Munro Footwear Group
Position Overview
Please remember to attach the required documents listed in this announcement: Resume, References. Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume. This position closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on January 28, 2026. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site.
Special Information:
This position may be eligible for a statutory base pay increase of $1.00 an hour effective July 1, 2026.
Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick days and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association).
A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation.
Women and minorities are under‑represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply.
Location and Travel This position may be based in Helena or Bozeman, Montana. However, this is a fantastic opportunity to see much of the state while working with a range of agency staff and the public to achieve shared bat conservation goals. Work is primarily field‑based, and the position will involve significant travel around the state.
Physical demands include working long hours, occasionally at night; hiking in rugged terrain with heavy equipment, sometimes in bear country; working and camping in inclement weather and extreme temperatures; and potentially caving.
Candidates must be comfortable working in remote parts of the state, often solo, and have a valid driver’s license. The ability to drive a 4x4 vehicle in all weather and road conditions, change a tire, and hike or camp alone or in a team is essential.
Work Schedule This position will run from April 13 – August 28, 2026. The work schedule will vary with the season, with some office-based work at the start and end of the job. The position may involve variable schedules and night‑time schedules.
Responsibilities
Montana's Pd/WNS Surveillance efforts – capture, handling, identification, and sampling (e.g., swabbing of bats) of bats across the state, including in hibernacula, spring roosting sites, and summer roost sites.
North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) – acoustic monitoring of bats across the state following NABat protocol (June‑July).
Assist with implementation of management actions in August.
Assist with other project mist‑netting efforts as needed.
Maintain supply and equipment inventories.
Data entry, maintain database of sampling sites and results, and ship samples to testing laboratories.
Work with dozens of FWP and partner agency staff as well as private landowners to obtain access for surveillance and monitoring.
Participate in regular titer checks and receive rabies vaccinations and boosters as required.
Minimum Qualifications Two seasons of field experience, excellent organizational skills, strong written and oral communication skills, ability to work effectively in a team or solo setting, with little to no supervision; experience capturing bats or birds in mist nets; experience handling and identifying bats or other small animals; ability to make safe decisions while conducting field work; experience with data entry and management preferred.
Compensation Hourly rate: $21.11 – $21.11. Telework eligibility: Not Telework Eligible. Benefits package eligibility: Paid leave & holidays, retirement plan.
Job Details Number of Openings: 2 Employee Status: Seasonal (less than 6 months) Schedule: Variable Job Type: Standard Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes, 75% of the time Primary Location: Helena Other Locations: Bozeman Agency: Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks Union: 000 – None Posting Date: Jan 2, 2026, 10:53:31 AM Closing Date: Jan 28, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Required Application Materials Cover Letter, Resume, References. Cover letters should describe relevant field experience, including expertise with mist‑netting, bat‑handling and identification, acoustic bat detectors, and/or biological sample collection.
Contact Contact Name: Katie Erickson Contact Email: Katie.Erickson@mt.gov Contact Phone: 406-444-2693
EEO Statement The State government does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.
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Special Information:
This position may be eligible for a statutory base pay increase of $1.00 an hour effective July 1, 2026.
Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick days and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association).
A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation.
Women and minorities are under‑represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply.
Location and Travel This position may be based in Helena or Bozeman, Montana. However, this is a fantastic opportunity to see much of the state while working with a range of agency staff and the public to achieve shared bat conservation goals. Work is primarily field‑based, and the position will involve significant travel around the state.
Physical demands include working long hours, occasionally at night; hiking in rugged terrain with heavy equipment, sometimes in bear country; working and camping in inclement weather and extreme temperatures; and potentially caving.
Candidates must be comfortable working in remote parts of the state, often solo, and have a valid driver’s license. The ability to drive a 4x4 vehicle in all weather and road conditions, change a tire, and hike or camp alone or in a team is essential.
Work Schedule This position will run from April 13 – August 28, 2026. The work schedule will vary with the season, with some office-based work at the start and end of the job. The position may involve variable schedules and night‑time schedules.
Responsibilities
Montana's Pd/WNS Surveillance efforts – capture, handling, identification, and sampling (e.g., swabbing of bats) of bats across the state, including in hibernacula, spring roosting sites, and summer roost sites.
North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) – acoustic monitoring of bats across the state following NABat protocol (June‑July).
Assist with implementation of management actions in August.
Assist with other project mist‑netting efforts as needed.
Maintain supply and equipment inventories.
Data entry, maintain database of sampling sites and results, and ship samples to testing laboratories.
Work with dozens of FWP and partner agency staff as well as private landowners to obtain access for surveillance and monitoring.
Participate in regular titer checks and receive rabies vaccinations and boosters as required.
Minimum Qualifications Two seasons of field experience, excellent organizational skills, strong written and oral communication skills, ability to work effectively in a team or solo setting, with little to no supervision; experience capturing bats or birds in mist nets; experience handling and identifying bats or other small animals; ability to make safe decisions while conducting field work; experience with data entry and management preferred.
Compensation Hourly rate: $21.11 – $21.11. Telework eligibility: Not Telework Eligible. Benefits package eligibility: Paid leave & holidays, retirement plan.
Job Details Number of Openings: 2 Employee Status: Seasonal (less than 6 months) Schedule: Variable Job Type: Standard Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes, 75% of the time Primary Location: Helena Other Locations: Bozeman Agency: Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks Union: 000 – None Posting Date: Jan 2, 2026, 10:53:31 AM Closing Date: Jan 28, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Required Application Materials Cover Letter, Resume, References. Cover letters should describe relevant field experience, including expertise with mist‑netting, bat‑handling and identification, acoustic bat detectors, and/or biological sample collection.
Contact Contact Name: Katie Erickson Contact Email: Katie.Erickson@mt.gov Contact Phone: 406-444-2693
EEO Statement The State government does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.
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