Positions Available
Temporary Research Technician
Alaska Center for Conservation Science
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Application review begins: 16 December 2024
For more information, go to:
https://careers.alaska.edu/jobs/stream-habitat-assessment-technician-ac…
The Alaska Center for Conservation Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) invites applications for two field technicians. When not in the field, these temporary positions will be located on the UAA campus in Anchorage, Alaska. Technicians will sample stream ecosystems in southwestern Alaska (the Ahklun and Kilbuck mountains).
The successful candidates will help implement the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) lotic Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) sampling. Technicians will sample stream habitat conditions in remote southwestern Alaska and will be required to work in the backcountry for long hours at mainly helicopter-access sites.
Minimum qualifications include:
- Two years relevant college coursework and one year’s experience in a relevant field OR multiple years of experience living or working in the backcountry or rural Alaska - including subsistence hunting and harvesting, guiding, or recreating;
- Positive attitude, work ethic, and willingness to learn;
- Ability to work in harsh weather conditions, with little contact to the outside world for a prolonged period of time;
- High degree of comfort wading in streams – including navigating slick rocks, fast water, cold water, and large obstructions;
- Willingness to work long days (10-12 hours);
- Ability to work closely with two to three other field technicians for several days at a time with little to no contact with other people; and
- Ability to interact and communicate with a variety of stakeholders, including community members, recreationalists, hunters, anglers, etc.
Successful applicants must have a high degree of comfort working in difficult conditions, including wading and working in cold, fast-moving water. The AIM sampling initiative aims to collect standardized, quantitative data across the landscape to support land management decisions, including restoration efforts.
Positions will begin on or before 12 May 2025 and will extend until the middle or end of August 2025. If necessary, end dates can be adjusted to accommodate academic or other calendars. These positions are open to U.S.-based applicants.
Application review begins: 16 December 2024
For more information, go to:
https://careers.alaska.edu/jobs/stream-habitat-assessment-technician-ac…
For questions, contact:
Erin Larson
Email: elarson15 [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-786-6392