Individual Placement - Biological Field Technician (Amphibians)
About The Position
This position will be an aquatics-based job working with federally listed amphibians and conducting meadow and stream surveys for forest priority projects related to timber, range, recreation, and special uses projects. There are two species the forest has been focused on: Yosemite toad (federally threatened) and the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (federally endangered). Survey work includes species inventories for all life stages (egg masses, tadpoles, juveniles, and adults) and hiking to meadow or streams for habitat inventories following Regional protocols. Crews consist of 2-4 people and work Monday- Thursday from 7 AM to 5:30 PM. Additional duties may include entering data into excel spreadsheets, electronically filing and managing photos and all data, data collection in a tablet format, writing end of season reports. All data is collected on android tablets using Survey123 and ArcGIS field maps.
Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Degree in progress at a minimum in environmental sciences or a biology related field
- Personal vehicle for off duty use
- Cover letter with relevant professional or personal skill or goals related to biology or herpetology
- Use of computer including Microsoft applications (excel, word, powerpoint)
- Ability to hike up to 5 miles a day over rough and uneven terrain, on or off trail, and in stream habitat (water)
- Ability to carry up to 25 pounds of gear each day while surveying
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience with amphibians
- Experience surveying for any kind of animal
- Android system knowledge
- Ability to independently navigate using a GPS unit and TOPO map
Responsibilities
- Meadow surveys for species and habitat conditions
- Species identification (all life stages)
- Data collection using android tablets
- Long days hiking with moderately heavy backpacks
- Downloading data on to tablets at beginning of season
- Assisting crew leads for travel routes to survey sites
- Daily syncing of field survey data
- Cleaning all gear daily
- Assisting crew leads with wrapping up the previous 2 weeks in the field and preparing for the next 2 weeks in the field
Benefits
- Bear Safety
- Defensive Driver Training
- First Aid/CPR
- Off-Road Vehicle Safety
- The weekly living allowance is $450 per week.
- A one time round trip travel allowance of $1,100.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
