Technical Aide

About the role

This is a temporary or on-call position providing technical support, which may include computer programming or operations, research support, medical patient care, technical equipment maintenance, repair, fabrication or operation, or other technical support functions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain remote cameras for sampling wildlife on 30‑acre sites.
• Navigate to remote sites using a compass and Avenza maps.
• Walk 2‑3 miles per day through brambles and logging debris to access sites.
• Be flexible, independently motivated, and show strong initiative.
• Be willing and physically able to spend long days in the field, sometimes walking several miles and/or navigating difficult managed forest conditions at experimental sites.
• Undergo background screening.

Requirements

• Valid driving license.
• Ability to work long days in the field and walk uneven terrain.
• Flexibility, independent motivation, and strong initiative.
• Willingness to undergo background screening.
• Ability to walk long distances over uneven terrain in variable weather conditions.

Benefits

• Shared housing or hotel provided at no cost.
• Field vehicle provided at no cost.

Schedule

Standard workdays begin around 8:00 am and end at 5:00–6:00 pm, with a maximum of 40 hours per week. The position is on‑call.