In cooperation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and other federal and
state agencies, the Great Basin Institute is recruiting field technicians
and support staff to help implement the 2008 Desert Tortoise Line Distance
Sampling (LDS) Monitoring program. The desert tortoise (Gopherus
agassizii) is federally listed as a threatened species north and west of
the Colorado River under the Endangered Species Act. The focus of the LDS
monitoring program is to collect data that will allow researchers to
estimate population density of these animals in the eastern portion of
their range. LDS monitoring occurs during April & May to coincide with the
peak in the desert tortoise activity season. The Institute will hire
experienced specialists to provide GIS and Data QA/QC support, field crew
leaders, as well as LDS monitoring and radio telemetry technicians.
Specific position details including timeframe, compensation and benefits,
and qualifications can be viewed on the employment section of the GBI
website (http://www.greatbasininstitute.org/?click=ra&subclick=raemploy).
Upon review of the specific positions descriptions, qualified and
interested applicants should forward a cover letter, résumé and three
professional references to Dr. Paula Kahn, GBI Desert Tortoise Monitoring
Program Coordinator, at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
