Conservation K9 Handler

The Wildlife Futures Program (WFP) at Penn Vet is hiring a full-time dog handler to conduct CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) detection field research, landowner outreach and land surveillance, and threatened species detection research and surveillance in support of Pennsylvania’s wildlife health programs. The dog-handler team will be primarily responsible for the Southwest Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) region.  
 
This position is hiring a handler to work with a trained, 3-year-old, high-drive, spayed female labrador. 

Employee should establish a work location within the PGC region in which they are assigned to minimize travel times (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington or Westmoreland counties). Canines will be kept in the handler’s home to maximize socialization and rapport with the handler; there will be an annual $5,000 allowance for this responsibility.

This position is contingent upon grant funding. An equivalent combination of education and experience are allowed.