Career Opportunities
ISAP posts job opportunities from our partnership members and other organizations relevant to our mission. Please click on the job title to view the description of the current job opportunity. If no opportunities are available, please check back later. Thank you for your interest in working to protect the environment and agriculture in Illinois!
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Director of Research
Agroforestry is poised for a potential major expansion in the coming years and decades, and our research team is working to prepare the improved tree crop varieties and refined systems and practices knowledge base needed to support this scale-up. The Director of Research will lead the Savanna Institute’s agroforestry research efforts (80% time) and have the opportunity to carry out relevant research or scholarship in their field (20%).
https://savannainstitute.pinpointhq.com/postings/b824a579-06bf-41cd-8fb3-8a4631fbe31e
Organic Agronomy Specialist
This position manages education and technical assistance to farmers and new organic farmers to
include issues in organic production, field crop rotations, business management, conservation, and organic certification support. This position contributes content and connection for the Marbleseed annual conference and field day content.
The Organic Agronomy Specialist supports the mission of Marbleseed by coordinating high quality, impactful farmer education, meeting facilitation, and training designs, as well as researching and sharing information with a wide range of producers, farmer educators, and other allied professionals and organizations. We believe that representation matters, and a diversity of people, perspectives, and lived experiences makes for a more enriching workplace. We strongly encourage applications from those typically underrepresented in farming and agriculture, including Black,
Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), those who identify as LGBTQIA+, and women.
Environmental Policy Coordinator
Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) is a statewide organization that strives to enable Illinois soybean producers to be the most knowledgeable and profitable soybean producers in the world.
The Environmental Policy Coordinator will coordinate with relevant stakeholders and build relationships in support of the ISA’s environmental policy objectives. This position will handle the analysis of key issues and execute organization strategies to support farmers on environmental policy issues.
IL Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist III – Cambridge, IL
These positions will be employees of and supervised by Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever (PFQF), with daily instruction, quality assurance, training, and workload prioritization provided by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the PF Senior Farm Bill Biologist. This position will be located within USDA Service Centers and will provide conservation technical assistance and conservation program within their assigned districts. Occasional service to counties outside the primary work area may be required to address annual workload variance and assist teammates and partners. The biologist will work in joint capacity with NRCS, IDNR, and other partners to promote, accelerate enrollment, coordinate, and implement the conservation provisions of the Federal Farm Bill and other related wildlife conservation programs. These positions will also meet with local chapters of Pheasants Forever and other local partners to influence habitat management efforts and participate in statewide habitat meetings.
Illinois Soybean Board Foundation Manager
Under reasonable supervision, performs duties related to the Illinois Soybean Association Foundation. The ISA Foundation manager will partner with other non-profit organizations in Illinois and nationally conducting educational programs, conservation management practices, new sustainability programs, on-farm demonstrations, and pilot projects helping farmers scale up conservation practices.
Media Relations Manager
The Media Relations Manager will manage the day-to-day media relations needs of the organization such as preparing written press materials, managing interview requests, and preparing talking points for spokespeople. This position would also provide content support for ISA’s in-house publication, Illinois Field & Bean. This role would also support a variety of internal and external communications efforts, including, but not limited to, blog writing, event planning and communications project management.
PCM Grant and Programs Manager
This position works under the direction of the Director of Precision Conservation Management (PCM) and the primary function is to oversee contract and grant development, deadlines, and deliverables for the PCM program. PCM is a farmer service program led by the Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Soybean Association in partnership with 30 other partners. The mission of PCM is to increase conservation practice adoption using data analysis and farm business management principles. This position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of PCM grants and contract, and assisting with operationalizing staff responsibilities to assure that those responsibilities are met. This position will work with other PCM staff to track PCM program performance to assure that partner commitments and grant expectations are met and will include working with staff at IL Corn Growers Association and IL Soybean Association on invoicing and budgeting issues, representing PCM at meetings (as needed), and attending to correspondences with current and potential partners. This is an in-office position, working remotely with periodic travel regionally within the Midwest. Position will require weekly meetings (combination of in-person and/or virtual) and approximately three mandatory in-person team meetings annually with other PCM staff.