Large Animal Research Station Gift Shop & Tour Guides

Do you enjoy interacting with visitors from across the country and world? Does sharing natural science and stories about charismatic megafauna excite you? Would you like to say some of your coworkers are reindeer, muskoxen and bison? Working as a summer naturalist tour guide at the University of Alaska Large Animal Research Station (LARS) may be the position for you! LARS seeks summer naturalist tour guides to present tours to visitors daily, as well as staff our gift shop. Hiring full and part time positions.

The R.G. White Large Animal Research Station (LARS) has a broad mission to support research, education, and outreach on Alaskan animals. We support the interests and activities of UAF researchers and also serve scientists from other institutions and organizations in the United States and from around the world. Our animals are maintained for a wide variety of research and educational projects including reproduction, nutrition, energetics, and behavior.

To thrive in this position, you should enjoy working with people, and have enthusiasm for Alaskan megafauna and science, and enjoy conveying information about these things to groups of people in a polite, informative, and enthusiastic manner. You can expect to work in all weather–sun, snow, ice, rain, extreme temperatures, mosquitoes and occasionally smoke. Our gift shop is an open air building. You should also be comfortable in a small retail space.

Minimum Qualifications:

GED or Highschool Diploma
Experience and comfort with public speaking
Valid Driver's license or the ability to obtain one
Reliable transportation

Position Details:

This position is located on the Troth Yeddha' Campus and is part-time non-exempt temporary staff position.  New hires will be placed on the UA Temporary staff salary schedule, based on education and experience.

This is a pooled position and applications are reviewed as needed. Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer.

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