Inside Higher Ed · 1 week ago
Black Bear Hair Snare Technician
The University of Georgia is Georgia’s oldest and most comprehensive institution of higher education. They are seeking highly motivated individuals to join the summer hair snare survey crew, primarily responsible for constructing, repairing, and monitoring barbed wire hair snares as part of a research project assessing black bear population abundance and genetic diversity in South Georgia.
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Responsibilities
Technicians will be primarily responsible for constructing, repairing, and monitoring barbed wire hair snares, beginning in early May and extending to early August
Primary duties will include hair snare deployment, data entry, processing of field samples, and equipment maintenance
Hair snare monitoring efforts are part of a multi-year research project tasked with assessing South Georgia’s black bear population abundance and genetic diversity
Qualification
Required
Be organized, detail-oriented and self-sufficient
Attentive to detail when recording field data and entering it into electronic databases
Willingness to work long hours and unusual schedules
Strong communication skills – professionally represent the University of Georgia while completing fieldwork on public and private lands
Familiarity with safely operating 4×4 vehicles and pulling trailers (including hooking up, driving, and backing up trailers)
Ability to maintain a positive attitude
Currently earning credentials in wildlife biology or related fields
Comfortable operating 4×4 vehicles and UTVs over challenging terrain
Comfortably navigate with a handheld GPS unit
Comfortable carrying 30 lb. backpacks
Willing to work flexible schedules
Experience hiking in remote areas
Navigating small boats in shallow water
Driving 4×4 vehicles
Working as a team towards a research goal
Benefits
Free shared housing
Field vehicles will be provided
Company
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