The New Jersey chapter of The Nature Conservancy has an opening for a Conservation Ecologist, located in Eldora, New Jersey. The Conservation Ecologist conducts conservation measures using GIS and field-based methodologies, supports conservation planning efforts, provides expertise on ecosystems, communities, and species, and participates in restoration efforts. The responsibilities of the position will include, but not be limited to: 1) Assessing integrity and threats to conservation targets including ecosystems, communities, and species. Such work includes landscape-scale GIS analyses, ecosystem, community, and species inventory and monitoring work (at preserve and landscape scales), and mapping of vegetation communities. Helping to build collaborative relationships with strategic partners. 2) Supporting the science and conservation program staff in site, state, and ecoregional-based conservation planning. 3) Compiling, summarizing, and synthesizing current scientific information about forest, wetland, and landscape ecology; applying innovative science-based approaches required to address key conservation challenges related to sustaining biodiversity in New Jersey. 4) Designing, implementing where appropriate, and assessing upland and wetland restorations.
For a full job description, including qualifications and how to apply, see http://www.nature.org/careers/dynamic/natureorg/20071126203059.html
