Fish & Wildlife Bio Scientist II
State of Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Sunrise • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $20 per hour
About the role
- The Wildlife Impact Management Section is seeking two energetic and motivated candidates, to help address nonnative fish and wildlife in Florida.
- This position is based out of the FWC Sunrise Office, with daily fieldwork located in the Florida City area.
- State vehicles will be used for daily travel to and from the field location.
- This is a seasonal position that will run from February 1 to June 30, 2026; dependent on resources, the position may be extended through October 2026.
- The incumbent will focus on removing Argentine black and white tegus from public lands southwest of Florida City and will be responsible for professional representation of the agency and maintaining good working relationships with the public and partners.
- Primary duties will include: Opening and closing live traps in rural locations on a daily basis, maintaining bait in traps, releasing by-catch from trapping efforts unharmed, safely and humanely removing nonnative wildlife from traps, live trap repair and construction; Humanely killing nonnative wildlife using approved methods; Collecting, entering, and organizing data on all field activities; Quality assurance and quality control of data; Maintaining and entering vehicles logs, using a state purchasing card, and submitting purchase receipts.
Requirements
- A high school diploma and 5 years professional experience in a closely related biological field or laboratory program is required.
- A Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field can substitute for four of the 5 years of required experience.
- A valid driver’s license is required.
- Experience handling wildlife.
- Ability to handle and work with large, nonnative reptile species.
- Experience with wildlife trapping techniques.
- Experience with public speaking.
- Ability to identify native and nonnative wildlife in Florida.
- Ability to humanely kill nonnative wildlife using approved methods.
- Ability to multi-task as well as work without close supervision when needed.
- Computer experience (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and Outlook).
- Ability to travel less than 25%.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
wildlife trapping techniquesdata collectiondata entryquality assurancequality controllive trap repairhumane killing methodswildlife identificationhandling large reptiles
Soft skills
public speakingmulti-taskingworking independentlyrelationship buildingcommunication
Certifications
high school diplomavalid driver’s license