Lead Wildlife Biologist - Conservation & Ecology Oversight

U.S. Department of the Interior; Soldotna (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska seeks a supervisory wildlife biologist to lead a comprehensive wildlife and ecological sciences program within a refuge.

You will guide science-based management of fish, wildlife, habitats, and ecosystems, and oversee field operations and research. You will develop partnerships with Federal, State, tribal, academic, and NGO partners to advance conservation objectives and represent the refuge in meetings and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership for a wildlife and ecological sciences program to support science-based management and conservation.
• Supervises professional biological staff, sets priorities, allocates resources, and evaluates performance.
• Develops and oversees biological studies, monitoring, inventories, and research for adaptive management.
• Oversees field operations including surveys, habitat assessments, landscape monitoring, and restoration.
• Analyzes data and provides recommendations to leadership on wildlife and ecosystem management.
• Develops partnerships with Federal, State, Tribal, academic, and NGO stakeholders to advance conservation.
• Represents the refuge at meetings and prepares technical reports and management plans.

Skills

Wildlife biology

Leadership

Data interpretation

Ecological monitoring

Program management

Job description

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska seeks a supervisory wildlife biologist to lead a comprehensive wildlife and ecological sciences program within a refuge.

You will guide science-based management of fish, wildlife, habitats, and ecosystems, and oversee field operations and research. You will develop partnerships with Federal, State, tribal, academic, and NGO partners to advance conservation objectives and represent the refuge in meetings and reports.