Senior Technician for the Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation

The role will involve:

• Managing our captive animal research facility

• Managing the planning and logistics of field trials

• Co-coordinating a number of projects and resources with researchers

• Providing input and guidance on the development of new pest control and animal monitoring tools

• Liaising industry collaborators, landowners and our key stakeholders

• Managing contractors who live-traps animals for the laboratory and assist with field trials

• Maintaining equipment for field and laboratory use

The skills required:

• Knowledge of pest control in New Zealand, animal husbandry, animal handling techniques and biodiversity monitoring

• An understanding of animal ethics and humaneness

• The ability to use traps, poisons, radio-collars and to plan and conduct animal monitoring and control studies

• Practical skills to undertake construction to extend and maintain our captive animal research facility

• The ability to undertake field work with a relatively high level of physical fitness

• Practical field experience in vertebrate pest control and animal monitoring

• The ability to assist researchers with work plan development

The applicant should have:
• Graduate or technical qualifications in ecology, zoology or practical experience in wildlife management or the vertebrate pest control industry

• A full NZ drivers license

• Experience driving off-road vehicles and quad bikes would be an advantage

• Good practical skills and initiative

The position will be full time and based at Lincoln University. Some travel around NZ is necessary.

Applications Marked 'Confidential' or enquiries to:

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o Phone   021 224 0028

Closing date for applications is 30th Nov  2011.