Conservation Coordinator- Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance

Position Summary

Austin Peay State University invites applications for Conservation Coordinator for the Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance within the Dept. of Biology and Center for Field Biology. The successful candidate’s primary role will be to serve as the coordinator for the statewide TN Plant Conservation Alliance program. Some publishing, development of plant conservation curricula, and grant-writing is expected. Two year initial position. Continuation of employment based on continued grant funding.

Essential Functions

• Navigate groups through meetings, negotiating project details with colleagues from multiple institutions, developing projects into programs, motivating students and volunteers, and empowering others to dedicate themselves to their work out of sense of responsibility to plant conservation.
• Understand basic natural history, ecology, and vegetation, of eastern North America. coordinating on-the-ground projects, including projects focused on species-level conservation and broader community restoration.
• Cookinate projects with diverse individuals and groups, including the general public, private landowners, gardeners, agency personnel, volunteers, non-profit staff, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and high school-aged children.