Grassland Insect Lab Technician

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada Canadian Wildlife Federation Full time

Your Connection to Wildlife

As one of Canada's largest not for profit leaders in wildlife conservation, research, and advocacy, we are seeking to fill the following position…

Grassland Insect Lab Technician

This position is contingent on receiving funding from the Canada Summer Jobs program.
Anticipated start: June 24, 2024
Positions to hire: 2
Location: 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON
Fixed-term for 8-10 weeks
$16.55 per hour, 37.5 hours per week

Who we are:

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is a national not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to ensuring an appreciation of our natural world and a lasting legacy of healthy wildlife and habitat. By spreading knowledge of human impacts on the environment, developing and delivering educational programs, conducting research, promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, and advocating for effective wildlife policy and regulation, CWF strives for a future in which Canada's wildlife is conserved for generations to come.

Diversity is a fundamental part of our core values; we create every opportunity to become more inclusive. We encourage applications from qualified candidates from all diverse communities including, but not limited to, Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+, and women in non-traditional roles. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please notify HR at any time.

Project Description and Main Purpose

This is a multi-partner project to investigate the impacts of grazing practices on biodiversity in the native grasslands of southern Saskatchewan, including vegetation, grassland birds and insects. Canadian Wildlife Federation is responsible for the insect sampling component of this project. Four major groups of insects will be sampled in rangelands by a field team over a two-month period. CWF is hiring Grassland Insect Lab Technicians to support this project.
Reporting to the Entomologist, the Grassland Insect Lab Technician will assist with insect specimen sorting, curation and recording. The goals of the project are to identify the abundance and diversity of insect pollinators, and will include specimen pinning, labelling, and recording.

Key responsibilities

  1. Prepare insect specimens for curation, using proper pinning and labeling techniques;
  2. Sorting insect specimens to family, genera and/or morphospecies to the extent possible and organizing them by collection site;
  3. Prepare specimen labels to encode data denoting taxon, location, date, and collector;
  4. Digitally curate (database) the specimen information;
  5. Prepare insect samples to be shipped;
  6. Enter landscape data, species, and abundance associated with insect specimen collection sites in a database (spreadsheet);
  7. Update progress spreadsheets online;
  8. Adhere to safe work practices, reporting unsafe conditions immediately and attend all relevant in-services regarding occupational health and safety. Follow all guidelines for employees and employers as legislated under the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario;
  9. Perform other, related duties as required.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge

Successful candidates will have experience in or demonstrate the ability to learn the following:

  1. Experience working with insect species in natural environments, including experience with various surveying, trapping, and preparation techniques (many of these can be taught).
  2. Familiarity with databasing and applications.
  3. Must have experience with MS Excel.
  4. Experience conducting scientific studies and taxonomic identification and curation of insects.
  5. Experience working with a microscope to identify insects.
  6. Currently a student in a Wildlife Technician Program, Biological Science, Environmental Sciences or related university or college program or of having completed a post-secondary program in one of the programs above.

Eligibility:

In order for candidates to be considered, they must meet the criteria set by Canada Summer Jobs, a program of the Government of Canada. To be eligible, participants must:

  • be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment,
  • be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment, and,
  • is legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations.
Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.
International students are not eligible participants.

Length of Contract

The anticipated start date for this summer position is 24 June 2024 for a period of 8-10 weeks.

This position is contingent on receiving funding from the Canada Summer Jobs program.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 31, 2024

HOW TO APPLY: Interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply online by May 31, 2024. Only the candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We thank you for your interest in the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

We are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by contacting the Human Resources department when selected for an interview.

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