ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Working closely in a group setting with scientists and support staff in the CDFW’s California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) and Conservation Analysis Unit (CAU), the incumbent performs duties involving the species habitat modeling of rare native species, with a focus on plants and invertbrates. Species modeling will follow standard methodology (following NatureServe species habitat modeling standards) and may require a high degree of collaboration with CNDDB and CAU staff and a moderate amount of contact with outside contributors and partners. The incumbent will act as technical consultant on the distribution, status, and identification of rare native species, and will conduct complex evaluations related to species range mapping and modeling, with