Bat Conservation International (www.batcon.org) is seeking 3 qualified candidates to serve as crew leaders from approximately 1 June through 30 October 2020 to supervise field technicians conducting bat and bird fatality searches at an operating wind energy facility in southcentral Iowa. Pay rate is $15/hour plus housing, utilities, internet, and vehicles provided.
Successful Applicants Will:
- Supervise field crews conducting standardized searches for bat and bird carcasses beneath wind turbines
- Identify bird and bat fatalities to species
- Conduct field bias trials
- Quantify habitat characteristics
- Enter and manage datasets
- Gain experience with deploying ultrasonic detectors and thermal cameras, including 3-D thermal videography, and analyzing these data
Qualifications:
Required:
We are hiring 3 crew leaders for this project. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and contact information (name, address, email, phone number) of three references at: https://bat-conservation-international.hiringthing.com/job/182303/crew-leaders-remote
Required:
- Possess a Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, wildlife management or a related discipline
- Be able to identify local bat species
- Be willing and capable of conducting field work in moderately rugged terrain under physically demanding conditions (e.g., hot temperatures, venomous snakes, biting insects, etc.) and work atypical hours
- Experience as a supervisor
- Be willing to live and work well with a research team
- Possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Pass a background check (conducted before hiring is complete)
- Have previous field work experience
- Experience supervising technicians in the field
- Experience identifying midwestern bird species
We are hiring 3 crew leaders for this project. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and contact information (name, address, email, phone number) of three references at: https://bat-conservation-international.hiringthing.com/job/182303/crew-leaders-remote