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Environmental Scientist III - Wildlife Health Coordinator
Location
Smyrna, Delaware, United States
Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full Time
Experience
3-7 years
Compensation
$58.3K - $58.3K per year
Posted
6h ago
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Summary
This position involves planning, directing, coordinating, and implementing statewide programs for the detection, control, and management of wildlife diseases, with an initial focus on Chronic Wasting Disease. Responsibilities include developing surveillance, monitoring disease patterns, prioritizing epidemiological investigations, and analyzing data using epidemiology and biostatistics principles. The role also involves recommending regulation changes, developing inter-agency agreements, and representing the agency on wildlife disease issues.
Introduction
The Division of Fish & Wildlife conserves and manages Delaware’s fish and wildlife and their habitats, and provides fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing and boating access on nearly 65,000 acres of public land.
Summary Statement
This position will plan, direct, coordinate, and implement statewide programs for the detection, control, and management of diseases occurring in wildlife populations, with an initial focus on Chronic Wasting Disease. This will involve directing the development of surveillance and management of wildlife diseases, monitoring potential wildlife disease patterns and prioritizing disease areas requiring epidemiological investigation. This position will also analyze data, using the principles of epidemiology and biostatistics, to assess the effectiveness of wildlife disease surveillance and management measures, and to identify risk factors for disease transmission. This position will recommend regulation changes as necessary to monitor and manage wildlife diseases, recommend and develop professional working agreements with other agencies to enhance the agencies’ efforts to address wildlife diseases, and where necessary, obtain diagnostic and other professional services. Finally, this position will represent the agency at both technical and policy levels regarding wildlife disease issues.
Preferred Qualification
A Master’s degree or higher in wildlife biology or closely related field.
One year of experience applying biological principles and management practices to wildlife diseases.
Essential Functions
Conducts field studies or inspections and evaluations for compliance with permit and regulatory requirements; observes, collects, analyzes, reviews and interprets data from standard field studies, compliance inspections, various regulatory submissions or literature and makes recommendations.
Performs statistical analysis of data.
Conducts technical reviews and makes recommendations on permit applications or other various regulatory submissions to ensure compliance with regulations.
Prepares permits, technical reports and/or enforcement case documents.
Responds to technical/regulatory inquiries from other state, local and federal agencies as well as public and private organizations or individuals.
Job Requirements
Possession of a Bachelors degree or higher in Life, Physical, or Applied Science or related field.
Two years' experience in analyzing and evaluating scientific data.
Two years' experience in interpreting environmental laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
Two years' experience in technical report writing.
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Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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Growing team
Location
Smyrna, Delaware, United States
The Division of Fish & Wildlife conserves and manages Delaware’s fish and wildlife and their habitats, and provides fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing and boating access on nearly 65,000 acres of public land.
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Environmental Scientist III - Wildlife Health Coordinator
Smyrna, Delaware, United States • Full Time