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This position is based out of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO) in Arco, ID. Some work may occur at other southern Idaho parks (Minidoka National Historic Site, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument and maybe City of Rocks National Reserve). Housing is available at CRMO in shared housing units.

One of the main focuses of the position will be to gather information on Craters caves. This involves conducting initial habitat assessments on known but largely unexplored and unmapped caves. This will include ground-truthing potential caves, inventory of surface and interior contents [biological, geological, hydrological, and cultural resources]. As well as documenting, photographing and mapping of cave interiors (individuals will receive training in cave mapping). Individual will NOT want to suffer from any claustrophobia and will need to be ok with primitive back-country camping for up to 4 days at a stretch. Individual will need to be proficient at navigating and orienteering with use of GPS units and/or tablets. Work will involve long hikes over rough (lava) terrain carrying up to 40 lbs. This project includes an office component consisting of turning field notes / maps into final maps and/or short reports on findings.  

Position may also assist with a study on Pronghorn migration through CRMO by checking batteries/ maintaining/ and downloading data from remote cameras and/ or looking through a back log of gathered phots to count migrating pronghorn. 

The position will also be tasked with running a modest bat acoustic monitoring program for NABat (North American Bat Monitoring) and possibly deploying a few detectors in habitats of interest to CRMO resource staff. Work includes deployment, detector/battery maintenance, data retrieval and verification of data collected using Sonobat software (bat call identification skills not necessary). 

Other duties may include nightjar surveys, milkweed (Monarch butterfly habitat) inventory, Breeding Bird Surveys, Building / maintaining wildlife-friendly fence and demolition of unneeded fence (this work will include leading and working alongside a conservation corps crew), collection of rush skeletonweed root borer moth for release as bio-control and surveys of past release sites to see if populations have become established.

Wildlife crews will assist the vegetation management crews from time to time (invasive weed treatments, seed collection, planting native species, fire rehab etc.),

We are hoping to have the position start in early May and would last until the end of September.

• Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife management, or related discipline, or a combination of relevant education and field experience; (active students welcomed)
• Enthusiasm about the position, with interest in and knowledge of  wildlife and field work in backcountry primitive conditions. 
• Ability to safely navigate to field sites using maps/compass and handheld GPS devices; 
• High level of proficiency leading field work in dynamic field settings; 
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Experience with data entry and QA/QC procedures;
• Reliable, team-player with strong leadership and communication skills;
• Possession of a clean, valid, state-issued driver’s license;