         
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Summer Entomology Jobs With the PA Dept. of Agriculture
Seventy three (73) summer employment positions in Pennsylvania area are being made available by the Plant Protection Division of the
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry. These non-Civil Service positions in Entomology will focus on insect
survey to detect invasive species like the Emerald Ash Borer. These positions are for the months of May through the end of August and
employees would be expected to work a standard 8 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday schedule.
Thirty-five (35) Forest Insect Pest Aide 1 (FIPA1), two-person crews are being hired for the following 35 counties: Adams, Armstrong,
Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Cumberland, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest,
Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Somerset, Venango,
Warren, Washington, Westmoreland, and York. General familiarity with the counties in which survey work will take place will be helpful
but not required. In addition three (3), Forest Insect Pest Aide 2 (FIPA2), supervisor positions will be hired to help manage the
survey crews. These positions will have regional responsibility for up to 12 counties and their respective survey crews.
Employees will work independently, and may be headquartered either at their place of residence or at a PA Dept. of Agriculture regional
office. The work will involve visual survey of ash trees, placement and monitoring insect traps, digital collection of data, and
investigation of private landowner referrals. A vehicle will be provided for employees to carry out the duties of this position.
Applicants should be students in the biological sciences and be experienced in field work; coursework in entomology is helpful, but
not essential. Applicants must be good drivers, have a valid driver's license, and must be able to navigate using maps. Specific
training for this position will be provided upon beginning employment, and the employee will receive guidance in his/her work
for the duration of the employment period. Pay rate for 2008 is $10.99/hour for a FIPA1 and $12.39/hour for a FIPA2.
Applications must be received no later than March 28, 2008, after which applicants will be contacted to arrange interviews. To apply, please
visit the Bureau of State Employment website at: http://www.hrm.state.pa.us/pds
Download the Personal Data Sheet (PDS) to submit along with a typed one-page resume. On the PDS, list your county of residence and in
the spaces designated in which you will accept work (whichever county or counties you are applying for). For summer employment with
the PA Dept of Agriculture, send the Personal Data Sheet, resume,and cover letter to Mr. Spichiger or Mr. Ambe at the address below,
rather than to the address listed on the website.
Interviews of applicants will be conducted in early April. For more information, or to receive a copy of the application through the
mail, please contact:
Sven-Erik Spichiger
Bureau of Plant Industry, PA Dept. of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
sspichiger@state.pa.us
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