[MAIPC] Fwd: [ECOLOG-L] Exotic Plant Management Team Internship

[Mark Frey]

All

The DC-based Exotic Plant Management Team is hiring three (or maybe five)
interns to work with our team this summer. It is hard but rewarding work.

Mark Frey

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From: Michelle Marsich <michelle at conservationlegacy.org>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 6:45 PM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Exotic Plant Management Team Internship
To: <ECOLOG-L at listserv.umd.edu>


Good afternoon,



Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps <https://gavcc.org/> is
offering a new internship program beginning in May/June 2019 in partnership
with the National Park Service and the National Capital Region Exotic Plant
Management Team. We would love the opportunity to share these internship
opportunities through the ECOLOG Listserv. Please let me know if you need
any additional information or formatting.



Below is a summary of the position with a link to apply. Applications will
be accepted from now until April 26, 2019 or until all positions have been
filled. Any questions can be directed to michelle at conservationlegacy.org.



*Title: *Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) Individual Placment

*Position Timeline: *May or June 2019; 18+ weeks, 675 hour AmeriCorps
National Service term

*Pay Rate:* $500/week + Segal Education Award

*Status:* Seasonal/Temporary; Individual Placement; Internship

*Location:* Washington, DC

APPLY HERE
<https://sccorps-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&jobid=1344&source=ONLINE&JobOwner=992312&company_id=16984&version=1&byBusinessUnit=&bycountry=0&bystate=0&byRegion=&bylocation=NULL&keywords=&byCat=NULL&proximityCountry=&postalCode=&radiusDistance=&isKilometers=&tosearch=yes&city=>



*Position Summary:*

The Exotic Plant Management Individual Placement is based in Washington, DC
as part of the National Capital Region Exotic Plant Management Team with
the National Park Service. This 18-week AmeriCorps position will provide
invasive plant management program support to the parks and partners in the
National Capital Region. The Individual Placement will engage in
responsibilities primarily in a field but also in an office setting. In the
field, the Individual Placement will work side-by-side with trained
staff to conduct invasive plant control in potentially strenuous and
adverse conditions. This position will work with GIS and related tools as
well as with paper and electronic files to conduct invasive plant ranking,
evaluate tools for mobile data collection, collect data and/or perform data
analysis, contribute to the development of reports, and assist in the
development of communication materials. Training in invasive species
management, chainsaw use, Mid-Atlantic Ecology and more will be
provided. Housing is not available for this position.



*General Qualifications:*

To qualify, you must be between the ages of 21 and 27, and a US citizen
that has received a high school diploma or GED. All offers of employment
are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex
Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check. Must be
eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award.



*Preferred Qualifications:*

   - Resident of Washington, DC or surrounding metro area
   - Two or four year college degree in a biology-related subject area
   - Familiarity with local plant identification
   - Valid First Aid/CPR/AED certification



Thank you,





*Michelle Marsich*

Associate Program Director

Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps

Cell: 540.372.0794

*michelle at conservationlegacy.org <megan at conservationlegacy.org>*
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