Greater Sage-Grouse Technician-Wyoming
University of Wyoming (State)
Details
Application Deadline:
08/15/2025
Published:
06/02/2025
Starting Date:
between 6/15/2025 and 8/15/2025
Ending Date:
8/15/2025
Hours per Week:
40
Salary:
Commensurate / Negotiable
Education Required:
Some Undergraduate
Experience Required:
none
Location:
Point of Rocks, Wyoming
Tags:
Undergraduate Opportunities
Description
Greater Sage-Grouse Technicians - Wyoming and Montana
Description
One research technician position is available to collect field data on greater sage-grouse in Wyoming. The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of wind energy on sage-grouse populations. The technician will be stationed at and near the proposed Jackalope Wind Facility near Point of Rocks, Wyoming, and the position will last through August 15th.
Responsibilities
- Locating greater sage-grouse using UHF and VHF radio telemetry
- Monitoring nests and conducting nighttime brood counts
- Performing mammalian camera trap surveys
- Capturing and handling adult and juvenile grouse in July and August
- Conducting raptor and raven point count surveys
- Conducting vegetation surveys to monitor feral horse sage-grouse interactions
Technicians will work as employees of the University of Wyoming and will collaborate closely with:
- Two graduate students (University of Wyoming)
- Dr. Jeff Beck (Principal Investigator, University of Wyoming)
- Bureau of Land Management biologists
- Industry personnel and private landowners
- Research biologists from WEST Inc. (Laramie, WY)
- A Sutton Avian Research Center biologist (Bartlesville, OK)
Technicians, including an M.S. student, will work as a team to monitor the reproductive success and movement patterns of greater sage-grouse across a large landscape dominated by big sagebrush. Shared housing will be provided in trailers with running water, electricity, and heating/AC.
Qualifications
Experience working with prairie grouse is preferred, but not required. Applicants must be able to work safely and effectively in remote field conditions with minimal supervision.
Key qualifications include:
- Proficiency in operating ATVs/UTVs and 4WD trucks with trailers
- Ability to navigate using maps and GPS
- Willingness to hike moderate distances and work long, irregular hours (including nights) (>40/week)
- Experience in radio telemetry (preferred but not required)
- Ability to live and work harmoniously with co-workers in shared housing
- Familiarity with identifying potential mammalian and avian predators of sage-grouse
Application Instructions
To apply, email the following as a single PDF file (use your name as the file name):
- A one-page letter of interest
- Your resume or CV (including three professional references)
- Specification if the applicant would like to start in either Wyoming or Montana.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until suitable candidates are selected.
Salary = $16/hour plus shared housing
Contact:
Jackson Alford
M.S. Student, University of Wyoming
jalford3@uwyo.edu
Contact
Jackson Alford
jalford3@uwyo.edu (preferred contact method)