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Title: Flatwoods Salamander Drift Fence Technician, Florida Panhandle Agency: Virginia Tech Location: Eglin Air Force Base, Niceville, FL Job Description: Candidate will work with Virginia Tech to assist with research, monitoring, and management of reticulated flatwoods salamanders on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Position will require working a combination of days/nights in Fall/Winter in potentially adverse conditions (cold, rain, wind). Responsibilities will include running drift fences at federally endangered reticulated flatwoods salamander breeding ponds, conducting dipnet surveys and night-time spotlighting surveys for larval flatwoods salamanders, data entry/proofing, and other duties with other project components as time allows. Candidate must be able to work in standing water using hip waders, perform detail work late at night while wet and cold, and be comfortable working around venomous snakes. Work will begin in October or early November and will continue into December 2016, or possibly as late as March or April. A second position may be available starting in mid- to late-February and extending until April or May. Candidates may work 1-2 days week operating camera traps at gopher tortoise burrows. Please send a cover letter and resume, including names and contact information for three references, to Ms. Tara Craig at [email protected] with DRIFT FENCE TECH in the subject line of the email. We will begin reviewing applications on September 12. For questions about the position you can contact Mr. Kelly Jones ([email protected]) or Dr. Carola Haas ([email protected]). Virginia Tech is an EO/AA EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY. Qualifications: Strongly prefer applicants with B.S. in Wildlife Science or related field; previous experience working with amphibians, especially ambystomatid salamanders, or experience handling federally threatened or endangered species; experience running drift fences; experience marking amphibians using VIE and/or PIT tags; experience operating camera traps, working on a military installation, and operating 4WD vehicles. Applicants must have previous natural resource field experience, valid driver's license, demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively; successful applicants will be adaptable, detail-oriented, enthusiastic, comfortable working on an active military base, comfortable working alone at night, and able to work harmoniously with others. Salary: $10-$12/hr Carola A. Haas Professor, Wildlife Ecology Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation 112 Cheatham Hall (MC 0321) 310 West Campus Drive, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 [email protected] 540-231-9269 http://www.fishwild.vt.edu/faculty/haas.htm
