5 FIELD ASSISTANTS needed to assist graduate student with a long-term demographic study of greater sage grouse in Eastern Nevada (Eureka Co).
All positions start 1 Mar with variable end dates that range from 30 Apr to 31 Jul.
Field work for this project is extensive and varied. We will be night trapping Sage Grouse around leks from Mar – May (includes capture, banding, measurements/radiocollaring, bleeding, etc.), radio-tracking hens to monitor nesting, survival and brood rearing, conducting lek observations to re-sight color-banded males, and conducting raptor and corvid surveys to monitor predator/nest predator abundance during the breeding season.
We will also monitor nests, gather vegetation data, trap and process broods, and conduct brood surveys during the later part of the season.
Technicians will receive training and extensive experience in all aspects of field work. The ability to maintain a positive attitude in a challenging work environment is of paramount importance for this job. Our work hours are often long and variable under a rotational system (i.e. working all night until sunrise some weeks, up at 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. for a lek observation the next week). Throughout the season we will live and work in temperature extremes that can range from 0 to 100 degrees F. Early in the season, the ability to deal with cold weather is crucial. Ability to demonstrate a strong work ethic and easy-going personality, willingness to work and solve problems independently a must. Must be willing to live in a remote and rustic field camp without phone or internet, with infrequent (~ 1x/week) visits to nearby (50-70 miles) towns.
$1500/month with field camp and all food provided.Send cover letter, resume and contact information for three references (name, title, phone number, & email) as a single word file to ERIK BLOMBERG at the University of Nevada, Reno (EM: eblomberg@gmail.com).