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Student Technicians: Vegetation Restoration, Aquatics, Ecological Integrity Monitoring

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Anticipated Start Date
May 2025
Job Reference #

3.1271

Employer
Company Name
Parks Canada
Position Details
Number of Positions Available
1
Position Type(s)
Full-Time
Position Duration
Permanent
Staff Accommodation
No
Wage Range
$24.18 to $27.68 per hour Hourly
Job Overview

Vegetation Restoration Technician
● Contribute to invasive vegetation management by conducting front country and backcountry field surveys, applying control, monitoring population trends and inputting data.
● Provide semi-skilled plant identification.
● Assist in vegetation maintenance and restoration projects including: prescribed fire, species at risk monitoring and plant surveys.
● Support additional fire and vegetation activities.
● Potential opportunity to also support the ecological integrity monitoring programs.

Aquatics Technician
● Support the park's aquatics program by conducting field surveys and recording data following established protocols for freshwater ecosystem monitoring and restoration projects (e.g. monitoring fish and amphibian distribution and abundance, habitat assessment, aquatic invasive species, and water quality).
● Potential opportunity to also support the ecological integrity monitoring program.

Ecological Integrity Monitoring
● Support the park’s long- term ecological integrity monitoring program by conducting field surveys and recording data following established protocols for a suite of measures (e.g. songbird diversity, whitebark pine)
● Service remote wildlife cameras, data entry, image classification using databases.
● Potential opportunity to support vegetation restoration and aquatics programs.

Position Requirements
English Fluency Level required for position
Intermediate
Job Requirements

EDUCATION
● Successful completion of at least two years at a recognized post-secondary institution in a program leading to a degree in a field related to biological sciences, ecology, geography, environmental sciences, or other field closely related to natural science.
● Currently registered as a full-time post-secondary student in a recognized institution (prior to employment) AND be returning to studies for the next academic term (post-employment), OR have recently graduated (<4 months since graduation).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
● Strong wilderness travel skills including experience hiking long distances with a heavy backpack, in steep mountainous terrain, across unbridged rivers or creeks, in inclement weather conditions, and on day and overnight trips;
● Experience collecting, compiling and managing field data as well as writing summary documents or reports;
● Experience using scientific research computer applications such as database management software, spreadsheets, geographic information systems (GIS).

Application Details
How to Apply
Online
Contact Details

https://psjobs-emploisfp.psc-cfp.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?pos…

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