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Location:
Christiansburg, VA, United States, North America
Career Level:
Senior (5+ years of experience)
Education:
Advanced Degree
Job type:
Full time
Positions:
1
Salary:
Negotiable
Apply before:
29 Feb, 2012

Environmental Scientist

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Environmental Services and Consulting, Inc. (ES&C) is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Environmental Scientist in our New River Valley office.
  
Company: ES&C is a leader in providing environmental consulting and laboratory services to clients nationwide from offices in Southwest Virginia. We provide a wide array of laboratory testing, field sampling and consulting services to professional service firms, developers, the mining industry, municipalities, government agencies, real estate professionals, citizen monitoring groups and residents. Our team of specialized biologists, scientists and technicians focus on ecology, environmental planning, water resources, stream/wetland assessment and restoration, and regulatory support. Visit www.es-and-c.com for more details.
 
Requirements:  At a minimum, the successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree and 5 years experience in the natural resources field, or a Master’s degree and 3 years experience.  The successful candidate will have, or be able to obtain within a short time, certification from the Society of Freshwater Science for macroinvertebrate taxonomy in Eastern EPT Taxa and Eastern Chironomidae.  Other preferred skill sets include stream and wetland delineation experience, electro-fishing experience, and other wildlife survey experience (mussel and bat preferred).
 
Duties: The primary responsibilities of this position include design and implementation of biological surveys and biomonitoring projects. Strong written and oral communication skills are required.  This position includes the identification of macroinvertebrates to the lowest possible taxonomic level, generally to the genus/species level for many projects and includes slide mounting or organisms and some sorting of organisms under a dissecting scope. Applicants should be proficient with invertebrate taxonomy.
 
Employment Details: This position is a full-time salaried position with benefits.  Salary is commensurate with qualifications.

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