Temporary Nonexempt Summer Wildlife Technician

Temporary Nonexempt Summer Wildlife Technician

Responsibilities
The position will be focused on technician fieldwork to support study the summer ecology of wolves in a boreal forest environment. In particular, the duties of the position will entail:

• Assist in searching clusters of GPS locations from GPS-collared wolves to study the predation behavior of wolves, in particular, their predation behavior on beavers (50%)
• Assist in deploying and maintaining remote cameras to study wolf ecology (20%)
• Assist with capturing and collaring efforts of gray wolves (15%)
• Assist and support with data entry and collation, quality control/quality assurance of data, and miscellaneous data tasks (15%)

Required Qualifications

• Candidates should have a demonstrated background in fieldwork in boreal forest environments like northern Minnesota.
• Further, candidates should have experience with the research methods described in the position description including GPS-cluster searches, remote camera deployment, capturing and collaring gray wolves, and data entry and collation.
• Candidates should be proficient at driving 4WD vehicles, ATV/UTVs, and other forms of back-country travel and navigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 6-12 months experience assisting with fieldwork on wolf-prey dynamics in boreal forest environments like northern Minnesota.
• Preference given to individuals with experience in systems that more closely resemble environments like northern Minnesota.
• Prior experience studying beaver ecology as well as detailed knowledge of beaver behavior and sign, especially in environments similar to northern Minnesota.
• Experience assisting with the capture and collaring of at least 10 wolves or greater.
• Familiarity with capture methods used by the Voyageurs Wolf Project.
• Experience entering large amounts of field data, manipulating and managing large databases, and conducting quality assurance/quality control on entered data

Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology area focused on studying and conserving wildlife and fish and the habitats they depend on.

Pay Range: $21.00 per hour, depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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