State of Florida

Fish/Wildlife Technician

State of Florida

part-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Gainesville • Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $18 per hour

About the role

  • The incumbent hired for this position will be expected to work on a project involving the review of drone video transects of waterfowl and waterbird decoys.
  • The duration of this position will be 8 weeks, and the incumbent will be expected to work at least 20 hours/week if enrolled in college-level courses and 40 hours/week if not enrolled in college-level course work.
  • Before the incumbent starts work on the project they will be trained for two weeks on waterfowl and waterbird identification as well as the use of annotation tools within ArcGIS Pro such as the Image Analyst extension.
  • Within the project, the incumbent will review ca. 210 drone videos of decoy distributions with ArcGIS Pro.
  • The incumbent may be required to take other training with FWC and complete tasks such as painting decoys, installing decoy anchors, and other field-related tasks in freshwater wetlands.

Requirements

  • A high school diploma and two years of post-high school experience in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction is required.
  • Vocational training or an Associate’s degree in wildlife, fisheries, environmental, ecological or related agriculture or construction from an accredited school or college may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
  • Preference may be given to candidates with three- to six-months of experience in outdoor work; or four hours of college course work in wildlife sciences (e.g. natural history of North American wildlife, ornithology, waterfowl management, or similar).
  • Additionally, the candidate should be enthusiastic about working with digital wildlife data collection.
  • Candidates will be highly competitive for the position who have six months or more of experience identifying and counting wildlife species; or six to eight hours of college course work in wildlife sciences (e.g. natural history of North American wildlife, ornithology, waterfowl management, or similar).
  • Additionally, enthusiasm for working with digital waterfowl data collection is preferred.
Benefits
  • Health Premiums $25.00- Single / $90.00- Family Biweekly
  • Low Cost $25,000 Life Insurance
  • OPS FICA Alternative Retirement Plan
  • On the Job Trainings
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
waterfowl identificationwaterbird identificationvideo analysisdata collectionwildlife countingannotation toolsArcGIS ProImage Analyst extension
Soft Skills
enthusiasmattention to detail
Certifications
high school diplomaAssociate’s degree