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Paid Field/Research Assistants: Biological Technician Positions at Alaska Maritime NWR, Summer 2025 (AK)

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is recruiting up to 14 Biological Science Technician (avian) positions for the summer of 2025 to assist with our seabird monitoring program. Deadline to apply: November 1, 2024.

Agency/Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Location: Alaska Maritime NWR, Alaska

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Job Description: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is recruiting up to 14 Biological Science Technician (avian) positions for the summer of 2025 to assist with our seabird monitoring program. 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.

Most technicians will spend multiple (3-4) months in remote field camps and/or on the Refuge’s research vessel. Positions will start in late April or early May and end in September. 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 2-3 individuals. The work is conducted at remote field camps spread across the Refuge, where wet and windy weather conditions are the norm. We will be placing crews on several of our islands in 2025 including Aiktak, Buldir, Chowiet, St. George, St. Lazaria, and St. Paul.

Qualifications:

Wage:

  • GS-05: $21.42 – $27.85 per hour
  • GS-06: $23.88 – $31.04 per hour
  • GS-07: $26.53 – $34.50 per hour

To apply:

Application Deadline: November 1, 2024

Start Date: Positions will start in late April or early May 2025 and end in September 2025.

Contact: If you have any additional questions, please contact Heather Renner at heather_renner@fws.gov.