Ashland, OR

Position Title: Bat Technician (Seasonal)

Organization: Bat Conservation International and National Park Service (NPS)

Location: Ashland, OR

Position Overview: The NPS Bat Technician must be comfortable working in caves, able to work safely in the field, submit accurate data in a timely manner, and communicate effectively with various stakeholders. During spring surveillance work, crew members will travel to and from the office to various field sites in project vehicles. Spring surveillance fieldwork involves extensive camping, ranging from primitive car camping to front country car camping with amenities. Some camping supplies will be available for fieldwork. When traveling away from the base location, crews are entitled to up to $40/night for meals on a reimbursement basis. Housing is not available during spring surveillance in Ashland, but a campsite at Lake Mead NRA will be provided during days off at Mojave Network. Housing will be provided at Lava Beds National Monument for summer bat monitoring and fall telemetry projects. Travel costs for transitions between spring, summer, and fall work locations will be paid. 

Crew members typically work a 40-hour week with a varied work schedule that will often include evenings and periodic weekends. The days of the week worked and the number of hours per day will vary with the project, activity, field conditions, logistics, and bat behavior. Individual trips may range from 2 to 8 days.

Qualifications:

• Experience and proficiency with bat capture and handling
• Experience deploying acoustic monitoring equipment
• Possession of a valid state driver’s license and clean driving record
• Wilderness travel and camping skills
• Ability to navigate to sites off-trail through difficult terrain using map, compass, and GPS
• Ability to move and/or carry heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs.) and hike long daily distances through varied terrain, including but not limited to Mojave desert, high desert, and lava fields. 

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Experience conducting WNS surveillance following standardized swab sampling protocols
• Completion of pre-exposure vaccination series and a titer check record within the last 2 years
• Radio-tracking wildlife, especially bats
• Experience managing and/or vetting bat acoustic data
• Operating 4WD or AWD vehicles on primitive roads
• Experience conducting summer fieldwork in hot desert environments or other extreme conditions

Salary/Pay: $20/hr

Start/End Dates:  March 12, 2025 – October 31, 2025

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.