*Job Description Summary:* A crew leader is needed to oversee and conduct a variety of animal surveys as part of a long-term food web and climate change study in the Carrizo Plain National Monument. The Carrizo is the largest remnant of the San Joaquin grassland ecosystem and contains many endangered plants and animals. This will be the first year that the study incorporates precipitation treatments to investigate climate change impacts on this ecosystem and its inhabitants. Employee will supervise a team of 3-5 people and will conduct a variety of surveys, focusing especially on mark-recapture of endangered kangaroo rats. Vegetation sampling, mark-recapture surveys of threatened squirrels, seed cache monitoring, visual line transects for reptiles, pitfall trapping for invertebrates, and spotlight surveys for predators and lagomorphs will also be conducted. Technicians will assist in the building of rainout shelters as part of the new climate change monitoring protocol. Additional duties include bird point counts, diet trials, soil and precipitation monitoring and educational displays and field trips.
*Knowledge, skills and abilities required:* Applicants should have previous supervisory experience and strong conflict management skills. Successful applicants will have previous experience working independently in the field and a strong interest in natural history, conservation, and/or management. Applicants should have a high level of responsibility, organization, and motivation and the ability to be flexible and live and work well with others in an isolated setting. Applicants must be in good physical condition and have experience with or be able to tolerate long work days, hot and cold field conditions and night work. The ability to maintain work quality and a positive attitude during challenging field conditions is essential. Applicants should have a strong interest in deserts and arid regions or in the species being studied. Applicants must also be proficient in Microsoft Office. *Dates:* Late March through May *Location:* Carrizo Plain National Monument, California (60 miles east of San Luis Obispo) *Work schedule: *Approx. 40 hrs per week, variable throughout season *Compensation: *$13/hour. Housing is provided at an active research facility on the Monument. *To Apply:* Please email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for 2-3 references as a single Word or PDF attachment to Rachel Endicott at [email protected]. Please apply by February 13th, 2014. -- Rachel Endicott Program Manager Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management 8 Mulford Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 Phone: 510-643-3918
