Position Title: Waterfowl Banding Technician(s) - Seasonal
Duration of Employment: early June – mid-September, 2014
Application Deadline: May 4, 2014 – until filled
Job Description: These are seasonal technician positions (multiple) focusing on dove, Canada goose
and preseason duck banding. The positions are as follows:
- (1) Canada goose banding crew leader/duck banding crew leader position. This position will
serve as a Canada goose banding crew leader early June – late-July, and continue on as a duck
banding crew leader through mid-September.
Duties involve overseeing banding operations in absence of staff waterfowl biologists, determining
potential banding sites, securing permission to band on private and public property, maintenance of
equipment/bait, running trap sites, banding migratory birds, entering banding data, maintaining
detailed banding records, and using conibear and/or live traps to eliminate potential predation
problems. Successful applicants will also be expected to write a brief summary report of banding
activities.
Canada goose banding will consist of drive trapping using boats and other watercraft, and will be very
labor intensive. Duck banding capture techniques will mostly consist of swim in traps, but rocket-nets
may also be used. We are looking for individuals that possess a strong ability to work independently
from supervision, and work well as part of a small team, work aggressively to meet goals and solve
problems, and carefully collect and maintain large amounts of data. Conditions will likely be hot and
buggy.
- (multiple) Canada goose banding crew member/duck banding crew member. This position will
serve as a Canada goose banding crew member early June – late-July, and continue on as a duck
banding crew member through mid-September.
Duties involve helping: determine potential banding sites, securing permission to band on private and
public property, maintenance of equipment/bait, running trap sites, banding migratory birds, entering
banding data, maintaining detailed banding records, and using conibear and/or live traps to eliminate
potential predation problems. Successful applicants will also be expected to write a brief summary
report of banding activities.
Canada goose banding will consist of drive trapping using boats and other watercraft, and will be very
labor intensive. Duck banding capture techniques will mostly consist of swim in traps, but rocket-nets
may also be used. We are looking for individuals that possess a strong ability to work independently
from supervision, and work well as part of a small team, work aggressively to meet goals and solve
problems, and carefully collect and maintain large amounts of data. Conditions will likely be hot and
buggy.
- (1) Dove banding/duck banding crew leader. This position will serve as a dove bander midJune – July, and continue on as a duck banding crew leader through mid-September.
Dove banding technician duties involve determining potential mourning dove banding sites, securing
permission to band doves on private and public property, maintenance of equipment/bait, running trap
sites morning and evening, banding doves, entering dove banding data, maintaining detailed banding
records, and using conibear and/or live traps to eliminate potential predation problems. Successful
applicants will also be expected to write a brief summary report of banding activities and be able to
work alone during the dove portion of the project.
Duck banding capture techniques will mostly consist of swim in traps, but rocket-nets may also be
used. We are looking for individuals that possess a strong ability to work independently from
supervision, and work well as part of a small team, work aggressively to meet goals and solve
problems, and carefully collect and maintain large amounts of data. Conditions will likely be hot and
buggy.
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have: excellent duck identification skills, the ability to pay attention to detail, good
computer skills, a valid driver’s license, the ability to swim, and be able to lift 70 lbs. Previous
experience banding migratory game birds is required, and using boats and outboard motors is
preferred. Applicants must also possess the ability to represent the Department in a professional
manner, be enrolled or graduated from a wildlife or natural resources program at a qualified college or
university.
Job Location and Compensation: These positions will be located throughout North Dakota. Work
schedules (8 hrs/day) may include evenings, M – F, and some weekends, weather dependent. Wages
will be $11.25 – $13.00/hr (no benefits) depending on position; housing and work vehicles will be
provided.
Please submit a brief letter of interest and resume via email to:
Mike Szymanski
Migratory Game Bird Biologist
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
100 North Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
Phone: 701-328-6360
FAX: 701-328-6352
Email: mszymanski@nd.gov
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may
interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the recruitment and selection process or with an employee’s ability
to perform essential duties of the job. It is the applicant’s responsibility to make known any needs for accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department receives federal funds and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color, sex, age, national origin or handicap. For information or complaints regarding discrimination, contact the
personnel office of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND
58501-5095, phone: 701-328-6305; or the Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington,
D.C. 20240.