[Hiring] Bat Biologist @Edge Engineering and Science

Role Description

EDGE’s Protected Species Practice is seeking a federally permitted Bat Biologist to join our growing bat team. As a fulltime Bat Biologist with EDGE, you will primarily lead presence/absence mist net surveys for threatened and endangered (T&E) species across the range of the Indiana, gray, tricolored, and northern long-eared bats. Other roles will include:

• Radio-telemetry on T&E bats
• Habitat surveys
• Harp trapping
• Acoustic surveys
• Proposal and report writing

Within the wider Protected Species Practice, biologists will have the opportunity to participate in:

• Mussel surveys
• Fish electrofishing studies
• Wetland delineations
• Rare plant surveys
• Herpetological habitat assessments
• Various T&E species surveys

You may work remotely or join one of our offices in Houston (TX), Cincinnati (OH), or Huntington (WV).

Qualifications

• Federal collection permit for Indiana, gray, tricolored, and northern long-eared bats
• 3 plus years field experience leading teams on a variety of bat surveys
• Pre-exposure rabies vaccination
• Minimum of B.S. in Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources Management, or a related field. Master’s degree is a plus
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs of equipment in the field
• Capable and willing to perform field tasks year-round in varying weather conditions and terrain for long hours, both night and day
• Available during bat season, May 15 to August 15. Overtime will be required
• Strong technical writing skills to assist team members with writing proposals and reports
• Interpersonal and communication skills with landowners, clients, and team members
• Experience coordinating T&E species surveys with state and federal agencies
• Adaptable to an ever-changing field environment and have a positive attitude toward field work
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be comfortable driving off-road

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Employer matched 401(k) plan
• Annual performance bonus program
• Student loan repayment assistance after 12 months of employment for employees who graduated within 6 years of start date
• Competitive maternity leave
• All travel and lodging expenses are covered for this position