Working in cooperation with the University of Wyoming, Colorado State
University Extension and private landowners, the Colorado Division of
Wildlife is initiating a Gunnison sage-grouse and livestock grazing study in
the Gunnison Basin of Colorado. This is the first field season to apply
habitat guidelines, collect baseline vegetation data and initiate long-term
monitoring within Gunnison sage-grouse use areas, in sagebrush-dominated
Ecological Sites (ES) in the Gunnison Basin.
Duties: Primary job responsibilities will include conducting vegetation
sampling in selected grouse use areas; working in highly variable and harsh
climatic conditions; sample vegetation within the Gunnison Basin and daily
use of 4-WD ATV¹s and/or pickups.
Dates: negotiable, depending on the candidate and their academic status.
Salary: $12.69/hour. Housing is not provided.
Location: The positions will be stationed in Gunnison, Colorado. Gunnison
is located in southwestern Colorado. This community and the surrounding
area is characteristic of the rural western U.S. The primary industry is
livestock ranching. The landscape is typical of the sagebrush-grass and
mountain shrub communities and range in elevation from 7,000 9,500 ft.
Education: B.S. Preferred (Natural Resources Area) although qualified
applicants in their Junior or Senior year will be considered.
All applicants must have some or all of the following skills:
Ø Excellent communicative skills (oral and written).
Ø Experience or knowledge of monitoring methods applicable shrubland
communities including line intercept, Daubenmeir cover, shrub density and
shrub canopy metrics.
Ø Strong range plant identification skills are required.
Ø Experience or knowledge of soil sampling and hand texture methods and
ecological site concepts desired.
Ø Computer, GIS, mapping, and map-reading skills are desired.
Ø Ability to work in extreme weather conditions and hike several miles.
Ø Operate a 4-WD pickup, standard transmissions and 4-WD ATV and GPS units.
Ø Awareness and respect for private land.
Ø Ability to work with diverse groups and a variety of individuals
Applicants must provide a letter of interest, copy of transcript, and resume
(with contact information for at least 3 references)
via email (please put Gunnison SG Tech Position in the subject line) or
ground mail by, 16 April 2010 to BOTH:
Dr. Anthony Dean Apa
Sage Grouse Research Biologist
Colorado Division of Wildlife
711 Independent Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81505
Phone: 970.640.1671
Email [email protected]
AND
Dr. Ann Hild, Professor
Dept. of Renewable Resources
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, Wy 82071
Phone: 307 766-5471
Email: annh...@uwyoedu
