Field Technicians

4 weeks ago

Whitehorse, Canada Wildlife Conservation Society Full time

**Title**:Field Technicians

**P**o**s**i**tion type**:Full-time

**N**u**m**b**e**r of positions**:2-3

**Pr**oj**ec**t Supervisor**:Dr. Hilary Cooke

**Duration**:16 weeks, starting early May

**C**o**m**p**e**n**s**a**tion**:$28 - $32/hr. based on experience

**L**o**c**a**tion**: Whitehorse, Yukon

**P**o**s**i**tion Summary**:
WCS Canada is seeking up to three (3) field technicians to assist with a study of the relationship between fire severity and bird communities in boreal forests of Yukon, and a related study on climate-change refugia across boreal mountain landscapes of Yukon. The field team will be responsible for avian surveys and collection of site and habitat data at study sites located in recently burned forests and collection of site data and deployment of micro-climate sensors at sites across central and southern Yukon. The team will work under the supervision of project lead, Dr. Hilary Cooke.

Key qualifications include at least 1 year of an undergraduate degree or or diploma in biology, environmental sciences, natural resource management, or a related field, and experience conducting fieldwork, particularly avian surveys, in relatively remote locations. Full qualifications listed below.

Technicians will be engaged in the following field activities: searching for and identifying nest cavities and foraging trees for woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, and other cavity-nesting birds; deploying acoustic recorders at remote locations; collecting site and habitat data related to fire severity and characteristics of cavity and foraging trees; deploying temperature sensors and collecting site data. In addition, each technician will be responsible for: field preparation; maintaining and organizing field equipment; and data entry and management. One individual will be hired to take a supervisory role in the field (lead field technician) and be responsible for: management of daily schedule; management of spatial data; supervision of field activities; ensuring high quality data collection; adherence to safety protocol; and ongoing communication with project lead.

These positions will involve 1-2 weeks of field preparation at the WCS Canada office in Whitehorse and 1-2 weeks of data entry and equipment organization at the Whitehorse office at the end of the field season. The remainder of the time will be spent conducting field work. Due to the remote locations and distances between field sites, these positions require extended periods of camping and long driving distances. WCS Canada will provide all necessary field and safety equipment and non-personal camping equipment (e.g. tent, shelter, stove, etc.) and cover the cost of campground fees. Expenses incurred travelling to Yukon will not be covered. A modest budget is available for accommodations and food while in the field.

Field Technicians will be paid hourly; overtime will be at the discretion of the project supervisor and will be calculated based on time averaging. Field Technicians will have the option of taking overtime as paid time in lieu at the end of the contract as per a time averaging agreement. Successful applicants will need to be flexible with work hours and changing work schedules.

**Primary Responsibilities of Field Technician Lead**:

- Daily field schedule and field planning.
- Coordination of travel, accommodation, and other logistics related to fieldwork.
- Supervision of field technician and all field activities.
- Organization and maintenance of field and field safety equipment
- Conducting systematic nest and foraging tree searches.
- Deployment and retrieval of acoustic recording units.
- Deployment of temperature sensors.
- Collection of site and habitat data.
- Data entry, download, and management.
- Organization and management of spatial data in ArcGIS.
- Administering time management and submitting timesheets.
- Management of field expenses and expense reporting.
- Ongoing communications with project lead.
- Knowledge of and adherence to all field safety protocols.

**Primary Responsibilities of Field Technician**:

- Organization and maintenance of field and field safety equipment
- Conducting systematic nest and foraging tree searches.
- Deployment and retrieval of acoustic recording units.
- Deployment of temperature sensors.
- Collection of site and habitat data.
- Data entry, download, and management.
- Knowledge of and adherence to all field safety protocols.

**Qualifications of Field Technician Lead**:

- At least 1 year of an undergraduate degree or diploma in biology, environmental sciences, natural resource management, or a related field (required).
- Experience conducting fieldwork in relatively remote locations (at least 1 year required, multiple years preferred).
- Experience working, camping, and/or navigating in remote conditions (including off-road by foot) using a compass, map, and GPS (required).
- Experience conducting field-based avian surveys (required).
- Experience identifying boreal cavity-

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