OPS Fish/Wildlife Technician - 77907659 1

State of Florida•Gainesville, FL

6d•$18

About The Position

The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities and a strong economy. Our Mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people. Every organization has an identity that is forged not only by what it does, but by how it conducts itself. The values embedded in our mission and expressed in the vision of the FWC are to make quality decisions by being dynamic, science-informed, efficient, ethical, collaborative and committed to the vitality of the state and its environment. The incumbent hired for this position will be expected to work on a project involving the review of drone video transects of waterfowl and waterbird decoys. The duration of this position will be 8 weeks, and the incumbent will be expected to work at least 20 hours/week if enrolled in college-level courses and 40 hours/week if not enrolled in college level course work. Before the incumbent starts work on the project they will be trained for two weeks on waterfowl and waterbird identification as well as the use of annotation tools within ArcGIS Pro such as the Image Analyst extension. Within the project, the incumbent will review ca. 210 drone videos of decoy distributions with ArcGIS Pro. The incumbent may be required to take other training with FWC and complete tasks such as painting decoys, installing decoy anchors, and other field-related tasks in freshwater wetlands. You have an interest in gaining experience in waterbird and waterfowl ecology and survey techniques. You are passionate about conserving wildlife species and their associated habitats. You want to pursue a career in wildlife conservation/management, ecology, or related field.

Requirements

A high school diploma and two years of post-high school experience in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction is required.
Vocational training or an Associate’s degree in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction from an accredited school or college may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Knowledge in using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to either identify wildlife species native to Florida by sight and quickly learn new species.
Ability to spend four plus hours at a computer while still maintaining attention to detail in terms of annotation accuracy.
Ability to work independently.
Ability and desire to work in an extremely fast-paced, team environment.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines.
Ability to act on changing priorities and responsibilities.
Ability to perform physical tasks such as carrying waterfowl decoys in wetlands for 50 meters or more.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Ability to work with high attention to detail.
Ability to ask questions when they don’t know what tasks need to be done.
Skill of acting safely and calmly around large reptiles such as alligators and venomous snakes.
Skill of pacing workflow in a sustainable way.
Skill of summarizing weekly work output in short, ca. 30 minute, meetings.

Nice To Haves

three- to six-months of experience in outdoor work
four hours of college course work in wildlife sciences (e.g. natural history of North American wildlife, ornithology, waterfowl management, or similar)
Enthusiasm about working with digital wildlife data collection
six months or more of experience identifying and counting wildlife species
six to eight hours of college course work in wildlife sciences (e.g. natural history of North American wildlife, ornithology, waterfowl management, or similar)
Enthusiasm for working with digital waterfowl data collection