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job ad: RCW research at Fort Bragg



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ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH(RED COCKADED WOODPECKERS)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
						Project # AEC 18-02

An appointment is available at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the area of
Endangered Species.

Project Assignments include, but are not limited to, the following:
·	      Train in cavity provisioning techniques, and install
artificial cavities for endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers.
·	Remove undesirable vegetation at endangered species sites.
·	Mark endangered species sites with paint and signs.
·	GPS new RCW cavity trees.
·	Capture and band nestling and adult RCW's and monitor RCW clusters
on a limited basis.
·	Visit RCW clusters and cavity trees for the purpose of updating data
on a limited basis.


COMPLIANCE BIOLOGIST
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Project # AEC 22-03

An appointment is available at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the area of
Compliance Biology.

Project Assignments include, but are not limited to, the following:
*	Assists the Endangered Species Branch and serves as an assistant to
the Wildlife Biologist ESA/CWA Compliance Specialist who is responsible for
assessing and evaluating all "major" federal Army actions on T/E species at
Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall to include but not limited to: (PWBC) OMA/MILCON
construction projects, military training activities, natural resource
management activities, soil erosion activities, and NEPA review process.
*	Assists closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, State agencies, Army Command Units, and Fort Bragg Staff Judge
Advocate, Construction Management Division, Real Property and Master
Planners.  Responsibilities include; composing letters, reviewing project
design plates, coordinating and attending meetings, creating maps on ArcMap,
evaluating endangered species habitat quality, surveying for wetlands and
T/E species and evaluating their potential habitats, delineating project
boundaries using Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and developing Excel
spreadsheets.   Experience in ArcMap, Trimble GPS Pathfinder software is
helpful, in addition to, knowledge of NEPA, ESA, and CWA regulations. Good
oral and written communications skills are required. Most of the work
responsibilities involve ESA Section 7 Compliance, CWA Section 401/404
Compliance, NEPA review, and T/E species conservation matters in accordance
with Fort Bragg's ESMP and INRMP Plans.


Applicants should have received a Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology,
General Biology, Conservation Biology, Zoology, or related discipline within
3 years of the desired starting date, or completion of all requirements for
the degree should be expected on or about the starting date.

For additional information and or to submit your resume contact:

Research Participation Program for the USAEC
ATTN:  Jody Osborne
Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education
P.O. Box 53
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD  21010-0053
Joanna.Osborne@apg.amedd.army.mil
Phone:  (410) 436 - 7258
Fax:      (410) 436 - 5811

http://www.orau.gov/orise/Educ.htm

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Charles W. "Will" Cook                  w 919-660-7423
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook            cwcook@duke.edu
Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Box 90340, Durham, NC 27708