[TABD] Job Announcement: Butterfly Conservation Specialist

Blanca Huertas B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk
Fri Apr 15 15:18:53 BST 2011


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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