Endangered Bat Survey Technician

Ecological Solutions, Inc.; Roswell (GA); On-site; USD 6,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lodging provided

Meal stipend

Seasonal experience

Job summary

A consulting firm focused on environmental solutions is seeking qualified applicants for a seasonal team technician position in Roswell, Georgia. The role involves conducting bat surveys, requiring experience in handling and identifying various species of bats. Applicants should be prepared for night work, extensive travel, and physically demanding conditions. The job offers accommodations such as lodging and meal stipends, making it an excellent opportunity for those passionate about wildlife conservation.

Qualifications

• Field experience handling and identifying eastern U.S. bats.
• Experience with radio telemetry and acoustic equipment.
• Ability to work long hours and travel extensively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bat surveys and handle bats safely.
• Set up mist net equipment and extract bats.
• Document data accurately and work as part of a team.
• Work nights, long days, and travel extensively as part of a team.

Skills

Field experience with bats

Good communication skills

Data documentation

Ability to work nights

Self-motivated

Professionalism

Team player

Education

Rabies pre-exposure vaccination or titer check

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Acoustic equipment

Radio telemetry equipment

Job description

Ecological Solutions, Inc., an environmental consulting firm in Roswell, Georgia, is seeking qualified applicants to fill seasonal position(s) for team technicians in the 2017 summer field season. The applicant should have field experience and the necessary skills to handle and identify eastern United States bats including the endangered Indiana bat and gray bat, and the listed as threatened northern long-eared bat. This is a seasonal position conducting bat surveys in the southeast.

Job Duties

In addition to required night work, applicants can expect to work long days, often 7 days per week, with constant travel. This position requires lifting heavy equipment, working and hiking in challenging environments, rugged and uneven terrain or waist deep water. Daily duties include moving and setting up mist net equipment, extracting bats from mist nets, identifying, handling, and measuring bats, conducting daily surveys, radio-telemetry, acoustic surveys, decontamination procedures, data management, and working as a team member.

• Some knowledge of setting up mist nets, identifying, extracting and handling of bats
• A recent rabies pre-exposure vaccination or titer check within the last tow years
• At least ont year of field experience
• Experience using radio telemetry
• Experience with acoustic equipment and software analysis
• Ability to perform work at night and willing to travel for extended amounts of time
• Familiarity with orienteering, southeastern bats, and vegetation in the southeast.
• Good communication skills, concise data documentation, detail oriented, well organized, self-motivated, positive attitude, professionalism, and a team member.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and good driving record
• Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Start

• May 2016 and is negotiable.

Location

• Office based in Roswell, Georgia, travel is throughout the southeast

Accommodations

• Lodging, and meal stipend provided.

To Apply

Please send resume/CV, cover letter, three references to and pre-exposure or titer check to:

Attn: Dottie Brown
Ecological Solutions, Inc.
630 Colonial Park Dr.
Suite 200
Roswell, GA. 30075
Office 770-998-7848 Fax [phone]

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Ecological Solutions, Inc.
630 Colonial Park DriveRoswell, GA 30075
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