Hello:
Could you please post the following position asap? Mahalo!
David.
HAWAII BIRD FIELD ASSISTANT needed for 4 months (April 1 - July 31, 2011). We
are seeking a committed, enthusiastic, and hard working field technician to
work with native birds on the Big Island of Hawaii. The technician will assist
with forest passerine nest searching and monitoring, mist-netting and banding
birds, and resighting color-banded birds. Field work will take place in
mid-elevation native Hawaiian forest patches. Desirable qualifications include
experience finding and monitoring passerine nests in a forest setting, taking
birds out of mist-nets, and banding. The assistant must have their own
binoculars and have excellent observation skills. Further, field assistnats
should possess good record-keeping skills, a solid work ethic, and be in good
physical condition because field work will take place in a rugged, often wet,
and sometimes cool landscape. The position requires carrying steel mist-netting
poles far distances across rugged lava. Work begins between 5 and 7 am and ends
between 3 and 5 pm, five days/week. In addition to the above desirable skills,
we are seeking individuals who work well with others under difficult field
conditions; the technician will work as part of a field crew and will live in a
common apartment with three others. Amenities include working with one of the
most unique and imperiled bird communities in the world. This is a full-time
temporary position. The field assistant is responsible for airfare to Hilo, HI
and will receive a stipend of $400/mo. Housing will be provided in Hilo, HI.
Send a cover letter, resume, and a list of three references via email (please
put: Kipuka Field Assistant in subject line) to DAVID FLASPOHLER
([email protected]). We will begin reviewing applications as soon as they
arrive so please apply asap.
David Flaspohler; on sabbatical till June 2011
Inst. Pacific Island Forestry, Hilo, HI
Professor, School of Forest Resources and
Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931
C: 906-370-1122
[email protected]
