Title: Wildlife Research Technician
Employer: Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
Project: Survival and space use of American mink
Job Description: We are seeking one full-time technician to help live-trap and radio-track mink in Champaign County, Illinois. The technician will be responsible for setting and checking live traps, assisting with transmitter-implant surgery, and relocating radio-marked mink. Duties will also include collecting mink scat and measuring riparian habitat. Field work is physically intense, and will require tracking mink during the night and possibly weekends. The project will run from 01 February – 30 April 2013 with the possibility of an extension.
Qualifications: Applicants must be enthusiastic and hardworking, with the willingness to work irregular hours including weekends. Previous field experience requiring data collection is preferred. Because this is a full-time position, current students should not apply. Applicants with a B.S. degree will receive preference.
Salary: $11.00/hr, 40 hrs per week.
Application Procedure: Please send a cover letter and resume/CV (including contact information for two references) to Adam Ahlers (aahlers2@illinois.edu), 217-419-2090.
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