Position Announcement
Research Biologist
North Slope Borough, Department of Wildlife Management
Barrow, Alaska
For further information, please contact:
Taqulik Hepa, Deputy Director
North Slope Borough
Phone: 907-852-0350
E-mail: taqulik.hepa [at] north-slope.org
The Department of Wildlife Management of the North Slope Borough is
seeking a veterinarian (D.V.M./V.M.D.) with advanced training (Ph.D.) in
veterinary pathology.
The North Slope Borough (NSB) is a county-like municipality that
occupies the northern one-sixth of the State of Alaska. Within this area
(88,000 square miles), and in adjacent waters of the Arctic Ocean, are
vast wildlife resources (caribou, fish, waterfowl, whales, walrus,
seals, polar bears, etc.). Also on Alaska's North Slope are North
America's two largest oilfields and approximately 7,000 full-time
residents. Most of the residents are Inupiat Eskimo whose subsistence
lifestyle is heavily dependent upon the wildlife resources.
The NSB's Department of Wildlife Management (DWM) conducts studies that
relate to the wildlife upon which the Eskimo people depend. The DWM's
work focuses upon the most important subsistence use resources (bowhead
whale, caribou, fish, waterfowl). In order to reduce industrial impacts
to the environment and wildlife, the DWM also has significant
involvement in the review of various technical documents (draft
environmental impact statements, oil exploration plans, etc.) and
proposed actions by industry (drilling, offshore island construction,
pipeline routes, etc.).
The individual that fills this position (job title is Research
Biologist) is expected to work cooperatively with other DWM personnel
and with Eskimo hunters in the eight NSB villages. The Research
Biologist will be expected to examine subsistence harvested wildlife
(bowhead whales in particular) and participate in other management
related studies.
For further information, please contact:
Taqulik Hepa, Deputy Director
North Slope Borough
PO Box 69
Barrow, Alaska 99723
Phone: 907-852-0350
E-mail: taqulik.hepa [at] north-slope.org