Caribou Field and Research Associate

2 weeks ago

Thunder Bay, Canada Wildlife Conservation Society Full time

**Position Title**: Caribou Field and Research Associate

**Position Type**: Full-time, fixed term

**Term**: 2 years

**Office/Program**:Wolverine Program, Ontario Northern Boreal (ONB) program

**Start Date**: Late April 2024

**Salary**: $75,000 annually

**Position Location**:Thunder Bay, Ontario

**Date Written/Revised**:March 22, 2024

**Reports To**: Dr. Matthew Scrafford, Conservation Scientist

**Supervises (Direct Supervision Only)**: N/A

**Position Contact**: Dr. Matthew Scrafford, Conservation Scientist

**Benefits**: 4 weeks’ vacation, Paid sick and Personal emergency leave, Self-care days, Health and Dental care, Life insurance, DEIJA Team, Weekly Wellness sessions, Mentorship program.

**Application Closing Date**: 5 April, 2024 at 6pm EST.

**Position Summary**

The Caribou Field and Research Associate position is a full-time, 24-month position that will assist with boreal caribou research in northern Ontario. The Caribou Filed and Research Associate will work within the Wolverine Program whose programmatic goals are to provide policy advice and science that can be used to understand, monitor, and manage wolverine populations in landscapes with human disturbance. The Wolverine Program also studies wildlife, including caribou and wolves, who share space with wolverines and whose management affects the species.

The Wolverine Program is within the larger Ontario Northern Boreal (ONB) program which is focused geographically on the far north region of Ontario. The ONB program activities include applied and field-based research on terrestrial and aquatic socio-ecological systems, often co-created with Indigenous communities; engaging with decision-makers to make scientific information more available for land-use planning, management and best practices to improve outcomes for nature and people; and empowering and supporting the next generation of conservation professionals.

Additional responsibilities may also include contributing to WCS Canada fundraising (e.g., contributing to the development of grant proposals) and communicating about caribou research (e.g., writing blog posts, contributing photos, etc.) as opportunities arise. There may also be opportunities to participate with other field programs within the ONB program.

**Position Objectives**

The primary objectives of the Caribou Field and Research Associate are to:

- Support developing field-based methods to study caribou;
- Organize and conduct field work on caribou;
- Analyze and write-up field collected data into reports and peer-reviewed publications.

**Principal Responsibilities**

The principal responsibilities of the Caribou Field and Research Associate will be as follows:

- Organize and analyze previously collected wildlife photo datasets. This primarily includes a data set of wildlife use of forestry and mining roads around Red Lake, Ontario.
- Help with designing, organizing, and leading field work for a study of wildlife use of decommissioned roads in the Sydney caribou range of Ontario.
- Acquire and organize spatial data on roads and landcover in Ontario.
- Analyze the spatial and temporal variables associated with wildlife use of forest roads.
- Contribute towards and produce documents (reports, peer-reviewed publications) that detail best-management practices for caribou habitats and populations.
- Manage the maintenance and care of field equipment.
- Collaborate with MNRF efforts focused on the effectiveness and efficiency of habitat restoration approaches in support of the Caribou Conservation Agreement.
- Support WCS Canada’s goal of transforming WCS Canada’s conservation practice through reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
- Contribute to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that promotes engagement and belonging.
- Actively participate in fundraising proposals and reports for the Ontario Northern Boreal program in collaboration with the WCS Canada Development Team, including donor relations.
- Contribute to WCS Canadas’s external and internal communications in collaboration with the WCS Canada Communications Team, including sharing program specific media content, developing communication plans for upcoming publications, etc.
- Promote the conservation of the wildlife and wild lands in Canada within the conservation community, donors, governmental agencies and other non-governmental organizations through meetings, active involvement in professional societies, speaking engagements, media interviews, writing, and general communications as required.

**Required Qualifications/Skills/Experience**
- MSc in a related field of study.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working in an environmental role, or equivalent.
- Proficiency in organizing and analyzing ecological data in R and GIS.
- Demonstrated experience writing peer-reviewed articles.
- Experience working in remote fieldwork locations for long periods of time; and the ability to travel to remote areas of northern Ontario for extended

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