Northern Bobwhite Field Technician-TX
About the role
The University of Georgia is seeking 2 technicians to assist with Northern Bobwhite research on public and private lands in Texas. Typical duties involve but are not limited to: capturing and handling wild bobwhites, daily animal husbandry of captive bobwhites, radio-telemetry, clearing and baiting trap sites, building walk-in funnel cage traps, data entry, equipment maintenance, and other various duties.
Responsibilities
- Trapping Quail (30%)
- Tracking Quail (30%)
- Vegetation and acoustic surveys, other duties as assigned (10%)
- Data entry (10%)
- Equipment maintenance (10%)
- Driving between sites (10%)
Requirements
- Associate degree or higher in wildlife management or closely related field
- A degree in wildlife science or related field
- An interest in habitat and gamebird management/ecology
- A good work ethic and positive attitude
- Experience pulling trailers
- Experience with safe operation and maintenance of UTVs
- Experience working with gamebirds
- Experience with radio-telemetry and field research
Qualifications
- Physical demands: Driving, hiking ~5-10 miles per day, lift 50 lbs, and comfortable working in tight quarters for several hours at a time.
Skills
- A degree in wildlife science or related field
- An interest in habitat and gamebird management/ecology
- A good work ethic and positive attitude
- Experience pulling trailers
- Experience with safe operation and maintenance of UTVs
- Experience working with gamebirds
- Experience with radio-telemetry and field research
Benefits
- No benefits provided.
Pay
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Employees will be working with minimal supervision and should be comfortable working independently during daytime and nighttime hours, in adverse weather conditions, and where venomous snakes are found.
Contact Information
For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.
- Recruitment Contact Name: Clayton Delancey
- Recruitment Contact Email: Clayton.Delancey@uga.edu