What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wildlife Research Assistant position at THE PHOENIX ZOO?
Job Details
Job Location: Phoenix Zoo - Phoenix, AZ
Position Type: Part Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
Department: ACNC/Phoenix Zoo Field Conservation Research Department
Supervisor: Field Research Project Manager
FLSA Status: Part Time Temporary (up to 24 hours/week), 8 weeks (May- July), Non-exempt
Starting Pay Rate: $18.50/hour
Duration/hours: Up to 210 hours maximum; half in office, half remote (optional).
General Statement:
This part-time temporary position focuses on managing, organizing, and sorting wildlife camera and environmental data from the Atascosa Complex wildlife study in Arizona and projects in Costa Rica, assisting the Field Research Project Manager. The WRA will be exposed to the formal research process of question development, study design, and data collection.
Essential Duties:
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Provide quality guest service to both internal and external guests by maintaining a WILD (friendly, helpful, positive and professional) working attitude and appearance.
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Maintain, organize, and sort data from Atascosa Complex Project, ensuring not to lose any data.
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Follow training protocols to manage Excel sheets and record metadata on camera locations and information collected in the field.
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Successfully upload and back up data to provided servers and website platforms.
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Sort videos by following instructions on Sanderson’s Camera Sweet method (resources provided) to transform the video data into usable-for-analysis information.
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Identify native Arizona wildlife, especially mammals.
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Make data easily accessible to other team members and ensure data is being processed efficiently.
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Participate in field conservation/research activities as assigned and as timing permits, under the supervision of Phoenix Zoo staff.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments.)
Qualifications
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Current enrollment in a four-year degree track in life sciences with a minimum 30 credit hours completed; OR a four-year degree in life sciences.
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Keen attention to detail and experience with computer file/data management.
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Ability to creatively troubleshoot technical issues and to problem solve.
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Demonstrated interest in wildlife research and conservation.
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Familiarity and previous experience with Arizona wildlife, especially mammals.
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Previous research and/or data management experience, particularly with wildlife camera data in Arizona.
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Ability to work well in groups and independently.
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Ability to bend, stoop, crawl and walk on uneven surfaces.
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Willingness and ability to participate in multi-day field work, including overnight camping in remote areas.
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Ability to work indoors and outside, often in extreme weather conditions.
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Ability to pass pre-employment background check and drug test.
Salary : $19
