The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is seeking to hire a Landscape Ecologist within our Research Division. See below for more details.
*AGFC Landscape Ecologist (AGFC Conservation Program Biologist II)* Advertisement Closes: *March 6th, 2025* Full Time: *Yes* Salary: *$68,068-$89,744* Position Location: *AGFC Headquarters in Little Rock, AR* For more details or to apply: *https://jobs.agfc.com/postings/posting/3500/ <https://jobs.agfc.com/postings/posting/3500/>* *Job Summary:* The AGFC Landscape Ecologist will be housed within the Research Division, a support division within AGFC whose mission is to act as a specialized unit supporting the AGFC and its divisions through exploration, evaluation, and monitoring of the best available science. The conservation professionals of the Research Division are highly team-focused, share a strong respect for each other's profession, and work closely to ensure the division successfully serves the agency. The successful candidate will serve as the agency's Landscape Ecologist and provide the agency with a high-functioning level of expertise in this scientific field. This individual will be expected to be a leader in this field and represent the AGFC locally, regionally, and nationally. AGFC realizes that the field of conservation is moving forward with technological advances such as acoustic recording units, cameras, drone imagery, satellite tracking, and anonymous cellular data mapping. This individual will have the ability to serve as a leader in applying these innovative technologies to conservation problems. For more information on this position, please contact AGFC Biostatistician* Chris Middaugh, christopher.midda...@agfc.ar.gov <christopher.midda...@agfc.ar.gov>.* *Specific Duties and Responsibilities:* - The AGFC Landscape Ecologist will work collaboratively with staff across all divisions, including Wildlife Management, Fisheries, Private Lands Habitat, Research, and others. - This position will develop and conduct agency-priority research where the linkage between land use patterns, time, climate, and human impact are explored to better inform management decisions. - This position will provide specialized support agency-wide to address the agency's Key Result through monitoring habitat work, assisting with improving habitat practices, integrating additional advanced technologies into monitoring practices, and describing habitat relationships with fisheries and wildlife populations. - This position will answer long temporal or broad spatial-scale questions utilizing data collected from diverse sources such as remote sensing data, cameras, drone imagery, and satellite collars using advanced modeling techniques. - This position may serve as an agency lead for data collection technologies through standardizing analyses and implementing protocols. - This position will provide leadership within the agency on relevant research projects and will eventually take ownership of the program to determine work priorities and meet the most critical agency needs. - The person selected for this position will collaborate with external partners (state, federal, university, and non-governmental), and participate in regional and national groups relevant to the field. *Preferred Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:* - Proficient in the use of R, Python, or other programming language - Experience using advanced statistical models - Experience evaluating outcomes of habitat management - Experience leading research in collaboration with various partners - Experience with data collected using sources such as drones, cameras, satellite collars, or other technologically advanced sources - Ability to work independently and ability to form teams, work effectively within a team, and overall understand the value of teamwork - Excellent oral and written communication skills - Demonstrated qualities of self-motivation, organization, and critical thinking - Ability to travel and work varying shifts, as needed *Minimum Education and/or Experience:* The formal education equivalent of a bachelor's degree in biology, zoology, botany, or a related field; plus three years of experience in wildlife management, including one year in a leadership capacity. *OTHER JOB-RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, UPON APPROVAL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES CHIEF.* -- *Christopher Middaugh, Ph.D.* Research Biostatistician <http://www.agfc.com/> C: 501-291-9184 christopher.midda...@agfc.ar.gov | www.agfc.com 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205 [image: facebook icon] <https://www.facebook.com/ARGameandFish> [image: twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/ARGameandFish> [image: youtube icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/ArkansasGameandFish> [image: instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/arkansasgameandfish/> To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
