{"id":41063,"date":"2021-06-15T15:16:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=41063"},"modified":"2021-06-15T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:16:39","slug":"job-biological-monitor-stillwater-sciences-los-angeles-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-biological-monitor-stillwater-sciences-los-angeles-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Biological Monitor, Stillwater Sciences (Los Angeles, California)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Permanent<br \/>\n<strong>Salary Details:<\/strong> $22\u2013$31\/hour<br \/>\n<strong>Required Experience:<\/strong> 2 &#8211; 6 years<\/p>\n<p>See full job details at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-biological-monitor-los-angeles-ca-california\/2336851084\">https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-biological-monitor-los-angeles-ca-california\/2336851084<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong>\u00a0may include pre-construction specialized wildlife and nesting bird surveys, construction compliance monitoring, plant identification, and research\/technical writing. Stillwater Sciences has needs for biologists ranging from temporary to permanent biologist positions. Temporary positions average three to five days per week minimally through late spring of 2022. Field efforts may be scheduled on short notice and field personnel will need to confirm their availability or unavailability for a given field effort on short notice. Applicants need not be available for every field effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The ideal applicant should have:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of a BS or BA in biology or natural resource field with 1\u20132+ years of experience in the environmental field<\/li>\n<li>Excellent wildlife skills including nesting bird survey and environmental compliance monitoring experience<\/li>\n<li>Specialized experience with special-status wildlife species including, but not limited to, least Bell\u2019s vireo, coastal California gnatcatcher, burrowing owl, special-status fish, and\/or special-status mammals, to receive agency approval<\/li>\n<li>Experience identifying plants to species using dichotomous keys, conducting vegetation surveys, and\/or participating in plant restoration efforts in Southern California<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work as part of a team<\/li>\n<li>Endurance to work long days (up to 10 hours)<\/li>\n<li>Good attitude and ability to hike to remote and steep field locations in all types of weather<\/li>\n<li>Competency to follow directions and field safety protocols<\/li>\n<li>Solid navigational skills using maps and GPS<\/li>\n<li>Excellent writing and communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel software programs<\/li>\n<li>Attention to detail and commitment to sound science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Compensation and Application Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biologist openings: Temporary, to permanent part-time\/full-time positions based out of Los Angeles, CA for fieldwork in Riverside, Pasadena, and other project sites<\/li>\n<li>Please send a cover letter advising how you learned of this job and describing your experience with a resume in MS Word or PDF format to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:resume@stillwatersci.com\">resume@stillwatersci.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Please write \u201cLA Biological Monitor\u201d in the subject line of the email<\/li>\n<li>Resumes without cover letters will not be considered<\/li>\n<li>Hourly rate $22\u2013$31, commensurate with qualifications and experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"how-apply-header\">HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please send a cover letter advising how you learned of this job and describing your experience with a resume in MS Word or PDF format to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:resume@stillwatersci.com\">resume@stillwatersci.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please write \u201cLA Biological Monitor\u201d in the subject line of the email<\/p>\n<p>Resumes without cover letters will not be considered<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[15],"tags":[4,28,33,141,13,131,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41064,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41063\/revisions\/41064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}