Individual Placement-Alaska-Yukon-Charley Rivers Wildlife Biology and Invasive Plants

Job description

Position Summary This SCA position will support a variety of natural resource field research projects in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH), Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) and Central Alaska (CAKN) and Arctic (ARCN) Inventory and Monitoring Networks. Field projects may include conducting songbird surveys in DENA and ARCN parks, peregrine falcon surveys along the upper Yukon River in YUCH, small mammal live trapping in DENA, aerial Dall’s sheep surveys in ARCN parks, and aquatic ecology work in CAKN and ARCN parks, and/or invasive plants management in YUCH. Project preparation and demobilization will be part of the placement’s tasks. The placement will assist in data entry and proofing for a variety of wildlife projects. Location: Fairbanks, AK: Based at the Fairbanks Administrative Center, but the placement will support multiple natural resources projects in several parks and conduct a lot of field work. Schedule: May 18, 2026 - August 30, 2026 Key Duties and Responsibilities: - Record bird data for bird observers in remote parklands. - Conduct small mammal trapping surveys in Denali National Park. - Conduct pereg...