Partners for Wildlife Core Fellow 2026 - 2027

Partners for Wildlife is a grant-funded initiative at The Raptor Center. It works to improve the well-being of all species of wildlife undergoing rehabilitation by increasing capacity, competency, and community, in a 7-state focus area of the wildlife rehabilitation sector (MN, WI, ND, MT, WA, AS, ID). These eight annual roles are set in the initiative's strategy and budget to bring wildlife rehabilitators and veterinarians into the P4W Fellowship program each year, during which they participate in both in-person and virtual activities from September - May.

Primary Responsibilities:

In-Person Event Participation (30%)

• Travel to and participate in three-day P4W Fellowship Kickoff workshop
• Travel to and participate in NWRA Symposium, including auxiliary P4W-centric meetings
• Travel to and participate in any additional in-person Fellowship components as developed by P4W team

Virtual Rounds Engagement (40%)

• Participate in at least 85% of P4W-hosted biweekly virtual rounds
• Bring cases, questions, concerns, and/or advice based on rounds topics
• Inform P4W in advance (as possible) if absence from a round is expected

P4W Project Participation (20%)

• Engage with other Fellows and P4W staff to complete requirements of P4W project as part of Fellowship experience
• Maintain communication, collaborate on deliverable production, and complete tasks as related to project on requested timelines
• Participate in final project discussion as hosted virtually by P4W team

Other Duties as Assigned (10%)

• Complete any required training modules as required by the University of Minnesota
• Provide feedback on all Fellowship experiences via surveys and other P4W requested avenues

Appointment Duration

• 40 weeks
• Anticipated 10 Hours/Week

Required Qualifications

• High School graduation or the equivalent with specialization in sciences and related coursework or experience related to the job totaling at least four years in combination
• Must be a licensed or permitted wildlife rehabilitator, veterinarian, or veterinary technician in one of the seven P4W Focus Area states (wildlife rehabilitators can be practicing under an organizational permit or another primary holder's permit)
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, with a willingness to engage in open discussions regularly
• Willingness and ability to travel to Minnesota and at least one other state for in-person event components
• Working knowledge of Zoom, Google Suite, and email functions

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in career development in working with wildlife and/or conservation
• At least 1-2 years of experience working in wildlife rehabilitation (for rehabilitation candidates)

Pay Range: $25.00/hr ($2000, 4 times within a year); depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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