Research Professional

Job Summary:

The Gamebird and Managed Ecosystems (GAME) Lab is seeking a Research Professional to serve as a project leader on a Northern Bobwhite project near Andrews, South Carolina. The project will examine bobwhite ecology in the context of cattle grazing and fire management. The successful candidate will work with property staff to coordinate research activities. This candidate will hire, train, and supervise seasonal field technicians. Work will involve quail trapping and radio-tagging, tracking birds via radio telemetry, vegetation surveys, data entry and management, and other duties as assigned. This position will require working non-typical hours, with morning and nighttime work needed at different times of the year. Shared field vehicles and field housing will be provided for project leader and field technician -- keeping them clean is part of the job responsibilities for all field researchers. The successful candidate will work closely with property management and collaborating scientists. This position is grant-funded through June 2026, and the position may be renewed if funding is available.

The University: UGA (www.uga.edu) is a land grant/sea grant institution comprised of 17 schools and colleges. Enrollment is about 35,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and is located about 60 miles northeast of metropolitan Atlanta.

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources: Warnell is a professional school with approximately 64 faculty, 350 undergraduates, and 200 graduate students (www.warnell.uga.edu). Warnell offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in a wide array of natural resources disciplines. Warnell has an 840-acre forest less than 15 minutes from campus and about 23,000 acres of forestland across the state for teaching and research. Research groups of the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station and the U.S. Geological Survey Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit are located on campus near Warnell.

UGA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s in natural resources science. Candidate should be highly motivated with the ability to work independently, plan ahead, and lead a field crew, including having a strong work ethic.

Preferred Qualification: MS in ecology, wildlife ecology, natural resource/wildlife management, or related field. Previous quail working experience is desirable.

Education, Experience, Licensure, and Certification required: Experience with ArcGIS, managing data, capture and tagging of birds, and using radio telemetry. Must have the ability/knowledge of safely driving 4x4 trucks and off-road vehicles like UTVs.

To apply, please send a brief cover letter, CV and at least 3 references, combined into one PDF document, to James Martin at martinj@warnell.uga.edu.

% of Time                Responsibility / Duty

65                 Field research – trapping and tagging quail, veg surveys, tracking quail.  

15                  Supervising field technicians – hiring, training and supervision of field researchers.  

10                  Data entry and management.

10                   Research coordination with sponsors, report writing to sponsor and PI.   

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