Well, this is awkward… I’m not really sure how to go about asking this, so I’ll do my best so feel free to ask me for clarifications if what I’m asking is difficult
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*points up* This. Your character would need to either have a graduate degree, or be in the process of pursuing one. He would also need to have proof of having the necessary field skilss (e.g. staying alive), so you may want to follow the other links and suggestions on this thread to figure out how he would go about convincing the forestry people that he's allowed to be left on his own. (Almost definitely with some sort of radio, but still - on his own.)
I should also note that the required training pushes his age towards the upper part of the range you specified. Undergrad = 4yr. People in field-based biology professions often work in it for a year or two before continuing to grad school, and then he'd need to be at least 2yr into a (typically ~5yr) PhD program. He'd also need to acquire the appropriate field skills - maybe he grew up somewhere where you're likely to pick it up in high school, maybe he got trained on his between-degrees internship, maybe something else. Either way, 26yr is the lowest bound on his age. (You want him older, make him a PhD instead of a candidate - you got a minimum of +3yr right there.) (And yes, you're looking at a PhD and not an MSc - the point of a PhD is to leave someone in charge of a research project, whereas an MSc is not designed with this goal in mind.)
If the OP wants him younger, he could have gone through a non-US educational system; in the UK, a degree is three years (usually), and a PhD program is typically also three years, so if he was a second year PhD student at a UK university, he could be 23 or thereabouts.
But wouldn't he need a masters in the UK before going on to a PhD, especially if he's only just finished a 3 year degree and not had any work experience of further study?
Not necessarily; some people do a Masters and then a PhD, but some do go straight to PhD from a Bachelor's degree; he'd have to be an impressive student, but it is possible.
I know someone who works as a sort of freelance wildlife biologist; she's applying to graduate schools, but nothing has really fallen into place for her, to the best of my knowledge.
Anyway, this sounds like exactly the sort of job/internship she'd find herself having; and she's definitely under 26 (or might be that now; but she started at around 22).
I should also note that the required training pushes his age towards the upper part of the range you specified. Undergrad = 4yr. People in field-based biology professions often work in it for a year or two before continuing to grad school, and then he'd need to be at least 2yr into a (typically ~5yr) PhD program. He'd also need to acquire the appropriate field skills - maybe he grew up somewhere where you're likely to pick it up in high school, maybe he got trained on his between-degrees internship, maybe something else. Either way, 26yr is the lowest bound on his age. (You want him older, make him a PhD instead of a candidate - you got a minimum of +3yr right there.) (And yes, you're looking at a PhD and not an MSc - the point of a PhD is to leave someone in charge of a research project, whereas an MSc is not designed with this goal in mind.)
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Anyway, this sounds like exactly the sort of job/internship she'd find herself having; and she's definitely under 26 (or might be that now; but she started at around 22).
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