Deadline: Sun, 04/14/2024 - 12:00pm Employer: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Job Field: Wildlife Job Type: Full Time Location: New Mexico Location Detail: Raton, New Mexico Job Description: The Northeast Regional Wildlife Biologist is responsible for coordination or activities related to wildlife management in the northeast quadrant of New Mexico. This position coordinates and implements wildlife management activities and duties in the region including collection of survey data, development of recommendations for hunting rules and regulations, and overseeing landowner systems for elk, deer, and antelope. This can involve proposing and developing new survey methods and models, conducting ground and aerial surveys, analyzing data, making management recommendations, using GIS to develop maps, and providing information to the public. The biologist works directly with agency personnel, public lands managers, and private landowners to communicate the Departments mission and goals to these groups. The biologist applies management strategies to wildlife populations in the northeast region to meet agency goals within the parameters of social and political tolerances in local communities. The biologist coordinates the northeast region personnel involvement in game and furbearer rule development processes. The biologist will compile information to inform the state game commission in rule development process. The biologist educates and informs the public on all facets of wildlife and habitat management through dissemination of wildlife information to hunters, wildlife constituents, and schools. Who are the customers? Customers include those interested in outdoor activities and wildlife in particular (hunters, anglers, wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, citizens of New Mexico). Ideal Candidate 1) Experience working independently to complete assigned tasks and developing novel approaches and new projects 2) Experience riding in rotary (helicopter) or fixed-wing aircraft for wildlife surveys. Big game survey experience preferred, but not required (deer, elk, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, oryx, ibex, etc.) 3) Working in backcountry conditions (for example camping, backpacking, hiking, hunting, wildlife tracking, 4x4, mountainous driving, or other related activities) 4) Experience with ArcGIS or other mapping software 5) Knowledge and experience in wildlife and/or wildlife habitat management Qualifications: Minimum Qualification Bachelor's degree in biology, fisheries science/management, wildlife science/management, animal science, forestry, ecology or similar related natural resource degree and two (2) years of experience in the specified fields. Only for use at the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department: Any combination of education from an accredited college or university and related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totally four (4) years may substitute for the required education and experience. Substitutions Apply. Miscellaneous: Working Conditions This position has both office and field work elements. While in the office, extended periods will be spent sitting at desks, computers, meetings, and talking to the public on telephone and in person. During field work, this person will spend extended periods traveling to various locations around the state. They will hike and work at high elevations and drive 4-wheel drive vehicles over highways and narrow mountainous roads. Equipment used will be standard office equipment, ½ to ¾ ton 4 wheel drive vehicles, and may include goose-neck and bumper-hitch trailers. Travel may include horseback, helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, ATVs, or snowmobiles. Specific tool use may include GPS, GIS, radio telemetry, cameras, spotting scopes, binoculars, other ocular and environmental measuring instruments, capture equipment such as net-guns, dart guns, drop nets, drive nets, clover traps, corral traps and laboratory items such as centrifuges, syringes, scalpels, microscopes, slides, thermometers, scissors, and standard construction tools such as drills, saws, hammers, shovels, wrenches, axes, and chainsaws. Aerial work in fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft is required Salary: $46,591 - $74,545 How to Apply: https://www.spo.state.nm.us/career-services/total-compensation/
