The USGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, fitness, and qualifications without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, non-disqualifying handicap conditions, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factors. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
*Tern TELEMETRY TECHNICIAN with USGS(1) -- Don Edwards San Francisco Bay
National Wildlife Refuge, Fremont, CA:*Seeking 1 Biological Science
Technician (equivalent to GS-5; about $17-18 per hour) at the USGS Davis
Field Station from April 4 to August 12, 2010 2011 (with potential for
extension, pending funding and successful completion of work) for
studies conducting nest monitoring and radio tracking Forster's Tern
chicks in relation to predation by California Gulls and other predators
in *San Francisco Bay*.Duties will involve locating and monitoring bird
nests; handling and measuring chicks; capturing, marking, and
radio-tracking terns with vehicle mounted radio telemetry equipment;
maintaining equipment; sample processing; and collecting other
ecological data as directed by supervisor. Experience with nest
monitoring, radio telemetry, and capturing and handling waterbirds is
preferred.Excellent hearing is required for radio telemetry work.Nest
monitoring involves hiking through marshes for much of the day and
lifting heavy boats and motors off vehicles into ponds on a daily
basis.Telemetry involves truck-based telemetry all day in potentially
heavy urban traffic.Experience with the operation of 4WD vehicles and
boats, computer systems and file management, field and laboratory
methods, and techniques for conducting research on wildlife populations
is desirable.Incumbents must be comfortable on small boats.Incumbents
will be expected to enter data into spreadsheets, compile and organize
field data, as well as prepare tabular data, graphs, charts, and reports
under the direction of the supervisor. All positions will require
incumbent to work independently and as a team member to execute field
research.*We are seeking enthusiastic and organized people with a strong
work ethic.Must be willing to work some long hours, including early
morning, evening, or nighttime hours and some weekends as
needed*.*Housing is not provided**.If interested send cover letter,
resume, and 3 references ASAP VIA EMAIL **(Tern Telemetry Technician in
Subject Line) Dr. Josh Ackerman ([email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>), Dr. Mark Herzog ([email protected]) and Dr.
Garth Herring ([email protected]**) ASAP.*THIS IS A PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT
ONLY; PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REQUIRED
APPLICATION PROCESS.
