Summer Wildlife Field Tech: Bear Hair Snare Study

Ugajobsearch; Georgia; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free shared housing

Field vehicles provided

Job summary

The University of Georgia’s South Georgia Bear Project is seeking reliable technicians to join the summer hair snare survey crew. You will construct, repair, and monitor barbed wire hair snares across 11 counties in South Georgia, starting in May and ending in August, with field work on public and private lands.

Ideal candidates are organized, detail-oriented, able to work long hours in hot conditions, and comfortable operating 4x4 vehicles and GPS equipment; housing and field vehicles are

Qualifications

• Be organized, detail-oriented and self-sufficient.
• Attentive to detail when recording field data and entering it into electronic databases.
• Willingness to work long hours and unusual schedules.
• Strong communication skills – professionally represent the University of Georgia while completing fieldwork on public and private lands.
• Familiarity with safely operating 4×4 vehicles and pulling trailers (including hooking up, driving, and backing up trailers).
• Maintain a positive attitude.
• Currently earning credentials in wildlife biology or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Technicians will be primarily responsible for constructing, repairing, and monitoring barbed wire hair snares, beginning in early May and extending to early August.
• Primary duties will include hair snare deployment, data entry, processing of field samples, and equipment maintenance.
• Hair snare monitoring efforts are part of a multi-year research project tasked with assessing South Georgia’s black bear population abundance and genetic diversity.

Skills

Organized

Detail-oriented

Field data entry

Strong communication

4x4 driving

Team player

Education

Currently pursuing wildlife biology credentials

Job description

The University of Georgia’s South Georgia Bear Project is seeking reliable technicians to join the summer hair snare survey crew. You will construct, repair, and monitor barbed wire hair snares across 11 counties in South Georgia, starting in May and ending in August, with field work on public and private lands.

Ideal candidates are organized, detail-oriented, able to work long hours in hot conditions, and comfortable operating 4x4 vehicles and GPS equipment; housing and field vehicles are