Conservation jobs with The Great Basin Institute. The Great Basin Institute is an interdisciplinary field studies organization that promotes environmental research, education, and conservation throughout the West
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In cooperation with the University of Nevada Reno, Department of Biology, (UNR), the Great Basin Institute is recruiting up to four Herpetological Field Technicians to assist with field projects in the Mojave Desert related to chuckwallas (Sauromalus ater) and desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Working with a graduate student and Postdoctoral researcher, technicians will assist in collecting data to evaluate the genetic diversity and the homing behavior of chuckwallas by capturing lizards, attaching radio transmitters, implanting pit tags, collecting blood samples, and tracking these individuals throughout the activity season. Similarly, technicians will assist another Postdoctoral researcher with a survey of disease (upper respiratory tract disease) and immunology in wild desert tortoise populations. Technicians will assist with handling, measuring, and sampling adult desert tortoises, as well as learn techniques to sample small volumes of blood and nasal flushes (for evaluation of bacteria) and to visually examine tortoises for signs of disease. Field Technicians should be capable of working long-hours, in rugged, dry, uneven desert terrain in which temperatures may reach as high as 110° F, for up to 6 days per week. Primitive field camping up to 3 nights per week may be required. Housing with full kitchen and laundry facilities will be provided.
