Field Coordinator
Job Description
NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST, FIELD COORDINATOR position, Virginia Tech, available immediately to assist with research on red-cockaded woodpeckers on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Must be in good physical condition, able to climb to 60’ and operate power drills and 4-wheel drive vehicles. Bachelor’s degree in biology, zoology, fisheries and wildlife biology or related field required. Experience working with red-cockaded woodpeckers, reading color bands, constructing artificial cavities, identifying birds by sight and sound and banding birds preferred. Masters degree, experience working on a military base and supervisory experience are desirable. Position demands excellent organizational skills and involves coordinating with military personnel and working around active military training. Salary dependent on qualifications, full benefits. This is a long term, year round position.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in biology, wildlife biology or related field; ability to walk up to 6 miles per day and to climb up to 60 feet using Swedish ladders; ability to navigate through undeveloped forested habitat using GPS and maps; ability to operate 4-wheel drive vehicles; ability to interpret instructions and complete assignments independently or as part of a team; ability to operate power drills in order to construct artificial cavities for red-cockaded woodpeckers.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree in biology, wildlife biology or related field; experience working with red-cockaded woodpeckers; experience banding birds and reading color bands; experience identifying birds by sight and sound; experience constructing artificial cavities for red-cockaded woodpeckers; experience working on a military base; supervisory experience
Pay Band
4
Salary Information
Commensurate with experience
Review Date
September 23, 2019
Additional Information
If you have questions, email Jeff Walters at jrwalt@vt.edu.
The successful Candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check
About Virginia Tech
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