SEASONAL WILDLIFE BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN POSITION Point Reyes National Seashore, a unit of the National Park Service, is seeking to hire a wildlife technician in the Seashoreâs non-native deer management program, implementing the fallow deer contraceptive program. The position entails assistance to the park Wildlife Biologist and USDA researchers with initial capture of 80 fallow deer females for treatment with an experimental contraceptive, deer monitoring via radio telemetry, biological sample (fecal and necropsy) collection and data input and analysis at Point Reyes National Seashore.
This is a seasonal position not-to-exceed 1,039 hours (6 months) per year. Approximate dates of employment are May through October 2007. Government housing may be available. Work schedule is full time, 40 hours per week. Work will include working irregular hours, weekends and evenings. Work includes daily travel off-trail, in rough terrain and potentially in inclement weather. Exposure to poison oak and ticks is likely, potentially including ticks capable of transmitting Lymeâs disease. Incumbent will be exposed to the risks inherent in capturing wild ungulates. For detailed information regarding this position please refer to the USAJOBS website (http://www.usajobs.gov/) and search position PORE 07-03 DEU. Natalie B. Gates, D.V.M. Wildlife Biologist Point Reyes National Seashore Point Reyes, CA 94956
