Wildlife Biologist-Hunting Coordinator – Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii

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• Administers, plans, and manages the formal public hunting program at PTA. Coordinates public hunting activities and plans and implements game management and hunting activities at PTA in accordance with applicable Army regulations/ coordination. Uses web-based software such as iSportsman to manage public hunting information, hunter registration, permit sales, harvest reporting, and automated data tabulation and analysis. Collects and analyzes hunter effort and harvest data. As directed, monitors game populations to support public hunting activity. Implements field operations, including, but not limited to, facilities construction and maintenance (e.g., water sources, fencing and gates, information kiosks).
• Supports a wide variety of wildlife and federally-listed wildlife management and planning activities in the field and office, including surveys, monitoring, data management and analysis, technical report preparation, assistance with threat management and restoration activities, public outreach, and other duties.
• Is supervised by the Natural Resource Program Wildlife Program Manager (CSU).
• Coordinates regularly with the State agencies and Army offices at PTA.
• Coordinates and collaborates with other natural resources support staff at PTA and federal biologists.

The position is contingent upon funding for continued CSU support for natural resource management on PTA.
Relocation expenses may be available; conditions apply.

• BS in Wildlife Biology/Management, Natural Resource Management, Biology, or closely related field.
• Experience in administering/coordinating hunting programs (e.g., preparing regulations/policies, monitoring hunting activity, manning game check stations, etc.).
• Experience managing native wildlife species including implementing surveys and/or monitoring methodologies and data collection.
• Experience with Global Positioning System (GPS) and field navigation.
• Proficient with Windows-based computers and MS Office Suite software including MSWord and MSExcel for data management, record keeping, information retrieval, and reporting.
• Ability/willingness to work occasional weekend days as part of work schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to hike for 6-8 hours and up to 7 km per day while carrying field pack over rough terrain, in inclement weather.
• Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain a driver’s license by the employment start date.
• The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. by proposed start date; CEMML will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

• MS in Wildlife Biology/Management, Natural Resource Management, Biology, or closely related field.
• Knowledge of Hawaiian game species and Hawaii hunting regulations.
• Experience coordinating/administering hunting programs specifically for upland birds or ungulates.
• Current Hawaii Hunter Education/Safety Program Certificate or ability to obtain within 3 months of employment date.
• Experience managing and operating web-based hunting or other resource management/use software applications (e.g., iSportsman).
• Experience managing native, threatened, or endangered wildlife including operating automated camera traps, acoustic recording units, and field survey techniques (e.g., point counts, systematic surveys, etc) for wildlife.
• Basic proficiency with ArcGIS, including data entry, display and map creation.
• Experience with bird identification by sight and sound, especially species found in Hawaii.
• Experience with public outreach such as planning public meetings and making presentations.
• Proficiency with data management and basic statistical analysis using MS Excel, R, and other software.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Experience coordinating with multiple agencies to implement programs.
• Experience driving 4×4 vehicles on roads and trails.
• Experience controlling vegetation via mechanical and chemical methods.

• Review, update, and coordinate, through appropriate coordination and approval, the PTA policy for public hunting. Ensure rules governing hunting at PTA are consistent with State of Hawaii rules where applicable. Support periodic review and update of the SOP for the PTA policy for public hunting.
• Implement SOPs to coordinate hunts per the PTA hunting policy with appropriate Directorates to schedule hunting activities. The coordinator is the primary point of contact for the recreational hunting program at PTA. Distributes information via email to the Army regarding the number of hunters and game harvested following each scheduled hunt. Liaisons with Hawaii State personnel to ensure consistency between Army and State hunting programs.
• Administer and maintain a web-based software program to provide information to the public about hunting opportunities and access, to manage hunter registration and permit sales, to compile and report game harvests, and to export data for analysis including game sampling data and population estimates, hunting success and activity data from hunters, and data about hunting-related infrastructure on the installation.
• Interact with and provide support and updated information to public hunters via the web-based program, telephone, text, and email regarding registration status, permit sales, and hunting opportunities. Attends public meetings as directed.
• Ensure the approved PTA public hunting policy, with clear and concise rules, is available to public hunters via the web-based program.

• Assist with implementing wildlife protocols for estimating populations, managing species, and other objectives, and manage data collected per SOPs and supervisor direction.
• Document all activities in appropriate data management systems.
• Implement best management practices in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act and CSU-approved SOPs when trapping and handling animals.
• Follow all federal and state regulations on use of chemical controls including pesticides and rodenticides.

• Write and/or review technical documents such as quarterly reports annual reports, biennial reports, memoranda, study protocols, standard operating procedures.
• Manage and QC data.

• Statement of Qualifications (one-page letter addressing each qualification described in the announcement) uploaded in the ‘Cover Letter’ slot.
• Resume
• Transcripts (for each degree earned that is listed under qualifications) uploaded in the ‘Official Transcripts’ or ‘Unofficial Transcripts’ slot.
• Degree Conferral (copy of diploma if transcripts do not include confirmation that degree was awarded) uploaded in the ‘Other’ slot.
• References – please include within your application contact information for 3 professional references including at least one supervisor. References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates.

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