WEST is looking for two candidates, one to live in or near Storm Lake, IA and one to live in or near Albert Lea, Minnesota. Primary responsibilities for this position include conducting standardized searches for bird and bat carcasses beneath wind turbines. Successful candidates must be able to work in a rural field setting, work well both independently and with others, a

WEST is looking for one candidate to live in Iowa City, Iowa. Primary responsibilities for this position include conducting bias trial studies carcasses beneath wind turbines. Successful candidates must be able to work in a rural field setting, work well both independently and with others, and follow field and data collection protocols. An average workweek will be approxi

Does your high drive dog need a job? Are you interested in strengthening your bond with your dog while you train and work together to help with important wildlife research and conservation? This is an exciting opportunity to join WEST's detection dog team and get started in conservation detection dog work. The successful candidate for this position will Survey areas benea

Recording data, start and stop times of a drone survey, using an anemometer to record wind speed, helping illuminate power lines with a flashlight during takeoff/landing. This position includes conducting field work in remote locations, cell service may be limited. This position may require working days of up to 8 hours, 5 days per week, work schedule can vary depending o

Conducting vehicle based bat surveys throughout Iowa. The surveys involve driving a vehicle slowly along public roads using pre planned driving routes with acoustic equipment onboard the vehicle. This position includes conducting field work in remote locations, cell service may be limited. This position may require working up to 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, work sche

The primary duty involves conducting drone flights Candidate will work with a visual observer to conduct drone flights. This position includes conducting field work in remote locations, cell service may be limited This position may require working days of up to 8 hours, 5 days per week, depending on time of year and surveys needed. Night time work will be required. An FAA

The successful candidates for this position will be Able to work independently as well as in team settings with the ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with a crew of up to 10 technicians. Experienced supervisors and be skilled in identifying regional birds and bats by sight and have had experience working in extreme weather conditions and navigating rough t

Job Title Bat Acoustic Technician Salary $19.25 $21.75 Job Classification Hourly Location Central, IA US Eastern, IL US Eastern, NE US (Primary) Western, IA US Job Type Temporary # of Hires Needed 4 Job Description Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST), a dynamic medium size consulting firm with offices across the United States, is looking for one full time temporary

Biological field technicians will conduct standardized searches beneath wind turbines to locate and document bird and bat carcasses. Successful candidates must be able to follow field and data collection protocols, work well both independently and with others, and live and work in a rural setting. Training will be provided on bird/bat identification and field data collect