SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP Three interns are needed to work as part of the Piping Plover recovery project with the USFWS in Rhode Island. This project monitors federally protected Piping Plovers and State protected Least Terns during the nesting season. American Oystercatchers which is classified as a Species of High Concern and federally protected Roseate Terns will also be monitored. Surveys will occur on federal, state, and private property in southern Rhode Island. The majority of the work for this position(s) will take place outdoors. Duties include erecting nest exclosures, posting and signing nesting habitat, educating the public, monitoring shorebird pairs and chicks, and recording data. Applicants must be in good physical shape and able to hike long distances on sand with heavy loads. Work will include weekends and holidays. Previous birding experience and a valid US driver's license are required. Must be a team player, have a positive attitude, and be willing to work on other projects within the biological program.
Position extends from April 14 - August 8, 2013 (some flexibility for the start and end date exists). Salary $215/week + possibility of housing. Send letter of interest, resume, and contact information for 3 references to Ryan Kleinert, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown, RI 02813 OR email materials to [email protected]. Application deadline is February 1. GENERAL BIOLOGICAL INTERNSHIP Rhode Islands coastal habitat currently faces a number of threats including aggressive exotic invasive plant species. Interns will carry out control of invasive plants threatening important coastal shrub-scrub and salt-marsh habitat. Control methods include hand-pulling, herbicide application, cutting and digging with hand tools, and working with volunteers. Duties also include rare plant monitoring, bat acoustic monitoring, and Piping Plover and Least Tern monitoring and protection. Applicants must possess excellent field botany skills, and have the ability to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions, especially heat and humidity, endure biting insects, and to work well with others. Additionally, applicants must be in good physical shape, be able to hike long distances while carrying equipment, and possess a valid drivers license. Two positions available from May 19 to August 22. Compensation $215/wk plus possibility of housing. Send letter of interest, resume and contact information for 3 references to Nick Ernst, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown, RI 02813 OR email materials to [email protected]. Application deadline is February 1. SALT MARSH INTERNSHIP New England salt marshes provide critical habitat for a number of plant and animal species, many of high conservation value. Interns will assist the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex in monitoring salt-marsh breeding birds and overall salt-marsh ecological integrity. Responsibilities include marsh bird surveys, Saltmarsh Sparrow mist-netting and banding, nest searching and monitoring, as well as nekton and vegetation surveys. Experience with mist-netting songbirds, kayaking, eastern songbird identification and ornithology preferred. Applicants must possess the ability to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions, especially heat and humidity; to endure biting insects; to work well with others; and be in good physical shape and able to hike over uneven terrain while carrying equipment. Applicants also must possess a valid drivers license and be willing to assist with other refuge projects such as invasive plant eradication and Piping Plover monitoring. Two positions available from May 12 to August 15. Compensation $215/wk plus possible housing. Send letter of interest, resume and contact information for 3 references to Rhonda Smith, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown, RI 02813 OR email materials to [email protected]. Application deadline is February 1.
