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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
| | The Nature Conservancy is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. | | POSITION SUMMARY | | The Kauai Program Field Technician position requires an enthusiastic, motivated, action-oriented person to play an essential role in conducting TNC field operations. These operations include surveying, mapping, monitoring, and controlling alien species and their impacts to Kauai’s forests. The Field Tech must be willing and able to camp in remote mountainous areas for up to five nights at a time, and operate in extremely rugged terrain and adverse weather conditions. Work environment involves exposure to job hazards where there is a high possibility of injury, as well as helicopter operations, so a commitment to safety is essential. The Field Tech will assist the Kauai team and partners with field operations and office support that may include noxious weed control, feral ungulate control, field operations planning, trail maintenance, vehicle and equipment maintenance, fence construction/maintenance, data entry, and outreach activities. This position is supervised by the Kauai Program Natural Resource Manager.
DUTIES:
• Assist with natural resource management field operations which include: controlling and eliminating alien animals and plants using a variety of methods (herbicides, hand and power tools, firearms, traps, and other implements).
• Participate in special-use helicopter operations that include sling loading, low-elevation surveys, helicopter-based weed control, and remote/hover landings.
• Maintain ungulate fences, traps, and other animal control material
• Maintain vehicles and field equipment
• Mix and apply herbicide according to label instructions
• Assist with GPS mapping, data collection, and data entry
• Work with partners, volunteers, and interns in field operations
• Ensure compliance with all TNC-Kauai Standard Operating Procedures and safety procedures
• Assist with interpretive hikes, outreach events, and fund raising efforts to help build good community relations
• Other duties as assigned. | | BASIC QUALIFICATIONS | | Cover letter must outline how you meet each of the basic qualifications:
• High school diploma and 1 year’s training in science-related field or related experience in land management.
• Ability to recognize Hawaiian plant and animal species and familiarity with navigating through Kaua‘i landscapes
• Experience performing physical work in remote wilderness settings
• Experience operating various types of equipment and tools
• Experience working with or knowledge of Hawai‘i natural systems and the conservation challenges on Kaua‘i. | | ADDITIONAL JOB INFORMATION | | The Field Technician may work in variable adverse weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances. These conditions:
• require considerable physical exertion and/or muscular strain to the point of physical fatigue
• present frequent possibility of injury
• require long hours in isolated settings
• require camping for up to a week at a time
•require to hike up to 12 miles over steep rugged terrain carrying a 50lb pack | | | | | | | | | |
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