Insect Pollinator Lab Technician

4 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 _

**Insect Pollinator Lab Technician**

**As part of the Canada Summer Jobs program (1 vacancy)**

**Fixed-term for 8 weeks**

**$15.50 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.

**Project Description and Main Purpose**

Wild pollinators are a major group responsible for the pollination of native plants and crops. Human intervention in the land has the potential to negatively or positively affect natural habitats and the wild organisms associated with them. CWF is currently studying the effect of roadside maintenance and Monarch butterfly habitat restoration/maintenance on wild pollinators in collaboration with rights-of-way partners.

The Insect Pollinator Lab Technician will assist with insect specimen sorting and curation. The goals of the project are to identify abundance and diversity of insect pollinators, and will include sorting, pinning, labelling, and databasing insect specimens.

**Key responsibilities**
- Prepare insect specimens for curation, using proper techniques for pinning and labelling
- Sorting insect specimens to family, genera and/or morphospecies and organizing them by collection site
- Digitally curate (database) the specimen information
- Prepare specimen labels to encode data denoting taxon, location, date, and collector, and print/cut them
- Prepare insect samples to be sent by mail/courier
- Fill progress spreadsheets online
- Adopting 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
- Perform other duties as required.

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

**Eligibility**:
**_ Canada Summer Jobs Program Criteria:_**
- 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 entitles 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.

**Offer of employment is conditional upon confirmation of credentials.**

**Offer of employment is conditional upon receiving funding for the position.**
- _______________________________

**Work Conditions**
- ** Anticipated start date July 3, 2023.**:

- ** Full-time at 37.5 hours per week**. **Fixed to an 8-week term.**:

- ** Location**: This is a hybrid position, based out of working from home and a laboratory at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes. Arrangements can also be made to work from the CWF office in Kanata.
- Must be capable of working in laboratory conditions. Must be capable of working independently.

**Why work with us?**
- We are a rapidly growing team of forward-thinking individuals who all share a common passion, the Canadian outdoors
- Friendly and casual work environment
- We are committed to building a more diverse workforce
- Work-life balance
- Opportunity to expand your network of education, conservation, and program experts.

**APPLICATION DEADLINE**: April 14, 2023

**ANTICIPATED START DATE**: July 3, 2023
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