Disney
Conservation & Science Tech (Seasonal)
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$23k-$29kDetected 22 days ago
StatisticsExcelCustomer SupportScientific WritingResearchCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- The Conservation and Science Marine Aquarium Technician will excel in multi-tasking, and will be involved in a wide variety of projects that include animal behavior assessment, environmental and water quality monitoring and animal care.
- Scientific methods are primarily used in an applied manner but at times can take a more hypothesis/classic research driven approach.
- This position is seasonal with no guarantee of regular hours.
Responsibilities
- Conduct various aspects of scientific projects with a primary focus on collecting, organizing, analyzing, and reporting animal behavior and sensory environment data to inform husbandry decisions and optimize animal well-being.
- Collect, process and visualize data, and produce reports or presentations with visual appeal and clarity for partners; reviews videos; conduct literature searches, maintain databases and archival tools.
- Provide support for meetings, classes, and workshops and contributes findings for staff seminars, team meetings, scientific journals, conference presentations, popular publications, and social media.
- Develop and update standard operating guidelines, provide technical support, organization and maintenance for equipment and safe workspaces, and ensure hazardous waste compliance.
- Order and distribute supplies, maintains inventory, and assists with quality assurance.
- Provide flexibility across Science Operations and Conservation teams and other science and conservation working groups to support operational and strategic goals.
- Support communication efforts, help create original content and interactive, interpretive experiences, and engage regularly with Guests and other audiences to share our stories.
- Supports external partnerships to advance conservation, research, and public engagement.
- Join us as part of a dynamic team and science-based culture where our mission is to Lead The Walt Disney Company to Care for animals and the environment, Connect people to nature and Conserve our natural resources.
Requirements
- Demonstrated computer skills, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills for formal and informal audiences of all ages, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Experience with behavioral data collection, and a basic understanding of animal behavior and animal welfare science including current trends in research and methodological approaches.
- Experience working with and/or around animals.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as within a dynamic team environment.
- Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather and in view of the public.
- Ability to endure heat, humidity, biting insects, and other challenges associated with work in the field on associated conservation projects.
- Ability to work 2-3 days per week, including weekends.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Nice to have
- Experience working in zoos/aquariums and/or with wildlife.
- Two year's experience with outreach/Guest interaction/public speaking.
- Additional technical expertise that can be leveraged across conservation and science programs such as:
- Data management and visualization or experience with R or other statistics software.
- Technical proficiency in using, maintaining and troubleshooting scientific equipment.
- Data processing, graphing, and presentation experience.
- Experience with scientific writing and statistical analysis.
- Bachelor of Science in Biology, Marine Biology, Animal or Conservation Science, Psychology or Social Science, Laboratory Science, Science Communication or related field or demonstrated evidence of ability and experience
Compensation
- The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.
Benefits
- http://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
- The animal behavior technician (Seasonal) specifically contributes to the collection, interpretation, summarization and publication of animal behavior data to support animal husbandry, health, welfare and conservation.
Company info
- This hourly role is an integral part of the Conservation and Science teams.
This listing is sourced directly from Disney's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.