<div dir="ltr"><div>Attached below is a public announcement for two soil conservationist positions with NRCS in Pittsfield, MA. The Berkshires are a really beautiful place, so check it out if you are interested. Note that the positions open up on USAjobs today until next Wednesday (11/24).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Eamonn Mazur (Tierra Seca Club President)<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Brown, Jacob - FPAC-NRCS, ELY, NV</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Jacob.Brown3@usda.gov">Jacob.Brown3@usda.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 8:18 AM<br>Subject: Fw: Career Opportunity:  Soil Conservationist - GS-457-5/7/9 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts (11/18/2021-11/24/2021)<br>To: <a href="mailto:uofatierraseca@gmail.com">uofatierraseca@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:uofatierraseca@gmail.com">uofatierraseca@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>




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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 18, 2021 6:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ug-NV-nrcs <<a href="mailto:nv-nrcs@usda.gov" target="_blank">nv-nrcs@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Career Opportunity: Soil Conservationist - GS-457-5/7/9 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts (11/18/2021-11/24/2021)</font>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 18, 2021 5:22:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NRCS-NSSC-ASC-MGT-STGY <<a href="mailto:AssistantStateConsForMgtStrategy@usda.gov" target="_blank">AssistantStateConsForMgtStrategy@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Career Opportunity: Soil Conservationist - GS-457-5/7/9 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts (11/18/2021-11/24/2021)</font>
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Good morning,  This is our 2^nd attempt to fill two soil conservationist vacancies in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  This time, we added a public notice as well.  Massachusetts appreciates your consideration in sharing this career opportunity with your
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I am happy to announce that the Soil Conservationist 5-9 position(s) in the Pittsfield Field Office will post to
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USAJobs</a> on <b>Thursday,</b> <b>11/18/21 through Wednesday, 11/24/21</b>.</p>
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* Eligible applicants may consider applying to both announcements which may expand the possibilities of consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement.</p>
<p><b><u>We are looking for up to two applicants</u></b> that meet the requirements for the Soil Conservationist position. This position covers beautiful Berkshire County. There is a good mix of agricultural operations in Berkshire county including dairy, cropland,
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This position covers the western most county in the state. Please direct interested candidates to check out some of the cool things we are doing in Berkshire County:
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<p>This is a short introductory “Welcome to Massachusetts” video:  <u><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnSOYOZ2jV3A&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cffae10265b5c403721fe08d9aaa16a42%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637728432651988443%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=5ug73x%2Fcgxagna%2BuhM8rb%2BBJTq5VIoGDtjPmxLdHgfs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSOYOZ2jV3A</a></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,54,93)">LISA GUSTAFSON</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,54,93)"> |
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