Quantitative Ecologist – Portland, OR; Hybrid

Tetra Tech is adding an Entry-level Quantitative Ecologist to support a diverse portfolio of wildlife and environmental compliance projects throughout the United States.

This position is primarily a part-time opportunity, approximately 24 hours per week, with the flexibility to consider full-time employment for the right candidate based on project needs.

The Quantitative Ecologist will provide technical support for wildlife monitoring, ecological research, impact assessments, and environmental compliance projects associated with energy development. The position will involve study design, data management, statistical analysis, spatial analysis, reporting, and data visualization.

Assignments may include wildlife monitoring, acoustic data analysis, mortality estimation, habitat use assessments, ecological modeling, literature reviews, and technical reporting.

The successful candidate will collaborate with project managers, GIS specialists, senior biologists, and other technical professionals to produce scientifically rigorous and defensible analytical products. We are seeking a motivated, adaptable individual who is eager to learn new methods, software, biological systems, and regulatory frameworks as project needs evolve.

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• Assist with reviewing experimental designs, sampling methods, and statistical approaches to support project objectives and ecological research programs.
• Provide technical assistance to project teams in developing data collection and analytical methods.
• Support the review of study plans for statistical rigor, scientific merit, and appropriate analytical approaches.
• Compile, clean, validate, organize, and manage complex biological datasets, including acoustic monitoring, occupancy, habitat use, demographic, and wildlife mortality data.
• Assist with statistical analyses related to wildlife population demographics, fatality estimation, population status, and ecological trends.
• Support spatial analysis, ecological modeling, and the preparation of maps, figures, tables, and data visualizations.
• Develop and maintain standardized workflows for data processing, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), and technical reporting.
• Assist with developing analytical methods, best practices, templates, and tools to support efficient and defensible ecological research.
• Conduct literature reviews and summarize scientific findings relevant to project objectives.
• Contribute statistical content to technical reports, scientific publications, and regulatory deliverables in collaboration with project managers and technical staff.
• Assist with interpreting analytical results and communicating findings to project teams, clients, and regulatory agencies.
• Support presentations of project findings at agency, client, and professional meetings.
• Learn and apply new analytical methods, software applications, and ecological concepts as project needs…