<div dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.epiyellowstone.org/" target="_blank">Ecology Project International</a>'s </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yellowstone Program </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">is looking for passionate environmental educators and outdoor leaders to join our field instructor teams</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Field instructors* teach ecology and science lessons, guide students in </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">accurately collecting data for research projects as they work alongside </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">scientists, transport students between field sites, adhere to rigorous risk </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">management protocols, lead students in leadership activities/games, mentor f</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">ield interns, and help lead students in meal preparation.<br></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Field interns*, as a member of a three-person field team, guide students </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">in the preparation of all meals in the field, maintain EPI field equipment, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">transport students, lead students in leadership activities/games, and </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">support field instructors in conducting all courses. As the internship </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">progresses, interns will be called upon to provide relevant ecology and </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">science lessons to students. Upon demonstration of sufficient growth throughout the winter season, interns will be given the opportunity to interview for a summer instructor position (May - August 2020). </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>The application deadline is this Friday, 9/27, so apply today! </b></span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For complete job announcements and to access the applications (for both </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">positions), please visit </span><a href="http://www.ecologyproject.org/about/jobs/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.ecologyproject.org/about/jobs/</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Any questions can be directed to Alexei Desmarais at </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:alexei@ecologyproject.org" target="_blank">alexei@ecologyproject.org</a></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">About EPI:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EPI is an international non-profit organization dedicated to addressing </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">critical conservation issues through field-based partnerships between local </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">experts and high school students. We engage adolescent youth from local </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">communities and visiting youth from other regions in applied conservation </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">hands-on science and conservation as they learn about and help protect </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">threatened species and habitats. Through EPI?s programs in five countries </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">throughout the U.S. and Latin America, teens are inspired and empowered to </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">engage in conservation efforts at home and worldwide to become the next </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">generation of conservation leaders. More information can be found at </span><a href="http://www.ecologyproject.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.ecologyproject.org</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span>  </p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Alexei Desmarais | Yellowstone Program Supervisor<br></span></b><b style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Ecology Project International</font></span></b><br></div><div><b style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Pronouns: he/him/his</font></span></span></div><div><b style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">406.218.2603 t | </span><span dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span dir="ltr">406.721.7060</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#1f497d"> f</font></span></div><div><a href="https://www.ecologyproject.org/programs/local-communities-campuses/yellowstone" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" target="_blank">www.epiyellowstone.org</a><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> | </span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#1155cc"><a href="http://facebook.com/epiyellowstone" target="_blank">facebook.com/epiyellowstone</a></font></span><br></div><div><font color="#1155cc" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><i style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Conservation for the next generation<br></span></i><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>