Black Bear Hair Snare Technician
About the role
The University of Georgia’s – South Georgia Bear Project (SGBP) is looking for highly motivated, detail-oriented, and self-sufficient individuals to join the summer hair snare survey crew. Work will be conducted on a combination of public and private properties across 11 counties in South Georgia (centered around the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge).
Free shared housing and field vehicles will be provided. Technicians will be primarily responsible for constructing, repairing, and monitoring barbed wire hair snares, beginning in early May and extending to early August. Hair snare monitoring efforts are part of a multi-year research project tasked with assessing South Georgia’s black bear population abundance and genetic diversity.
Primary duties will include hair snare deployment, data entry, processing of field samples, and equipment maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Hair snare deployment
- Data entry
- Processing of field samples
- Equipment maintenance
Requirements
- Be organized, detail-oriented and self-sufficient
- Attentive to detail when recording field data and entering it into electronic databases
- Willingness to work long hours and unusual schedules
- Strong communication skills – professionally represent the University of Georgia while completing fieldwork on public and private lands
- Familiarity with safely operating 4×4 vehicles and pulling trailers (including hooking up, driving, and backing up trailers)
- Maintain a positive attitude
- Currently earning credentials in wildlife biology or related fields
Qualifications
- Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification in Position
Be organized, detail-oriented and self-sufficient
Attentive to detail when recording field data and entering it into electronic databases
Willingness to work long hours and unusual schedules
Strong communication skills – able to professionally represent the University of Georgia while completing fieldwork on public and private lands
Familiarity with safely operating 4×4 vehicles and pulling trailers (including hooking up, driving, and backing up trailers)
Ability to maintain a positive attitude
Currently earning credentials in wildlife biology or related fields
Skills
- Organized, detail-oriented and self-sufficient
- Attentive to detail when recording field data and entering it into electronic databases
- Willingness to work long hours and unusual schedules
- Strong communication skills – able to professionally represent the University of Georgia while completing fieldwork on public and private lands
- Familiarity with safely operating 4×4 vehicles and pulling trailers (including hooking up, driving, and backing up trailers)
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude
- Currently earning credentials in wildlife biology or related fields
Benefits
- Free shared housing
- Field vehicles provided
Pay
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Technicians will be required to work flexible schedules, including evenings and weekends.