills, including working familiarity with various GIS applications and GPS devices. =20 APPLICATION: Any interested candidate should send a resume, transcripts, writing sample, references and completed state application for the Environmental Specialist 3 position to the Division of Natural Areas at the address listed below. Specifications and Qualifications for the Environmental Specialist 3 position can be found at (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the portable document format (pdf)): http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/specs/72922.pdf=20 =20 A printable state application form can be downloaded at: http://www.state.tn.us/personnel/Application/STATE%20OF%20TN%20APPLICATION.= pdf =20 =20 DEADLINE: Applications should be submitted no later than August 28th, 2007. =20 CONTACT: Any questions may be directed to R eggie Reeves at the Division of Natural Areas. =20 Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation Division of Natural Heritage 401 Church St., 7th Floor L&C Tower Nashville, TN 37243-0447 =20 Phone: (615) 532-0431 Fax: (615) 532-0046 E-mail: reggie.reeves=40state.tn.us=20 Website: http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na=20
