Wildlife Recovery Biologist

Job Information

Job Title : Wildlife Recovery Biologist

Job Requisition ID : 42490

Ministry : Environment and Protected Areas

Location : Peace River

Full or Part-Time : Full Time

Hours of Work : 36.25 hours per week

Regular / Temporary : Temporary until March 31, 2025

Scope : Open Competition

Closing Date : Open until suitable candidate found

Classification : Natural Resources 8

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Role

The Wildlife Recovery Biologist will be responsible for the planning and delivery of both field-based operations and desk-based evaluation as well as reporting activities to support assessment of woodland caribou and wood bison population size, recruitment, mortality, movements and pathogens, and to address threats to at-risk wildlife caused by land-use, predation and disease.

This position plays a key role in providing strong professional and operational support, advice and direction to various provincial level tasks, strategies, policies and processes.

Job responsibilities include :

• Ensuring scientifically credible and relevant population data are available to support woodland caribou and wood bison status reporting and recovery.
• Evaluate and report woodland caribou and wood bison population data to ensure scientifically credible evidence is available to inform decisions made by government, rights-holders and stakeholders.
• Lead and support recovery actions for woodland caribou and wood bison to ensure threats are mitigated and population declines are slowed or reversed.
• Support continued leadership by Alberta in woodland caribou and wood bison assessment and recovery

You will join a team of biologists that share responsibility for wildlife program delivery in northern Alberta. In this role, the incumbent must be equally comfortable collaborating with other biologists and exercising a high degree of independence.

Solid leadership, interpersonal, communication, problem solving and negotiating skills will serve the incumbent well in dealing with other professionals, Indigenous communities, stakeholders, industry and the public.

Qualifications

Requirements :

• University degree in biology, environmental science, natural resource management or a related field
• Four years of directly related wildlife and land use integration experience
• A valid Class 5 driver's license or equivalent
• Willingness to fly in small aircraft
• Demonstrated ability in the use of GIS software, data management, modelling and spatial analysis

Equivalencies :

Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of additional education considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis.

E.g. one year of additional education above the minimum requirements may be considered as one year of experience.

Candidates with less than 4 years of experience may be considered at a lower classification.

Assets :

• A postgraduate degree in wildlife science is preferred.
• Experience working with woodland caribou or wood bison ecology and management.
• Experience with wildlife data collection, including aerial surveys, remote cameras, radio-telemetry, and biological sampling.
• Awareness of wildlife-human conflict mitigation, wildlife diseases (particularly bison), and animal handling / husbandry techniques.
• Knowledge of current Alberta policy and regulations as they pertain to woodland caribou and wood bison conservation and management (e.

g., Wildlife Act, Master Schedule of Standards and Conditions, Alberta sub-regional planning).

• Knowledge of Federal Species at Risk legislation, recovery strategies, policies and conservation agreements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop and present both plain language documents and scientific reports.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills
• Knowledge of habitat restoration techniques.
• Understanding of the forestry and energy sectors in Alberta.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.