Dear Colleagues, Please share this exciting opportunity with your upcoming graduates. There are still openings available for the Program beginning in June, with an Orientation Workshop to be held in late May at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Travel and lodging expenses to the Workshop are paid by the Program.
The Conservation and Land Management Fellows Program is a partnership between the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service and the USDA Forest Service. Positions are available in the western United States beginning June, 2008. Duties may include plant and wildlife monitoring and mapping, endangered species reintroduction, invasive species management, geographic data acquisition and analysis, biological assessments, sensitive species lists and conservation plans, fire ecology, land use planning, archaeology-related activities, recreation areas management, rangeland assessments, seed collection. Fellows participate in a one-week training course held in late May in Chicago. Travel and lodging expenses will be covered. Training includes BLM,NPS,FS orientation, Endangered Species Act and associated programs, plant and animal identification and monitoring, GIS and mapping, and topographical map reading and GPS skills. Compensation is $750.00 per pay period (every two weeks) How to Apply: Applicants must have a visa authorized for employment in the United States of America. Please send a letter of interest, school transcript(s), resume, and three letters of recommendation to: Manager, CLM Fellows Program [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information visit the website: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/research/training/clm_fellowship/ This fellowship opportunity may also be conducted as a research component of a Masters program with Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden. For application information, visit: http://www.plantbiology.northwestern.edu
