<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 to middle and high school students, </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">guide students in </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">accurately collecting data for research projects, </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">lead students in leadership activities/games, manage student safety in a dynamic field setting, transport participants, maintain EPI field equipment, and support assistant instructors in their development as environmental educators.</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">*Assistant Instructors* </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">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. Throughout the season, assistant instructors will have opportunities to practice and grow in their confidence and ability to teach relevant science and ecology lessons and manage student group dynamics and safety in a field setting. Upon successful completion of a winter season, assistant instructors will be considered for a position as a field instructor for EPI Yellowstone's summer wildlife ecology programs (May-August 2022).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Because of the diversity of Yellowstone participants and EPI staff, all instructors and assistant instructors should have the skills to address bias in their work and be culturally responsive in interactions with students and co-workers. Field staff are encouraged to identify ways in which we can enhance inclusivity in planning and implementing our programs. </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 priority application deadline is Sunday 10/10, with interviews scheduled on a rolling basis, 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 Sarah Wood at <a href="mailto:sarah@ecologyproject.org">sarah@ecologyproject.org</a>. </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 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 Manager<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></div><div><div><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">406.721.7060</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#1f497d"> f</font></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span></div><div><b style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EcologyProject/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://drive.google.com/a/ecologyproject.org/uc?id=1P1KyOt2fCjMXF5TBhLCmoIB111QuBeEA&export=download"></a>  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EcologyProject/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1AFWJxab_cpQ-oEpuod16hx0xZrCtSYQl&revid=0Bwzis9UDw6maWWl2NHoveEp2YkRzbDNIdzFIWXhGSG5GaTVzPQ"></a>  <a href="https://twitter.com/ecologyproject" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1qh3voOetBV1M5BpfbKZ9OEI2o49VttkF&revid=0Bwzis9UDw6maRkNGNkV3MHdFNUxRUW8wT015Z2ZKOWlzNUR3PQ"></a>  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/pezsapo08" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1CIfVLyQh5b-n6FE-YX4VokFEe5-PYF5X&revid=0Bwzis9UDw6maSTBNM0x1a3o0b0tWRjRrVnlZenNuUWtIZTNZPQ"></a><br></span></b><a href="https://www.ecologyproject.org/programs/local-communities-campuses/yellowstone" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.ecologyproject.org/yellowstone-impacts</font></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><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-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span></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><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</span></i><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="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I respectfully acknowledge the Seliš-Qlispé (Salish and Kalispel) and Ktunaxa (Kootenai) peoples on whose traditional territories I reside and work. And I work to honor their relationship to these lands, since time immemorial, and to follow their example in caring for this place for generations to come. </span></i><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>