Wildlife Technician II
Opening date: Jan. 10, 2025
Closing date: When filled
Salary: $17.11 per hour
Location: Hurricane, UT
Time frame: March 31 to June 20, 2025
Positions available: 6–7
Housing: Not available
The Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources, has 6–7 seasonal wildlife technician positions (no benefits) available at the Washington County Field Office in Hurricane, Utah. This 12-week appointment will last from March 31 to June 20, 2025. Housing is not provided.
Job duties
Wildlife technicians are needed to assist primarily with population monitoring of desert tortoises within southwestern Utah. Primary work will include desert tortoise transect surveys, radio-telemetry and translocation within the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and Snow Canyon State Park. Other minor tasks may include:
- Reptile and amphibian surveys
- Desert tortoise clearance surveys
- Restoration-related projects
- Native fish monitoring and distribution surveys
- Other recovery and conservation project implementation
The majority of the work will include surveying and marking desert tortoises using distance sampling, radio telemetry, translocation and native reptile surveys.
Job requirements and skills
Applicants must demonstrate an interest in native wildlife management and conservation, particularly in native reptiles, amphibians and fish. Experience in population monitoring techniques and habitat monitoring with a completed degree in biological sciences, ecology, zoology, wildlife, fisheries or a closely related field is preferred.
Applicants must be able to work as part of a team, follow set protocols and accurately record data. Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license and commit to the three-month time frame, from April to mid-June.
Other
This position requires hiking up to 8 miles a day over rough terrain, and working long hours in extreme heat and adverse weather. Applicants must also be willing to work Monday through Friday on a flexible field schedule, working 8–10 hours a day.
Applications
Interested applicants may apply by submitting a cover letter explaining your interest in the position, a resume, a copy of your college transcripts, and at least three references to Ann McLuckie at [email protected]. Application is preferred via email as a single document. Please put “Wildlife Technician Application” in the subject of the email. If you have any questions about the position, please either email Ann or call 435-680-1062.
DNR complies with the ADA. Hearing-impaired employees who wish further information regarding this announcement may call the DNR TTY number at 801-538-7458. Disabled employees who desire reasonable accommodation in the interview process should contact the DNR Human Resources Office at 385-315-2834.
People and culture expectation
The successful applicant(s) will be expected to uphold the Division’s values of integrity, professionalism, accountability, teamwork and cooperation. The behaviors they embrace should set an example of professional and personal respect. Seasonal employees are expected to actively promote a workplace free of discrimination and harassment, as well as make good faith efforts to understand people as unique individuals with diverse life experiences, challenges and opportunities.