Job Description
Posting Details Position Information
Classification Title Temporary Hourly
Employment Category Temporary
Is this an Hourly position? Yes
Work Hours/Week 0-40
Overtime Eligible? Yes
Position Location Alaska
Does this position qualify for hybrid or remote work? No
Description of Work Unit Research Technicians for Tutakoke River Brant Project, Summer 2026
Search Contact Email j.golden@colostate.edu
Position Summary The Department. of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology are seeking up to 2 technicians for a long-term research project on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska that focuses on the evolutionary ecology, migration ecology, and population dynamics of black brant. Working hours can be irregular and are often influenced by weather and tides. The field site is on the coast of the Bering Sea and technicians will frequently be working in adverse conditions (e.g., high winds, freezing temperatures, precipitation) and walking long distances on mud flats and coastal vegetation while wearing waders. The project is based out of a remote field camp with limited amenities (e.g., no running water, cellular service, or internet).
Start Date: Approximately 1 May 2026
Duration: approximately 3 Months
Number of weekly working: 40 hours / week
Position Minimum Qualifications Applicants must be detail oriented, and able to work both independently and cooperatively with others, and able to lift and carry >75 pounds.
Preferred Qualifications Preference will be given to applicants with experience monitoring bird nests, capturing, marking, and resighting large numbers of birds, working in remote field camps, operating boats with tiller motors, operating snow machines or ATVs, and fixing small engines.
Posting Details
Working Title Research Technicians for Tutakoke River Brant Project, Summer 2026
Posting Number 202500699T
Department Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Salary Range $20 per hour, depending on experience
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Close Date 12/31/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants To apply, please submit a single PDF with a résumé or vitae, cover letter that is less than one page, and names and contact information for three professional references by e-mail to j.golden@colostate.edu
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Essential Job Duties
Job Duty Category Research Technicians for Tutakoke River Brant Project Assitance
Duty/Responsibility Searching for and monitoring nests of brant and other waterfowl, reading color-character tarsal bands of marked brant, capturing and banding adult brant and goslings, data entry, and assisting with remote field camp operations.
Percentage Of Time 100
References
Minimum References Required Maximum References Required
Job Tags
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