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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Aloha Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am recruiting qualified candidates for a Rangeland Research Support Technician position. This is a soft-money, APT (administrative, professional, technical) appointment within the University of Hawaii-Manoa with a starting salary of $49,224. The successful candidate will provide technical support for Rangeland and Livestock Management research and extension programing. Current projects include evaluating the ecology and biology of a new invasive pest, Twolined Spittlebug, on Hawaii’s rangelands, research and development of grazing management strategies and decision support tools for sustainable grass-finish beef production, investigating the potential for seaweed supplementation to reduce methane production in range cattle, mineral supplementation in beef cattle and small ruminants, research on the anthelmintic properties of sheep and goat diets, and post-fire remediation of Hawaii rangelands. The position also provides technical support for extension outreach through website development and maintenance, social media campaigns, workshop presentations and extension bulletins and other media. The full position description and where and how to apply is provided in the attached announcement, or interested individuals can access the announcement at this link: <a href="https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu/jobs/4075040/research-support-staff-78052t">https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu/jobs/4075040/research-support-staff-78052t</a> . <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please share this job announcement with anyone who you think might be interested, or out to your contacts as appropriate. The current announcement closes October 25, 2023.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance for your support and assistance in disseminating the job announcement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mark<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>******************************************************************************************<br>Mark S. Thorne, Ph.D.<br>State Range Extension Specialist<br>Kamuela Extension Office<br>67-5189 Kamamalu Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Kamuela, HI 96743<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Phone: (808)887-6183<br>Fax: (808)887-6182<br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:thornem@hawaii.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>thornem@hawaii.edu</span></a><br><br>Marianas Grazing and Livestock Management Academy<br><a href="http://marianasgrazingacademy.org/index.htm" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>http://marianasgrazingacademy.org/index.htm</span></a><br>Hawaii Rangelands<br><a href="https://rangelandsgateway.org/states/hawaii" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>https://rangelandsgateway.org/states/hawaii</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Cooperative Extension Service<br><a href="http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/Extension/index.htm" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ce</span></a><br>Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department<br><a href="http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hnfas/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hnfas/</span></a><br>College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<br><a href="http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/</span></a><br>University of Hawaii at Manoa<br><a href="http://www.hawaii.edu/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.hawaii.edu/</span></a><br><br><span style='color:#000099'>"I am not influenced by the expectation<br>of promotion or pecuniary reward. <br>I wish to be useful, and in every kind<br>of service necessary for the public good,<br>become honorable by being necessary." --- Nathan Hale<br><br></span>******************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>