National Park Service White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance Technician

Job overview

The National Park Service White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance Technician role is onsite and field-based, with work locations in Boulder City, Nevada; Ashland, Oregon; and, for two positions, Tulelake, California. Compensation starts at $22.50 per hour. Bat Conservation International supports conservation research and works with National Park Service inventory and monitoring networks on bat surveillance. Technicians conduct seasonal field surveillance and monitoring to help detect white-nose syndrome and document bat populations. The work includes bat capture and identification, sample collection, roost checks, acoustic surveys, and cave monitoring, depending on assignment and season.

What you'll do

• Assist with spring white-nose syndrome surveillance
• capture bats using mist nets, H-nets, funnel traps, and other methods
• identify bats to species
• collect skin swabs and guano samples
• conduct emergence counts and roost checks
• for summer assignments, conduct acoustic surveys, in-cave presence/absence surveys, and cave-entrance emergence counts.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

bat surveillance

white-nose syndrome

field technician

bat conservation

national park service

bat handling

field research

boulder city nv

ashland or

tulelake ca

seasonal

starting at $22.50/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Accrued sick time, optional 401(k), employee assistance program, professional equipment discount, meal reimbursement up to $42 per night while traveling, and project-covered relocation travel between spring and summer work locations.

Why this role

Seasonal hourly role. Work often includes evenings and periodic weekends; individual field trips may last 2–8 days. At least one season of bat handling experience and experience implementing WNS decontamination procedures required. Two positions may continue to Tulelake, California, through July 23, 2027, with possible extension depending on funding.

About the employer

Bat Conservation International Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations. Sector: 81.