UofA Avian Biologist | Tucson, AZ | Closes 3/8/2017

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UofA Avian Biologist (Owls) Crew Leader and Tech

OPENING DATE: 12/28/2016

CLOSING DATE: 3/8/2017

DEPARTMENT: University of Arizona

JOB TYPE: Full-time

SALARY/PER-DIEM: $1700-2000/ Per Month (Technician) & $2500-2800/ Per Month (Crew Leader)

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Crew Leader and Field Technician needed to assist in study of Elf Owls in riparian areas in southern Arizona, with surveys of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls likely during 1-2 weeks as well. Project begins in early April and continues until end of June or into early July. Field work involves call playback surveys to locate owls, nest searching and monitoring, responsive testing at active nests, territory mapping using passive monitoring techniques, and some limited habitat measurements during both daytime and nighttime hours. Office work will involve mapping locations, proofing and correcting data in Trimble Pathfinder software, and uploading data from Trimble Juno GPS at 2-week intervals. Crew will be required to camp during some field work but housing will be available at some sites or in hotels where available. Study sites will be located ~1-4 hrs from Tucson, Arizona (in the San Pedro Valley, Arivaipa Creek east and west, upper Gila Valley near Safford, and possibly Tonto National Forest). Some travel to Tucson will be required but crew members do not necessarily have to be based in Tucson during the field season or on days off.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To be considered, applicants must be comfortable working at night in remote conditions and have excellent vision and hearing abilities. Experience with nest searching and monitoring, night work, and tree identification in the region are strongly desired. Crew leader should have ability to manage and help train staff member, and be patient supervising staff with more limited field experience. Applicants should be in good physical condition, have a positive, can-do attitude, be capable of working well with others such as landowners and managers, and have a valid driver’s license and experience driving 4wd vehicles. Applicants must also be willing to camp where necessary.

To apply, please send a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience, a CV, and contact information of 3 references to Aaron D. Flesch, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, The Desert Laboratory – Tumamoc Hill, 1675 Anklam Road, Tucson, Arizona 85745 or preferably via email to flesch@email.arizona.edu. Please reference “avian biologist position” in the subject heading of emails.

Contact: Aaron D. Flesch (flesch@ag.arizona.edu)