Job opening: Avian Technicians – Alaska

  This is a unique opportunity to experience a wildlife refuge that spans much of the coastline of Alaska, covers nearly 3.4 million acres, and provides essential habitat for some 30 million seabirds, hundreds of thousands of marine mammals, and numerous plant and animal species found only in Alaska.

  Technicians perform a variety of scientific and technical tasks to assist in a long-term seabird monitoring program. Species being studied differ by location but may include storm-petrels, cormorants, kittiwakes, murres, pigeon guillemots, auklets, and puffins. The fieldwork is varied but the main focus of the work is collecting data on seabird breeding chronology, reproductive success, population changes, adult survival, and food habits.

  Technicians work as part of a field crew consisting of 2-5 individuals. The work is conducted at remote field camps spread across the Refuge, where wet, windy weather and spartan living conditions are the norm. We will be placing crews on several of our Refuge islands in 2019 including Aiktak, Buldir, Chowiet, St. George, St. Lazaria, and St. Paul.

  All applications must be submitted via the Federal Government, USAjobs.gov website (see links below). Email submission of application materials is not allowed. The application period will last from November 16 – November 30 at midnight EST (although we are working to get that extended). These positions are being advertised in the same announcement as the positions for 11 other Refuges in Alaska, so if an applicant wants to be considered for work at Alaska Maritime NWR they MUST specify the Homer, AK duty station. Applicants can apply for multiple duty stations with one application but ONLY the duty stations specified will receive the application.

  Links to the hiring announcements can be found here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517204900 (GS-04/05) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517204800 (GS-06/07)

  If for some reason the links do not work, you can search for the positions by going to: http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov

Contact: Marc Romano

(ph) 907-226-4608

(email) marc_romano@fws.gov