Professional Aide

Job description

Position Summary(Basic Job Function) This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on-call. On-Call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period. Unit Position Summary: Michigan State University is hiring 3 technicians for a project collaborating with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources establishing new methods to estimate Upper Peninsula, MI wolf abundance. Estimating abundance of populations over large distances requires intensive personnel hours, resources, and funding. Remote camera deployments provide an efficient method to monitor populations for extended periods. This project aims to evaluate different camera-based abundance estimation models and establish methods for long-term monitoring of Michigan’s wolf population. Technicians will revisit ~1,300 cameras to collect/replace SD cards and batteries and will deploy new cameras as needed wh...