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Open: November 9, 2026 — Closes: November 16, 2026
Summary
You will serve as a Biological Science Technician with National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Park, located in Porter, Indiana. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 6 months and will be placed in a non-pay status from approximately April 1st through September 30th unless other work exists that can be assigned to you.
Major Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Collaborates with a variety of workgroups/agencies having different disciplines to accomplish restoration objectives. Follow standard operational procedures to perform in-vitro transformation of unionid mussels in support of restoration objectives. Maintain scientific databases by collecting, entering, and analyzing data and preparing reports and presentations on restoration activities. Organizes, conducts, trains, and leads others in field surveys/site preparations, in remote locations to document and assess fish and wildlife presence, absence, abundance, reproduction, management issues, and population dynamics using established standard protocols and scientific equipment. Researches scientific literature as background material to prepare technical reports, wildlife management plans, presentations, manuscripts or summaries of wildlife resource projects.
