NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST II

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828 B Airpax Rd, Cambridge 21613

The main purpose of this position is to serve as the Wildlife and Heritage Services migratory game bird habitat biologist. The incumbent works collaboratively and creates, restores, and maintains game bird habitat projects and implements other conservation initiatives on public and private lands throughout Maryland. The incumbent serves as technical resource on matters of migratory game bird habitat for land managers, particularly those with the Wildlife and Heritage Service. The incumbent works with wildlife habitat cost share programs such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. The incumbent provides guidance to the Wildlife and Heritage Service on policies and programs related to waterfowl habitat and represents the Service on Atlantic Flyway committees and projects such as the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service (WHS) is currently accepting applications for a Migratory Game Bird Habitat Biologist. The incumbent will work collaboratively to create, restore, and maintain game bird habitat projects and implement other conservation initiatives on public and private lands throughout Maryland. The selected candidate will serve as the technical resource on matters of migratory game bird habitat for the Department’s land managers, particularly those with the Wildlife and Heritage Service. Additionally, the candidate will work with other government agencies and non-government conservation organizations to source and coordinate funding and technical expertise to create migratory game bird habitat in suitable locations as well as provide guidance to the Wildlife and Heritage Service on these matters. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate who will be directly involved in the site identification, planning, construction, and management/repair of tidal and freshwater wetland and early successional habitats on state, federal and private lands. Additionally, the candidate will participate in research and monitoring activities must be well versed in communicating conservation strategies and objectives to private landowners and government land managers in Maryland. The candidate will work with internal and external permitting agencies, obtain a Pesticide Applicators License from the MD Department of Agriculture and to use a variety of small power equipment, off road vehicles and boats in remote and difficult terrain in the course of conducting their job duties.

Experience: Four years of professional experience conducting research and analysis in the fields of biology, biochemistry, environmental science, natural science, natural resources management, botany, marine biology, marine ecology, physical oceanography, ichthyology, fisheries management, wildlife management or zoology and two years of experience in performing professional biological work in the field of natural resources management.

• Master’s degree in wildlife science or one of the closely related fields listed under the Education requirement.
• Four years of experience collecting and analyzing natural resource-based scientific data, and disseminating results through oral presentations, reports or other publications specifically related to game birds and or game mammals.
• Two years of experience engaging with the general public, and/or public speaking on topics concerning natural resource issues.
• Two years of experience creating, managing or restoring migratory game bird habitat preferably utilizing farm bill conservation funding or similar monetary sourcing and design support.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates may be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

The online application is strongly preferred. If you are unable to apply online, you may submit a paper application and supplemental questionnaire to: Department of Natural Resources, Human Resources, 580 Taylor Avenue, C-3, Annapolis, MD 21401. The Human Resources unit is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.