| Listing for Job Number: 3869 Job: Research Technician (6 positions available) |
Date Submitted: | January 14, 2006 |
Title: | Research Technician (6 positions available) |
Category: | Wildlife |
Name: | CP-33 Northern Bobwhite and Upland Songbird Monitoring Program |
Term Length: | Approximately February 15, 2006 or until all positions filled. Position lasts for 6-7 weeks. |
Location: | Based out of MS. |
Degree: | BS |
Other: | Applicants should be highly motivated, dependable, possess excellent interpersonal communication skills (will be interacting with resources professionals every day), able to work with minimal direct supervision for extended periods, and must possess a valid driver’s license and dependable vehicle. GIS experience preferred, but not required. Preference will be given to those who are able to spend most of the 5-6 week period (including weekends) on the road. Interest or experience in one or more of the following areas: GIS technology, agriculture, Farm Bill conservation practices, wildlife biology. |
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Type: | Temporary |
Documentation Needed: | Inquiry emails should be directed to Dr. Mark D. Smith (Co-Project Leader). Submit a cover letter, resume and names and contact information (phone and email) for three references. |
Contact Address: | Dr. Mark D. Smith, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Box 9690, Mississippi State, MS 39762-9690 |
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Description: | Gather Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contractual and spatial data from Farm Services Agency (FSA) county offices throughout the Southeast and Midwest region as part of the CP-33 (Habitat Buffers for Upland Wildlife) Northern Bobwhite and Upland Songbird Monitoring Program. Travel (in teams of 2) to county NRCS offices in 20 states falling within the core range of the northern bobwhite to collect information on CP33 contracts to be monitored. States to be visited tentatively include: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Virginia. Successful applicants will receive 1 week of training at Mississippi State University, will then spend the remaining 5 weeks traveling to FSA county offices in other states to collect data, and then 1 week back at MSU. |
Salary: | $8 / hr, plus housing, food and mileage reimbursement. |
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Deadline: | February 15 or until position filled |
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