Mayor Adams on the hunt for rat czar with ‘killer instinct’ for ridding NYC of rodents

Mayor Adams is taking his death wish for rats to the next level.

Adams, who has made reducing the city’s rat population a top priority, is now hiring a director of rodent mitigation to oversee the killing of as many of the rodents in as little time as possible.

The rat czar job posting takes an approach similar to the one Adams himself has developed over the years — marginally serious, but with tongue also firmly planted in cheek.

“Do you have what it takes to do the impossible? A virulent vehemence for vermin? A background in urban planning, project management, or government? And most importantly, the drive, determination and killer instinct needed to fight the real enemy — New York City’s relentless rat population?” the job posting states. “If so, your dream job awaits: New York’s Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation.”

The lucky hire will report to Meera Joshi, deputy mayor of operations. The posting lists an annual salary range of between $120,000 and $170,000.

Since taking office, Adams has honed in on cracking down on rats. He’s pushed to reduce the time garbage bags sit on the curb and launched a Queens composted program that requires food scraps be put in secured bins. Before coming to City Hall, in his time as Brooklyn borough president he presided over the rubout of 90 rats at a press conference. His extermination method: a rat vat that drew the rodents in with the smell of food and then trapped them.

“There’s nothing I hate more than rats. Getting our city clean and ridding our streets of these filthy creatures are key to our recovery,” he said Wednesday in a written statement to the Daily News. “We’re looking for someone ready to burrow into the depths of city government, to work with agencies across the board, and travel throughout the five boroughs to educate, evaluate, and eradicate in equal measure.”