Wildlife Management Biologist

The Conrad Area Wildlife Biologist is responsible for implementing the Department's wildlife management program, including the State Wildlife Action Plan in the north Rocky Mountain Front and Golden Triangle area of the FWP Region 4. This includes designing and conducting field investigations on wildlife populations and habitats, preparing wildlife management recommendations, communicating department programs and policies, informing the public of wildlife and habitat matters, maintaining, enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat and hunting access on private and public lands and maintaining proficiency as a professional wildlife scientist.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Fish and Wildlife Management, Wildlife Biology, Range Management, Zoology or Biology
• Completion of a field research project presented in a successfully defended thesis
• Five years of progressively responsible experience as a wildlife biologist or senior wildlife technician
• Literature review and development of a problem statement and/or hypothesis for a particular issue
• Development of a detailed study plan or sampling protocol for a field-oriented project based on the above-noted hypothesis
• Data collection and the effective management of data with an appropriate application
• Interpretation and analysis of data, including a quantitative assessment of that information
• Completion of a final report in a peer-reviewed publication or a publication comparable to a refereed journal
• Oral presentation on results of investigation to agency staff or public audience

Benefits

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• Retirement
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Holidays