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Research Wildlife Biologist

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is a world class research organization composed of seven laboratories and over 2,000 employees, which execute more than $1B per year in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, and a variety of other customers.  The Environmental Laboratory's (EL) 200+ scientists and engineers seek to “provide solutions to tomorrow’s environmental challenges” through a broad array of basic and applied research.  Researchers within the Ecological Resources Branch are continually developing new projects that require additional personnel.  Thus, this announcement was developed to identify individuals that would potentially be interested in research on the ecology and conservation of terrestrial and wetland vertebrates (predominantly birds and bats), with an emphasis on topics such as:

  1.  Inventory and monitoring of birds, mammals (including bats), reptiles, and amphibians;
  2.  Recovery planning and implementation for federally threatened and endangered species;
  3.  Development and implementation of technological approaches (i.e., acoustics, imagery) for improving conservation efforts.


In addition to interest in the above research topics, individuals should have excellent written and verbal communication skills to document findings in reports, presentations, and associated correspondence; experience with fieldwork in a variety of environments; and willingness to travel approximately 1-2 weeks per month. Experience with quantitative tools, GIS, and programming languages (R, Python, etc.) are desirable, but not required.



Academic qualifications include a MS degree in biology, ecology, wildlife, or related field.

If interested in learning more about research efforts and opportunities within the Environmental Laboratory’s Ecological Resources Branch, please send a resume or CV to Dr. Eric Britzke ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).