Staff Scientist

• Starting Salary: $50,000 - $70,000

​         (commensurate with experience)

• Work as needed, including 40+ hours when required
• Field visits/travel as needed

​Qualifications

• USFWS Recovery Permit holder for listed species in Texas (especially Houston Toad, mussels, bats, birds, karst, and salamander species)
• At least three years of experience surveying for threatened or endangered species and their habitat in Texas
• Strong writing skills and experience managing data and preparing scientific technical reports
• Familiarity with survey protocols for various species

Job Role Expectations 

Desired/Additional Skills and Abilities

• Perform fieldwork at sometimes remote field sites with occupational hazards including venomous snakes, poisonous plants, and biting/stinging insects, and construction traffic
• Lift and carry up to 40 pounds over uneven terrain
• Perform work in water (no SCUBA required) or in caves as needed
• Safely work at high-traffic, noisy, dusty construction sites
• Extreme attention to detail when recording and reporting data
• Work independently with very little oversight or as part of a team
• Data management and technical report preparation

• Experienced in the use of acoustic methods for bats
• Experienced in the analysis of acoustic recordings of bat calls
• Up to date rabies pre-exposure vaccine
• ​Experience with transportation, oil & gas, or other linear projects
• Wetland delineator
• Experience using digital data capture in the field

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