Bat Conservation International (www.batcon.org) is seeking 3 qualified candidates to serve as crew leaders from approximately 1 June through 30 October 2020 to supervise field technicians conducting bat and bird fatality searches at an operating wind energy facility in southcentral Iowa. Pay rate is $15/hour plus housing, utilities, internet, and vehicles provided. 

Successful Applicants Will:

• Supervise field crews conducting standardized searches for bat and bird carcasses beneath wind turbines
• Identify bird and bat fatalities to species
• Conduct field bias trials
• Quantify habitat characteristics
• Enter and manage datasets
• Gain experience with deploying ultrasonic detectors and thermal cameras, including 3-D thermal videography, and analyzing these data

Qualifications:

Required:

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, wildlife management or a related discipline
• Be able to identify local bat species
• Be willing and capable of conducting field work in moderately rugged terrain under physically demanding conditions (e.g., hot temperatures, venomous snakes, biting insects, etc.) and work atypical hours
• Experience as a supervisor
• Be willing to live and work well with a research team
• Possess a valid Driver’s License.
• Pass a background check (conducted before hiring is complete)
• Have previous field work experience

Preferred:

• Experience supervising technicians in the field
• Experience identifying midwestern bird species

We are hiring 3 crew leaders for this project. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and contact information (name, address, email, phone number) of three references.