PositionAnnouncement
Entomologist/StaffScientistTheNationalPestManagementAssociation(NPMA),Fairfax,VA,isseekingascientisttojoinitsteam.ReportingtotheVicePresidentofRegulatoryandTechnicalServices,theentomologist/staffscientistisanintegralpartofprovidingtechnicalservicestoassociationmembers.Thepositionincludesthefollowingresponsibilities:
• Answeringinquiriesfrompestmanagementfirmsontopicsrangingfrominsectidentificationtooperationsassistance
• WritingforNPMA’sprintandelectronicpublications(suchasPestWorld,ePestWorldandothers)• Coordinatingthedevelopmentofneweducationalmaterials,includingtraditionalandonlinelearning
content• Presentingatindustrymeetings• Representingtheindustryatexternalmeetings• ProvidingtosupportandinteractingwithotherNPMAdepartmentssuchaspublicrelations,
marketing,membership,andpublicpolicy,ontechnicaltopics• DevelopingcreativenewideasandstrategiestoserveNPMA’smembers• LiaisonwithNPMAcommitteesprovidingleadershipandsupport• Abilitytomanagemultipleprojectssimultaneously
Successfulcandidateswillpossessabachelor’sdegreeoradvanceddegree(Ph.D.preferred,butnotrequired)inentomologyorasciencerelatedtopestmanagement.Candidatemustbewell-versedinthefieldofentomologyandstructuralpestmanagement.Recentgraduatesarewelcometoapply.Preferencewillbegiventocandidateswithexperienceinthestructuralpestmanagementindustry.Successfulcandidatemustbewillingtotravel(upto25%).NPMAoffersexcellentbenefits;salaryisnegotiablebasedonexperience.ThepositionisbasedattheNPMAheadquartersinFairfax,VA.EmailresumestoJimFredericks([email protected]).TheNPMA,anon-profitorganizationwithmorethan7,000members,wasestablishedin1933tosupportthepestmanagement
industry'scommitmenttotheprotectionofpublichealth,foodandproperty.
TheNationalPestManagementAssociationisanEqualOpportunityEmployerandwelcomesapplicationsfromindividualswhowillcontributetoitsdiversity.
