[MCN] EPI is Hiring Instructors for the Bitterroot Wildlife Internship

[Alexei Desmarais]

Ecology Project International (EPI) <http://www.epiyellowstone.org>is
hiring two field instructors to mentor and deliver academic content for 12
Bitterroot Wildlife Internship program high school interns this summer.

The Bitterroot Wildlife Internship (BWI) program is a partnership between
Ecology Project International (EPI) and MPG Ranch that offers a unique
experience for high school students that combines ecological education,
conservation service, and hands-on field research at MPG Ranch in Florence,
Montana from June-August. Each month-long session will be comprised of six
interns. Interns will be paired with MPG staff or affiliates to assist with
ongoing research, service, or outreach projects and complete their own
related research project. EPI has offered the Bitterroot Wildlife
Internship program in conjunction with MPG Ranch since 2014. Field
instructors instructor will mentor, supervise, and manage the intern
experience.

Bitterroot Wildlife Internship instructors will spend Sunday
afternoon-Thursday of each week at the ranch leading interns to complete
conservation service projects (approximately 10hrs/week), conduct
ecological research (approximately 16hrs/week), and learn about the
Bitterroot Valley’s ecosystem (approximately 6 hrs/week). Instructors and
interns will camp in a designated campsite on the ranch Sunday-Thursday.
Conservation projects on the ranch might include pulling invasive weeds,
removing fencing, and gathering native seeds. Potential research
involvement includes avian, soil, plant, ungulate, and insect projects.
Instructors will also teach Leave No Trace awareness, guide wildlife
observation, and mentor the interns in nature journaling.

Instructors will work approximately 53 days from June through August and
will be paid an average of $500/week for 9 weeks, including both field work
and planning/logistics work in the office. This position is based in
Missoula, Montana.


*The deadline to apply is February 21, 2020.  *


For a complete job announcement and to access the application, visit
http://www.ecologyproject.org/about/jobs/.


Any questions can be directed to Alexei Desmarais at
alexei at ecologyproject.org.

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*Alexei Desmarais | Yellowstone Program Supervisor**Ecology Project
International*

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