Job #1:
SHOREBIRD FIELD TECHNICIANS (2) needed 16 April
through 30 June for ongoing research on shorebird
migration ecology along New Jersey's Delaware Bay
shore. Delaware Bay is recognized as an
internationally important staging area for
shorebirds during spring migration. Duties
include extracting birds from mist-nets, banding,
weighing and measuring birds, recording data,
point counts, surveying for color-banded birds,
and data entry. Mist-netting and bird banding
experience necessary. Ability to identify
shorebirds of the eastern U. S., color-band
resighting experience, and proficiency with MS
Excel or Access preferred. Applicants must be
able to work independently or as part of a team,
possibly work long hours or occasionally six
days/week, in occasionally hot and buggy
conditions. Start date can be flexible. Salary
$1800-2200/month depending on experience. Must
have own vehicle. Housing and reimbursement for
gas provided. Send cover letter of interest,
resume, and three references by 15 March to René
Buccinna, Cape May Bird Observatory, 600 Route 47
North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210,
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].
NJ Audubon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job #2:
INVERTEBRATE FIELD TECHNICIANS (2) needed 18
April through 24 June for research on abundance
and diversity of infaunal food resources for
shorebirds along New Jersey's Delaware Bay shore.
Duties include soft-sediment core sampling (often
from a small inflatable boat), sediment and
fecal-sample processing (sieving, washing), and
identification of prey items to the highest
taxonomic level possible. Sampling will be
conducted at two sites, representing a natural
soft-sediment tidal marsh, and a managed
impoundment with partial tidal restriction.
Ability to identify marine and freshwater
invertebrates of the eastern U.S. preferred.
Applicants must be able to work independently or
as part of a team, possibly work long hours or
occasionally six days/week, in occasionally hot,
muddy and buggy conditions. Salary $1800/month.
Must have own vehicle. Housing and reimbursement
for gas provided. Send cover letter of interest,
resume, and three references by 15 March to René
Buccinna, Cape May Bird Observatory, 600 Route 47
North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210,
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].
NJ Audubon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thanks so much.
Rene'
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René Buccinna
Admin. Asst., Research and Education
NJ Audubon
600 Route 47 North
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Email: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Phone: (609) 861-1608 ext.13
