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• Ecological Restoration Technicians, Semper Fi Land Services (Yorkville, IL; due Sept. 30)

  by Susan HelminkAug 12, 2022 9:15 am |  5  Views

  The restoration tech works with the crew chief to restore natural areas as part of ecosystem management. Work includes herbicide application for invasive species control, prescribed burn management, and removal of non-native brush. 

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• Resource Conservationist, Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District (Champaign, IL; due Aug. 14)

  by Susan HelminkAug 12, 2022 9:15 am |  3  Views

  The Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking a full-time Resource Conservationist to administer and implement soil and water conservation outreach, education, and technical assistance. 

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• IPA Consumer Protection Specialist, Illinois Power Agency (Chicago, IL; open until filled)

  by Susan HelminkAug 12, 2022 8:00 am |  6  Views

  The Consumer Protection Specialist will work closely with the Consumer Protection Counsel, other Agency staff, and the Agency’s third-party Program Administrators on a consumer protection issues related to the Adjustable Block Program, which provides incentives for distributed generation and community solar projects, and the Illinois Solar For All Program, which offers incentives to support access to solar for low-income households, non-profit organizations, and public facilities.

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• Academic Hourly - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, University of Illinois Extension (due Aug. 19)

  by Susan HelminkAug 10, 2022 12:00 pm |  10  Views

  This academic hourly position will be responsible for assisting with Environmental Literacy and Education tasks. This is a part-time, temporary, Academic Hourly position. 

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• Visiting Scientific Specialist, Environmental Assessments Researcher, Illinois State Geological Survey (Lisle, IL; due Sept. 16)

  by Susan HelminkAug 10, 2022 12:00 pm |  1 View

  ISGS is seeking to hire a Visiting Scientific Specialist, Environmental Assessments Researcher (up to five depending on applicant pool and programmatic need) to perform sponsored research on environmental assessments. The assessments will involve evaluating potential environmental and geologic hazards and risks for Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) infrastructure improvement projects.

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• Big Sky Watershed Corps (Jan. - Nov. 2023), AmeriCorps (Montana)

  by Susan HelminkAug 9, 2022 3:00 pm |  5  Views

  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Position interviews will begin the last week of August.

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• Soil Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (8 vacancies in IL; due August 19)

  by Susan HelminkAug 9, 2022 2:45 pm |  2  Views

  This is an entry level position. Vacancies in Aledo, Quincy, Toledo, Shelbyville, Watseka, Pontiac, Paxton, and Harrisburg, Illinois.

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• Assistant Research Scientist, Quantitative Ecology - Illinois Natural History Survey/PRI

  by Amber HallAug 8, 2022 2:00 pm |  2  Views

  The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking a Quantitative ecologist to explore and quantitatively assess existing fish length and age data to evaluate various approaches to fish stock assessment and identify/pursue data gaps to characterize reach-specific population demographics of recreational and commercially important sport fishes in Illinois and Mississippi rivers and evaluate current sampling strategies for riverine sportfish.

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• Assistant Research Scientist, Large River Ecology - Illinois Natural History Survey/PRI

  by Amber HallAug 8, 2022 1:00 pm |  1 View

  The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking a Large River Ecologist to Administer research activities of the Survey by developing, planning, directing, and conducting basic and applied research for the aquatic macroinvertebrate component of the Long-Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRM), an element of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR).

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• UIUC Wildlife Medical Clinic seeks volunteers for the 2022-2023 academic year

  by Susan HelminkJul 27, 2022 11:45 am |  32  Views

  This is a great hands-on opportunity for undergrads (and graduate students, too!) interested in wildlife, veterinary medicine, public health, or really anything environmentally oriented. Apply by August 15.

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