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Working/Functional Title

Environmental Review Analyst

Position Summary

Michigan State University Extension is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive organization, which requires all staff to contribute towards a vision for success. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our work, regardless of title or position within the organization. This means that all staff at MSU Extension are dedicated to the following:

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• We work together to ensure that programming is delivered to diverse audiences, produces equitable impacts for all participants, and demonstrates partnership and inclusion for all groups.
• We embrace that it is everyone's job to create a culture that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
• We ensure that every team member is prepared with the skills and resources to contribute to our welcoming and inclusive culture.
• We foster inclusion by recognizing and valuing diverse perspectives, skills, experiences, and work to create equal access to programming for communities.
• We commit to continuous learning for diversity, equity, and cultural competency, in order to achieve inclusive excellence.
• We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements to our work and are vital to the organizational culture and programmatic success of MSU Extension.
• We embrace a culture of understanding, coaching and feedback towards achieving a vision of success for the entire organization and its staff.
• *Together we will achieve success and we commit to these goals in our work, continued education, and ongoing efforts.  *

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POSITION SUMMARY

Assists in overseeing and coordinating laboratory and/or field operations, assists in planning and designing experiments, conducts experiments and analyzes resultant data in order to participate in conducting research projects.

The mission of the Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) is to guide the conservation of Michigan's biodiversity by providing the highest quality scientific expertise and information. MNFI's vision is to be the authoritative source of information on biodiversity that is widely used to conserve Michigan's unique natural heritage for current and future generations.

As the Environmental Review Analyst, you will assist in the coordination and evaluation of projects seeking MNFI expertise and insight regarding impacts that may occur for permit applications, land management plans, and other local or statewide projects. The Environmental Review process flags potential impacts with state and federally protected species and high-quality natural communities. In this position, you will assist with field assessments for public and private projects. Field assessments include varied types of species-targeted field work and will be coordinated with additional MNFI staff as needed. Geospatial applications are a foundational aspect of MNFI work. You will be using Michigan's Natural Heritage Database, GIS, and varied geospatial applications as tools for decision making. Additional duties may include field research, website maintenance or formatting, and creation of information products and reports, depending on skills and program needs.

In this role, you will screen projects seeking permits or impact assessments using Michigan's Natural Heritage Database and other geospatial data layers. You will coordinate reviews with MNFI staff, experts, and agency personnel, maintain and refine applications and datasets, and communicate with applicants, experts, and agenci