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Idaho Fish and Game

Wildlife Health Technician

    • Eagle Wildlife/Fisheries Health Labs
    Application Period: -
    Employment type: Temporary/Seasonal/Part Time
    Salary: 18.61 per hour

About the position

SPECIAL NOTIFICATION: This position is exempt from classified state service and the rules of the Division of Human Resources and the Idaho Personnel Commission. This job announcement will remain open until the position has been filled. Applications will be periodically reviewed as they are received. Applicants are encouraged to apply and submit their applications as soon as possible.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife Health Forensic Laboratory, in Eagle, Idaho is seeking an experienced person to serve as a Wildlife Health Technician. The successful candidate will assist the Wildlife Health Laboratory staff in day-to-day laboratory processes and will participate in IDFG’s statewide wildlife health program.

The position hours will be between 25-32 hours per week, four to five days a week, 5-8 hours a day. This is a limited service benefitted-temporary position and cannot exceed 1385 hours annually. Benefits include medical, retirement, holiday, sick and vacation leave.

General Information
Wildlife Health Technicians routinely work with wildlife health and disease samples and will assist with necropsies of wildlife carcasses in various states of decay. This position is primarily laboratory based, but on occasion, may involve walking for several hours in rugged terrain, handling wild animals, working in extreme weather conditions, lifting and carrying up to 65 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

Some knowledge of wildlife ecology and habitat requirements; and wildlife habitat evaluation and management practices.
Experience recording, summarizing, and analyzing biological data.
Valid driver’s license


Desirable Qualifications:

Strong attention to detail.
Some knowledge or experience working in a laboratory or prior coursework with laboratory credit.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities: Perform sample intake, accessioning, handling and processing for incoming necropsy and wildlife health samples. Responsible for inventory and management of samples, sample packaging and shipping, sampling supplies, and storage facilities. This will include data entry and database management. Provide day-to-day laboratory support, customer service, and staffing. This may include transporting samples and/or materials around the state, answering customer phone calls, preparing hunter surveillance kits, and working on field projects as needed. This may also include assisting the Wildlife Veterinarian with necropsies or live animal health assessments, subsampling tissues/biological fluids, preparing sample shipments, and performing general genetic lab work. Perform routine facility and vehicle maintenance, and other assigned tasks as needed.

How To Apply

1. Complete an IDFG Application for Temporary Employment (https://idfg.idaho.gov/jobs/application-temporary)

 

2. Submit a cover letter, a resume, three professional or academic references, and a completed IDFG Application for Temporary Employment via email (preferred) or by mail to: 

 

Email: Wildlifelab@idfg.idaho.gov

 

IDFG Wildlife Health Lab

Attention: Stacey Dauwalter

1820 S. Trout Rd.

Eagle, ID 83616

EEO/Veteran’s Preference. If qualified applicants are found, this announcement may close before the listed closing date.

URL: https://idfg.idaho.gov/jobs/application-temporary

Contact: Stacey Dauwalter
Email: stacey.dauwalter@idfg.idaho.gov
Phone: 208-939-9171