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  • Wild Turkey Technician

    Patrick Ryan

    By Patrick Ryan

      • Employer: LSU AgCenter
      Location: Western Louisiana (Leesville, LA)
      Country: United States
      Last Date to Apply: 12/01/2024
      Open Until Filled: Yes

    Location: Leesville, Louisiana

    Salary: $15/hour + free housing

    Starting Date: January 6, 2025 and March 3, 2025

    The School of Renewable Natural Resources at Louisiana State University is seeking 4 experienced field technicians to assist a research project evaluating Eastern wild turkey reproductive ecology in West Louisiana. Two positions will begin on January 6, 2025 and will last for 6 months, and two will begin on March 3, 2025 with a duration of 6 months as well. Starting dates can be somewhat flexible.

    Primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, capturing, marking, and tracking wild turkeys via radio-telemetry, nest and brood monitoring, acoustic monitor maintenance, vegetation surveys, predator camera grid maintenance, and data management. This will involve working both independently and as part of a small team. Fieldwork may be strenuous and requires working in hot and humid environments. The successful candidate will work with a team of graduate students, field technicians, private landowners, university faculty, state biologists.

    Salary is $15/hour with shared housing and a work vehicle provided. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

    Preferred Experience:

    Radio telemetry and wildlife tracking

    Vegetation sampling

    Driving an ATV and trailer

    Working as a team and independently

    Wildlife Handling

    Deploying camera traps

    Required Qualifications:

    B.S. in Biology or a related field

    Valid U.S. license

    Experience driving 4WD vehicles

    To Apply: Applicants should send via email a single PDF document containing a cover letter, a resume (or CV), and contact information for 3 references with the subject line titled: Wild Turkey Technician to PRyan@agcenter.lsu.edu. Please indicate which starting date(s) you would like to be considered for.

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