Wildlife biologist [h1.location_city]

Full-time

Description

Title : Range Wildlife Biologist

Supervisor : Northern Great Plains Program Manager

Location : Northwest South Dakota (Buffalo SD)

Salary : Estimated at $59000

• ; Based on experience

Term of Position : This position is supported through outside funding commitments and is subject to periodic reviews to confirm the continuation of funding. The role may include collaboration with our Development team to help ensure sustained support; however ongoing employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding and partner commitments

Application Deadline : Rolling applications reviewed as received through December 15 2025

Position Summary :

American Bird Conservancy is a fast-growing results-focused nonprofit seeking employees with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to make a difference for birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Inspired by the wonder of birds ABC achieves lasting results for the bird species most in need while also benefiting human communities biodiversity and the planets fragile climate.

This position will be a limited term position and supervised by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) with daily instruction and leadership provided by ABC and US Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The position is funded through the Northern Great Plains Joint Venture () a coordinating group that ABC and many other agencies and conservation organizations work with.

Hired individual will work primarily in northern South Dakota. This position will be located in Buffalo South Dakota based from the USDA Service Center office to write contracts and conservation plans.

Buffalo is near the borders of Montana and North Dakota. Outdoor opportunities abound with over a half dozen recreation areas relatively nearby including diverse expanses of public land and water for hunting fishing and wildlife watching (Black Hills Theodore Roosevelt National Park National grasslands etc.).

As an ABC employee occasional work travel for trainings to other states may be necessary. This position is a part of a team of 6 staff with 2 other positions in South Dakota 2 in Montana and 1 in North Dakota

Primary Duties :

Benefits :

American Bird Conservancy fosters a mission-driven collaborative and supportive workplace where staff are respected empowered and connected by a shared purpose. ABC offers strong benefits a 35-hour work week generous leave policies and flexible remote-friendly work arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance.

To Apply :

Please apply online at Paylocity.

Please include your cover letter resume and 3 references as a single Microsoft Word document or PDF file.

If you have any difficulties uploading your resume cover letter and 3 references then please send them as ONE document to

At American Bird Conservancy we believe that a diversity of backgrounds perspectives and skills makes us more effective. We are committed to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment for all of our employees.

As an equal opportunity employer ABC is committed to ensuring that employees and applicants for employment have equal opportunities regardless of race color national origin ancestry sex age religion physical or mental disability medical condition veteran status marital status pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other factor unrelated to the requirements of the position.

Requirements

Salary Description

Estimated at $59000

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience,Transfection,Bioinformatics,DNA Isolation,Genetics,PCR,R,Biochemistry,Next Generation Sequencing,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Research Laboratory Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1