I welcome inquiries about fit for the position or questions about the job. The salary is competitive with postdoc level positions. Master's or PhD strongly preferred though an undergrad with several years experience in management would be considered. Thank you for sharing this announcement widely if you can!
The
Morton Arboretum is seeking a Tree Conservation Biology Program Manager to:
design and execute conservation research projects including publishing results;
contribute to team leadership and mentoring; manage data and procedures; and
coordinate and communicate with partners to achieve applied conservation
outcomes. You will help develop the knowledge and tools to ensure adaptive
capacity and resilience of biodiversity, focusing on trees. There are exciting
opportunities to mentor early career scientists in best practices of research,
data collection, and data curation; develop new skills through funded
professional development; contribute to conservation policy and on the ground
conservation; prepare and deliver talks at conferences; and assist with long
term planning and grant writing. The successful candidate will ideally have
experience in one or more of the following areas: spatial ecology/ GIS/ niche
modeling; species threat assessment; big data analysis or meta-analysis; or
conservation genetic data generation and analysis. Skills in data management
and teamwork are necessary. The ideal candidate is able to work in laboratory,
field, and computer environments; has excellent written and verbal
communication and attention to detail; is highly organized; and can manage
several projects simultaneously. A positive attitude, self-motivation,
scientific curiosity and a desire for lifelong learning are a plus. The
Arboretum is a beautiful 1,700-acre tree museum in Lisle, Illinois, that
attracts more than 1 million visitors each year, and is one of the world’s
leading tree science and conservation institutions. Join our team and help make
the world a better place through tree conservation. https://careers.hireology.com/themortonarboretum/1524619/description
Thanks!
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Sean
Hoban (Pronouns: he/him)
Tree
Conservation Biologist | The Morton Arboretum
4100
Illinois Rt 53, 3rd Floor Research Bldg, room 324, Lisle, IL
630-719-2419
| shoban@mortonarb.org
| Tweets @seanmhoban
Recent
major publications
Biological
Reviews: Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of
Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition
Nature
Reviews Genetics: Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies
Biological
Conservation: Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted
narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current
actions and indicators are insufficient (summarized in a one page,
accessible policy brief in 15 languages here)
New
Report: Conservation Gap Analysis of U.S. Trees in Nine Priority Genera
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The Morton Arboretum is located on ancestral homelands of the
Council of Three Fires— the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi—and many other tribes
that resided on or migrated through this land for generations. Please join us
in recognizing these enduring communities and the many Indigenous peoples
residing throughout the Chicago region today. We invite you to learn more about
them and the Arboretum’s commitment to supporting Indigenous peoples on
our website.
