The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking an inventory ecologist and the Countryside Conservancy is looking to hire a land protection specialist. Here are the details:

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has a full-time, contract-funded opening for an inventory ecologist. The primary emphasis of this position is to conduct County Natural Heritage Inventories throughout Pennsylvania.

The position will be based at the Pittsburgh office of the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, which is housed at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Work will focus primarily on western Pennsylvania counties, but may include work in eastern counties as well.

Duties will include interpreting remote imagery, compiling information sources, conducting field surveys of significant sites, recording and analyzing information from site visits, mapping site locations, writing final reports and presenting findings to the public.

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in botany, ecology, field biology, conservation, or related field, plus experience; masters degree preferred. Suitable applicants should have a strong background in plant taxonomy and be able to demonstrate familiarity with Pennsylvania and/or mid-Atlantic/Midwest regions’ flora and fauna and natural community classification. Must have experience involving intensive field studies and ecological research techniques.

Facility with GIS and experience in the use of databases needed. Position requires the ability to traverse rugged terrain, spend long hours out-of-doors on extended field excursions, and travel to work in remote locations within Pennsylvania.

Interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter and salary expectations to: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Senior Director, Human Resources, Box R, Mill Run, PA 5464 nbassett@paconserve.org.

The Countryside Conservancy, a land trust based in La Plume, PA and working in Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties, seeks a hard-working, motivated individual with experience in land conservation, natural resources or a related field to coordinate its land protection and stewardship work.

The Land Protection Specialist will work with landowners, colleagues and Board members to develop, manage and close land-protection projects, and initiate new projects in priority areas. He or she will also lead the Conservancy’s easement stewardship activities, including landowner communications and easement monitoring.

This is a full-time, salaried position for an individual with solid knowledge of natural resource and land issues, strong computer skills, and excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. For a full job description, please contact the Executive Director at cconserv@epix.net.

3/23/2007