JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 74793
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary - Wage
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: August 21, 2025
Classification: Natural Resources 2 (052NRA)
Salary: $22.44 hourly to $27.61 Per hour
We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Completion of a high school diploma.
• A minimum of 12 months of experience in biology, data management, or accounting.
• Proficiency in computer skills, including keyboarding, data entry and management, and strong organizational abilities.
  Preference will be given to candidates with directly related work experience or one year of biological laboratory experience via technical college or university.

DIRECTLY RELATED EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION MAY BE CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF:

• one year of experience for one year of education or
• one year of education for one year of experience

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Data Entry Technician is a seasonal, up to 5-month, wage opportunity providing support to the data management component of Alberta’s Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance program.

THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL INCLUDE:

• Organizing, verifying, and entering individual CWD sample data into the online internal tracking programs of Alberta’s Recreational Licencing Management (ReLM),
• Coordinating and verifying incoming data labels, solving associated data and information problems, and coordinating with data staff in Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.
• Contacting some individual hunters by phone will be necessary
  Additional duties may include backup support for receiving and storing biological samples, and assisting with ongoing wildlife lab activities in conjunction with other staff in the Wildlife Disease Unit.
  The successful candidates will work independently and as a team member. These positions are located at the O.S. Longman Building of the Wildlife Health Branch of Alberta environment and Parks, Edmonton.
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