Job Announcement: Summer small-mammal technicians GS - 4, 5, 6, 7/Intern Possible duty stations: Alta, Sacramento, Placerville, CA Applications close: April 25, 2017
Experienced with small-mammal trapping? Apply here: GS-4 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/467887600 GS-5 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/467891800 GS-6 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/467893400 GS-7 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/467894800 Don't yet have small-mammal trapping experience but would like some? Apply here (must be a student at an accredited California College): Go to www.internsource.org<http://www.internsource.org>, click on "search jobs" and then select "Caltrans" as the worksite and "Marysville" as the city or use this link: https://goo.gl/Hmgeyo Applications are being accepted for those with and without small-mammal trapping experience to work on a small mammal crew this summer. Project focuses on wildlife movement in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California (study area falls in the general area of Auburn, Cisco and Nevada City, CA) with a duty station in Alta, Sacramento or Placerville CA (dependent on project needs). This work aims to deepen our understanding of the role of roads in isolating wildlife populations. We also focus on developing a better understanding of how structures that provide safe passage across the road (e.g. culverts) help connect wildlife populations on opposite sides of the road. We use small mammal traps, along with road-kill surveys, to examine the effects of roads broadly across the landscape. Start and end dates: At least three contiguous month period between May 2017 to end of August 2017 Requirements: For usajobs.gov applicants: Must have experience handling small-mammals, working with small-mammal live-traps and California small-mammal identification. Applicant should have previous supervisory experience and be comfortable managing conflict. For internsource.org applicants: Must be enrolled or attending an accredited California college or university; driver license. For all applicants: Work full-time (40 hours/week) for a three contiguous month period between May 2017 to end of September 2017; availability to work a split shift (i.e. 6 AM-10 AM & 4 PM-8 PM); work productively with a small team; interest in wildlife ecology and conservation. Must be detail oriented with the ability to take careful notes in field and office settings (Microsoft Excel experience). Applicant must be in good physical condition with the ability to hike at high elevation and in rugged terrain while carrying equipment. Applicant must be comfortable working outdoors and in challenging field conditions (e.g. hot/cold) including along roadsides. Applicant should have basic competency using GPS/maps to locate field sites. Duties: Work as part of a team responsible for conducting small-mammal field surveys. Field teams will predominantly be working with small-mammal traps but may also assist in road-kill surveys, camera-traps (remotely-triggered wildlife-cameras) or assessing underpasses for wildlife suitability. Field work will involve navigating and hiking across rugged terrain to field sites while carrying heavy equipment. Field work may also be largely focused on the road verges and will likely require extensive work on the road-side. During periods without field work, efforts will be focused on entering field data. Small-mammal trapping occurs in the early morning (6:00 AM - 10:00 AM) and again in the early evening (4:00 PM - 8:00 PM) to ensure small mammal safety. Eric Abelson, Ph.D. Research Wildlife Biologist Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station eabel...@fs.fed.us<mailto:eabel...@fs.fed.us> www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us> Caring for the land and serving people This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
