Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0A basic understanding of environmental, agricultural, and\/or natural resource science. \u00a0Education may be substituted for experience as determined relevant by the partners. \u00a0Preference will be given to candidates that possess a bachelor\u2019s degree with an emphasis in wildlife management.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Experience conducting upland habitat management, prescribed burning, operating tractors and agricultural implements (disking, mowing, planting food plots, etc.), identification and control of noxious weeds and other undesired vegetation<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Safe transportation\/hauling of equipment<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues and partner agencies<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Ability to work independently with little supervision<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Knowledge of wildlife ecology, grassland management, and\/or forest management including the ability to utilize various habitat management equipment and tools in the development of wildlife habitat<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Excellent verbal\/written communication and organizational skills<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Valid driver\u2019s license required<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Applicant may be required to obtain a CDL, private pesticide applicators license and prescribed fire training<\/p>\n
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The following courses are preferred to have already been completed by applicant:<\/p>\n
Course Title<\/u>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Course Number<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIntroduction to ICS\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I-100<\/p>\n
Human Factors in Wildland Fire Service\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0L-180<\/p>\n
Firefighter Training\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0S-130<\/p>\n
Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0S-190<\/p>\n
NIMS: An Introduction\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0IS-700<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0One year of experience conducting prescribed burns and\/or timber stand improvement using chainsaws or hack and squirt methods<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0One year of experience applying herbicides to control undesirable species<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0One year of experience operating tractors, discs, and planting equipment<\/p>\n
Training and Experience Guideline:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Any combination of training and\/or experience that will enable the applicant to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. \u00a0One year of work experience in a wildlife management or agricultural related job. \u00a0Applicants who possess a Bachelor of Science Degree in Wildlife Management or closely related natural resources field and\/or related field experience is preferred.<\/p>\nSalary:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Starting range of $31,000-$35,600 depending upon qualifications and experience, plus benefits<\/p>\nApplication Requirements<\/u><\/strong>: Please\u00a0combine your cover letter, resume and 3 references<\/em><\/u>\u00a0into 1 Microsoft Word document or Adobe Acrobat PDF file before clicking on the blue\u00a0APPLY<\/strong>\u00a0icon at the bottom or upper right corner. Upload your combined document to the Resume area of the application. For a list of all current job openings, please visit our Recruitment website at: www.pheasantsforever.org\/jobs<\/p>\nIf you have questions about the position, contact<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0Ryan Diener, Arkansas State Coordinator, at 636-399-8733<\/p>\nPheasants Forever, Inc is an Equal Opportunity\/Affirmative Action, e-Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other category that may be protected by law.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,28,33,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42989,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42988\/revisions\/42989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}