Weed Mapping position available at Modoc NWR January 19th, 2012
Duration: ~May-October (flexible start and end date)
Pay: ~$10-$15/hour depending on experience. Free housing in a new refuge bunkhouse (sorry no pets).
Description: Modoc National Wildlife Refuge will have a Weed mapping in partnership with California Waterfowl opening during spring/summer, 2012. Modoc NWR, located in northeast California near Alturas, is a 7,100 acre refuge established to manage, protect, and produce migratory waterfowl. For more information on the Refuge, please visit the Refuge website at http://modoc.fws.gov.
Major Duties: Incumbent performs tehnical work in support of the management, conservation, of wildlife habitats; collects and records biological data and monitors wildlife activities, and provides findings to higher-level biologist; Examples of possible biological work include: Mapping invasive weeds on the refuge using GPS and entering data into a GIS database. Other work would include bird banding, wildlife surveys and habitat management. Also the incumbent will be required to attend mandatory training on ATVs and heavy equipment.
Qualifications: Interest and beginning coursework in ecology, biology, botany, wildlife, or a related field is required. Applicants must have a driver’s license and a clean driving record. Applicants must have a positive attitude, good work ethic and communication skills. Applicant must be willing to work independently in hot weather with little supervision. Ideal candidates will have interest in the NWR system, experience with GIS and GPS as well as using ATVs. Cadidate may be required to partially supervise a high schoool aged biological intern.
Interested applicants should send a resume and 3 references to dominic_bachman@fws.gov
For additional information about this position, please contact:
Dominic Bachman
U.S. Fis and Wilflife Service
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 1610
Alturas, CA 96101
Office: 530.233.3572
Cell: 530.640.1427
dominic_bachman@fws.gov
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