Location: Southern Idaho
Time Period: variable, Feb-June 2025
Salary: $18-19.50/hour DOE
Last Date to Apply: 02/21/25 Open Until Filled
We are looking for 11+ avian biologists to join our team to help with Pinyon Jay surveys and colony monitoring with 2 in Wyoming, 2-4 in Utah, and 7-9 in Southern Idaho. Duties will include survey site scouting, conducting Pinyon Jay surveys and vegetation surveys, monitoring colony activity, data entry, and keeping an updated daily log of surveys and mileage.
Positions will begin on March 3rd for Utah and March 23rd for Idaho and Wyoming, for a total of 10 weeks, with a possibility for continuing work on other projects until the end of July. Pay is $18-19.50/hour depending on experience level. Technicians conduct surveys in potentially suitable habitats including a variety of habitats, especially shrub-steppe, pinyon-juniper, and other coniferous forest types.
Note: Field work will occur in remote locations and will require winter camping, field navigation, observing and documenting avian activity, and recording relevant information. The work schedule is 10 days on and 4 days off (weather dependent) and will require work on weekends that fall within the schedule.
View the full job posting at this link.
To Apply: Please submit your application via this Google Form with a single PDF document that includes a one-page cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for the position, resume, and contact information of three references. We will begin interviews between January 20th and 31st, 2025, and provide job offers on February 4, 2025.
We’re hiring for other positions for the upcoming field season. Find postings on our jobs page or on the TAMU Job Board.