From Shueyi@aol.com Tue May 19 07:33:42 1998 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id HAA58826 for ; Tue, 19 May 1998 07:33:42 -0700 Received: from imo11.mx.aol.com (imo11.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.33]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.09) with ESMTP id HAA21771 for ; Tue, 19 May 1998 07:33:41 -0700 Received: from Shueyi@aol.com by imo11.mx.aol.com (IMOv14.1) id 4LPAa07684 for ; Tue, 19 May 1998 10:33:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Shueyi Message-ID: <35f7586a.35619829@aol.com> Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 10:33:11 EDT To: consbio@u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Open Position in Applied Conservation Biology Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 38 Conservation Biology List Watchers; We are now accepting resumes for Director of Stewardship at The Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy. In addition to traditional preserve maintenance, the IN-TNC program is aggressively involved in ecosystem restoration, including a 7,000+ acre sand prairie restoration, and perhaps the most aggressive black oak barrens restoration efforts in the Conservancy. We are looking for a dynamic and highly qualified leader of our field team across the State. Conservation Science at IN-TNC includes a diverse team of 10+ staff working at critical biodiversity sites encompassing Indiana's native community types, including aquatic systems. There is no cut-off date, although we expect to identify likely candidates within the month. Please feel free to pass this announcement along to qualified potential applicants, especially those with experience and training in ecological prescribed burning. Thanks, John Shuey, Ph.D. Director of Conservation Science Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy ________________ THE NATURE CONSERVANCY JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Director of Stewardship SUPERVISOR: Director of Science and Conservation Biology LOCATION: Indiana Field Office, Indianapolis, Indiana PREPARER: John Shuey, Director of Conservation Science DATE: May 1998 SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Director of Stewardship is responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of the Conservancy’s stewardship program in Indiana. This includes being responsible for maintaining TNC preserves such that biodiversity attributes are maximized, managing and coordinating stewardship staff to complete critical tasks at priority sites and preserves, coordinating field ecological and hydrological monitoring tasks, and coordinating site conservation planning. The Director is responsible for monitoring easements and maintaining good neighbor relations. He/She will work closely with partner organizations, bioreserve project managers, the Director of Conservation Science, other IN-FO staff and local volunteers. The Director of Stewardship is an exempt position. He/She is supervised by the Director of Science and Conservation Stewardship and will supervise a team of stewards, restoration specialists, interns and volunteers. DUTIES 1. Coordinate stewardship in Indiana to complete critical and labor intensive stewardship activities at TNC and partner preserves. This will include coordinating with the Director of Conservation Science, and individual program managers, the work of stewardship staff. 2. Prepare program budget, prioritize stewardship activities for long range and fiscal year planning cycles, and ensure the financial responsibility of the stewardship program. This includes grant writing and administration as appropriate 3. Ensure the exchange of information on advances in conservation science among the Indiana Stewardship staff, with other TNC offices, and with project partners. 4. In conjunction with partner organizations, facilitate the preparation of Site Conservation Plans for priority Nature Preserves. 5. Manage and coordinate the IN-FO Prescribed Fire Program. Coordinate staff training such that the Field office develops and maintains the capacity to effectively use prescribed fire in managing preserves.. 6. Supervise the volunteer stewardship program. Coordinate volunteer workdays, and ensure that on the ground success is achieved through volunteer activities. 7. Implement and manage monitoring program for priority sites. 8. Increase the visibility of the Conservancy's Stewardship Program and stewardship issues with Conservancy members, chapters trustees, other natural resources agencies, and the general public through written and oral presentations. 9. Assist the Director of Conservation Science and other Field Office Staff with the preparation of funding proposals. Assist the Director of Conservation Science with other conservation science activities as required. MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS 1. Bachelors degree and five years of experience in ecology or natural resource related work with supervisory experience. (Prefer experience and training in Midwestern natural community restoration including woody and exotic species control, prescribed burning, and species restoration.) 2. Understanding of GIS hardware and software, especially Arc-Info, Arc-View, and ERDAS, and experience with GIS and Remote Sensing. 3. Knowledge of natural areas restoration, ecology and ecosystem processes. 4. Exhibited experience successfully completing projects under severe time constraints with minimal financial resources. 5. Experience with landscape scale and site conservation planning. 6. Demonstrated supervisory experience and the ability to motivate and coordinate a diverse volunteer work force to achieve quantifiable objectives. 7. Familiarity with Indiana geography, natural history, and disturbance regimes. 8. Willingness to travel, including two to three nights per week on the road. 9. Demonstrated ability to work independently on several different simultaneous projects. 10. Ability to effectively communicate, both verbal and written, with a wide range of people. 11. Documented training and experience with prescribed burning. SEND RESUME AND LETTER OF INTEREST TO: Human Resources The Nature Conservancy 1330 W. 38th Street Indianapolis, IN 46208 Fax (317) 923-7582 --TNC is an EO/AA Employer-- .