Field Assistant

Job no: 532495
Work type: Hourly Wage/Part-Time
Senior management: College of Science
Department: Biological Sciences
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, Fully Remote
Categories: Research / Scientific

Job Description

Assists Field Coordinator and Wildlife Worker in monitoring the red-cockaded woodpecker population on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in coastal North Carolina, including carrying out research on their biology and management and on other aspects of the long leaf pine ecosystem they inhabit. Monitoring includes maintaining an inventory of red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees and checking them for occupancy, monitoring actively used cavities for nesting, banding nestlings and adults, determining fledging success and censusing the adult population.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in biology, wildlife biology or related field; ability to walk up to 6 miles per day and to climb up to 50 feet using Swedish ladders; ability to navigate through undeveloped forested habitat using GPS and maps; ability to interpret instructions and complete assignments independently or as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in biology, wildlife biology or related field; experience working with red-cockaded woodpeckers; experience banding birds and reading color bands; experience identifying birds by sight and sound; ability to operate power drills in order to construct artificial cavities for red-cockaded woodpeckers; ability to operate power drill and chainsaw in order to construct artificial cavities for red-cockaded woodpeckers.

Pay Band

3

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience, $17.00 - $19.00

Review Date

March 7, 2025

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

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Advertised: February 24, 2025
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