Alaska Maritime Seasonal Employment Documents
The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is hiring! The biology program is looking for 10-15 Biological Science Technicians each summer to assist with our long-term seabird onitoring program. Technicians will be collecting data on breeding chronology, reproductive success, population changes, adult survival, and food habits of up to 15 species of seabirds (including storm-petrels, cormorants, kittiwakes, murres, pigeon guillemots, auklets, and puffins). We will be placing crews on some amazing islands including Aiktak, Buldir, Chowiet, East Amatuli, St. George, St. Lazaria, and St. Paul.
Best qualified applicants will possess (or be working toward) a degree in wildlife biology or related field and have prior field experience. All applicants should be in excellent physical condition and able to live and work happily with a small group of people in an extremely remote and isolated environment. Cold, wet, windy weather and spartan living onditions are the norm. Seabird and boating experience is desirable but not required. Appropriate safety training will be provided.
Technicians will be hired at the GS-4, 5, 6, and 7 levels. Vacancy announcements are posted on the USAjobs website usually in December at http://www.usajobs.gov/ The announcements an be found on the USAjobs website by searching for “Homer, AK” in the “Where” search field of the home page. You must apply to that announcement open in December to be considered for paid positions the following summer. If you have trouble finding the job announcements please contact us and we can email you the announcement information.
Only applicants available for the entire period should apply, as transport to and from the islands is restricted. You must be a U.S. citizen or national (resident of American Samoa or Swains Island) to apply. You must include transcripts with your application package because these positions have educational requirements that need to be verified. It is helpful to send along a cover letter with your transcripts outlining which classes you are using to claim the educational requirements since it is not always obvious from class names. We are expecting a list of qualified candidates by late-January.
Best qualified applicants will possess (or be working toward) a degree in wildlife biology or related field and have prior field experience. All applicants should be in excellent physical condition and able to live and work happily with a small group of people in an extremely remote and isolated environment. Cold, wet, windy weather and spartan living onditions are the norm. Seabird and boating experience is desirable but not required. Appropriate safety training will be provided.
Technicians will be hired at the GS-4, 5, 6, and 7 levels. Vacancy announcements are posted on the USAjobs website usually in December at http://www.usajobs.gov/ The announcements an be found on the USAjobs website by searching for “Homer, AK” in the “Where” search field of the home page. You must apply to that announcement open in December to be considered for paid positions the following summer. If you have trouble finding the job announcements please contact us and we can email you the announcement information.
Only applicants available for the entire period should apply, as transport to and from the islands is restricted. You must be a U.S. citizen or national (resident of American Samoa or Swains Island) to apply. You must include transcripts with your application package because these positions have educational requirements that need to be verified. It is helpful to send along a cover letter with your transcripts outlining which classes you are using to claim the educational requirements since it is not always obvious from class names. We are expecting a list of qualified candidates by late-January.