Small Game Mammals Biologist (Wildlife Biologist 2)

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking a Small Game Mammals Biologist to administer the overall operations of the Small Game Mammals Section. This advanced professional role serves as principal investigator for small game mammal studies and as the agency’s technical advisor on small game mammals in Pennsylvania.

About the Role

This position coordinates and manages the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s small game mammals program, including research, management, monitoring, and outreach statewide.

Responsibilities

• Research Oversight: Identify research needs, develop strategic goals and research proposals, and review research requests and permit applications.
• Plan Management: Design, implement, lead, and coordinate wildlife management plans and research projects; collaborate with other specialists; and train outside helpers.
• Field Work: Capture, mark, and monitor small game animals; collect, prepare, and deliver samples; and maintain capture tools and equipment.
• Data Reporting: Analyze and evaluate wildlife population and management data using statistical techniques, mapping software, and other programs; interpret and report results.
• Outreach and Technical Assistance: Present research findings to various audiences, respond to internal and external inquiries, and write scientific and popular articles for publication.
• Administrative Documentation: Prepare and submit time, travel, vehicle, and purchasing reports; help develop an annual budget that prioritizes program needs.

Schedule

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework opportunity: Part-time telework may be available after successful completion of a six-month probationary period. Telework requires a securely configured high-speed internet connection and an approved location within Pennsylvania. If telework is not feasible, the headquarters office is located in Harrisburg. Telework eligibility is subject to change.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Wildlife Biologist 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Two years of professional experience conducting wildlife management research and a bachelor’s degree that includes thirty-six college credits in wildlife management, wildlife biology, animal or plant ecology, zoology, botany, or a closely related field, and six college credits in statistics or biometry; or
• Six years of experience conducting wildlife management research, including two years in a professional capacity, and thirty-six college credits in wildlife management, wildlife biology, animal or plant ecology, zoology, botany, or a closely related field, and six college credits in statistics or biometry; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes thirty-six college credits in wildlife management, wildlife biology, zoology, or a closely related field and six college credits in statistics or biometry.

Special Requirements:

• Active motor vehicle license.
• Ability to perform essential job functions.
• Conditional offer of employment requires submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.