Regional Wildlife Biologist

This position serves as the Regional Wildlife Biologist responsible for coordination and implementation of wildlife management activities within the southwest quadrant of New Mexico. This position conducts or participates in wildlife and habitat management projects to gather biological data by planning studies, capturing, marking, monitoring wildlife populations and habitats, analyzing and interpreting results, completing reports, and delivering presentations. This position works with Department employees, other agencies, and the public, including private landowners, to develop management and hunt recommendations for wildlife populations.

The Southwest Regional Wildlife Biologist is responsible for coordination or activities related to wildlife management in the southwest 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 southwest region to meet agency goals within the parameters of social and political tolerances in local communities. The biologist coordinates the southwest 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.

The ideal candidate will have:

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.