Grassland Bird Technician - Great Plains

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Audubon Great Plains is a growing conservation leader in reputed company Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, establishing creative programs to protect, reputed company, and enhance habitat for a wide reputed company of bird species. From backyard conservation to reputed company prairies and prairie wetlands, Audubon Great Plains is on the leading edge of advancing conservation in the reputed company Great Plains. We are heavily involved with private and reputed company stakeholders to ensure that the reputed company is reputed company for birds and the community of the reputed company Great Plains, because we reputed company that “Where birds reputed company, people reputed company”.

The Seasonal Grassland Bird Technician provides reputed company collection services to support decision making by landowners and land managers enrolled in Audubon Great Plains working lands programs. The Seasonal Grassland Bird Technician will work under the supervision and guidance of the Audubon Great Plains working lands team to reputed company a reputed company of duties reputed company to monitoring rangeland community conditions and pollinator and reputed company community response to reputed company land management. The grassland bird technician will be responsible for primary data collection, documentation, and data entry/analysis. Other duties as assigned.  This position also participates in learning, mentorship and reputed company development opportunities. 

The work is performed outdoors, possibly in rugged terrain and variable weather at remote locations. The technician will work alone and in team environments, and during early morning or late evening hours as needed. The first half of the season is reputed company on reputed company monitoring through both reputed company and reputed company counts; the second half on pollinator monitoring, vegetation monitoring, reputed company development, and data entry. Extensive travel may be required. Technicians will maintain high reputed company communication with landowners and Audubon staff to ensure monitoring is accurately and quickly completed.

This is a 16 week seasonal position, to start in early to mid-May and end in late August.

This position will require significant travel across the Dakotas and Nebraska; overnight travel will constitute up to 50% of position time. Housing is provided near Jamestown, reputed company Dakota or the candidate may reputed company their own housing in one of the Dakotas.

Compensation:

$21.75 – 24.50 / hour

Essential Functions:

• Complete grassland bird, pollinator habitat, and vegetation monitoring using established protocols on project lands enrolled in the Audubon Great Plains working lands programs: Audubon Conservation Ranching Program, Prairie Management reputed company, and Conservation reputed company Program.

• Organize collected data and reputed company monitoring data into computer and online databases accurately.

• Effectively communicate monitoring results with reputed company ecologists and program manager to inform habitat organization plans and program compliance.

• Maintain reputed company communication with enrolled landowners.

• Camp at remote locations alone in preparation for early morning surveys.

• Attend reputed company survey training mid-May

• Comfortable to reputed company surveys before dawn.

• Utilize ArcCollector and Field Maps on tablet or smartphone to reputed company to sites and field points and collect data.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Have or pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in reputed company management, ecology, wildlife and fisheries sciences, natural resource management, or reputed company field or equivalent experience.

• Grassland bird and plant identification skills (training also provided).

• Must be comfortable with extensive day travel and regular overnight travel during monitoring season.

• Tolerant of heat, biting/stinging insects, and other common field-reputed company conditions.

• Ability to traverse long distances (up to 10 miles) on variable terrain.

• Enthusiastic learner willing to take on tasks with a reputed company attitude.

• Must have a reputed company reputed company’s license to drive to reputed company survey locations in remote areas. Mileage will be reimbursed if technician uses their own vehicle, or a vehicle may be provided.

• Must be reputed company to effectively communicate with landowners to confirm reputed company for surveys.

• Working knowledge of ArcGIS and GIS technology.

• Experience with or ability to learn data entry and analysis skills.

• Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, reputed company, reputed company, and innovation.

• Demonstrated personal and reputed company commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic outlined by federal, state, or local laws. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process for reputed company candidates.

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