[tdwg] JOB ANNOUCEMENT: Invasive Species Coordinator - Plants, UGA Bugwood Network

Chuck Bargeron cbargero at uga.edu
Mon Oct 8 20:06:45 CEST 2007


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Position:  Invasive Species Coordinator 

Location:  University of Georgia, Tifton, Georgia USA 
 
Appointment:  Grant-funded full-time position (salary $39,781 with
benefits).  The position is currently funded for one year with renewal
contingent upon availability of continuing grant funds and satisfactory
progress of employee
 
Available:  Closing date for receipt of applications is November 1, 2007.
Position could be available as early as December 1, 2007.  

Position Description: This is a grant-funded position in the Bugwood Network
that will oversee the plant-related invasive species programs of the Bugwood
Network, www.bugwood.org.  The Bugwood Network is a technology-based working
group collaboration between faculty in the College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences (CAES) and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural
Resources (WSFNR).  The Bugwood Network focuses on developing and providing
information on forest health, invasive and exotic species, entomology,
silviculture, integrated pest management, agriculture, and natural resource
management that operates and serves 20 web sites that receive 130 million
hits a year (see www.bugwood.org/bugwood2007.pdf).  
  
Qualifications:  MS or higher in one of the following or related fields:
ecology, forestry, weed science, botany, horticulture or plant sciences.
Cross-discipline experience with focus on invasive species preferred.
Ability and experience using Windows-based computers, Microsoft Word, Excel
and PowerPoint, and utilizing the Internet as a research tool.  Experience
using geographic information system (GIS) software such as ArcGIS and Global
Positioning System (GPS) equipment is desired.  A thorough understanding of
scientific nomenclature and systematics is preferred.  Candidates must have
good communication skills, both written and verbal, the ability to work
independently and with others.  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:  This position will serve as the
plant-related invasive species coordinator for Bugwood Network projects and
duties will include:  classification of images and information into the
Bugwood Image Database System (IDS), expanding the development and operation
of the Georgia Invasive Species Task Force, overseeing components of  the
Georgia Cogongrass Cooperative Weed Management Area,  development and
training associated with the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System
(EDDMapS), and working with aspects of  the USDA-APHIS-PPQ-sponsored Georgia
Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) program. 
 
The candidate will be required to develop and deliver presentations to
groups including professional organizations at state, regional, and national
levels.  Some out-of-town and overnight travel will be required.  

Location:  The University of Georgia Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA.   The campus
provides agricultural and environmental research, outreach and instruction
with almost 100 UGA scientists working with USDA Agricultural Research
Service researchers.  Tifton is listed as one of the "100 Best Small Towns
in America".  Tifton is located 180 miles south of Atlanta and has a county
population of 40,000. 

Applications:  Interested persons must complete official online University
application at: https://www.ugajobsearch.com; Select Search Postings, Enter
Position Number: 20070628.  Please direct any and all questions to: 

Dr. G. Keith Douce, Dr. David J. Moorhead	or Chuck Bargeron

The Bugwood Network

The University of Georgia

Phone: 229-386-3298 
Fax:     229-386-3352
Email:  cbargero at uga.edu
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