SHOREBIRD FIELD TECHNICIANS (2) needed 16 April through 30 June 2016 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 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 February to René Buccinna, NJ Audubon, Cape May Bird Observatory, 600 Route 47 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, <mailto:rene.bucci...@njaudubon.org>rene.bucci...@njaudubon.org. NJ Audubon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
INVERTEBRATE FIELD TECHNICIANS (3) needed 1 April
through 30 November 2016 for research on
abundance and diversity of intertidal
invertebrates at Stone Harbor Point, Cape May
County, NJ. Stone Harbor Point is located at the
southern end of Seven-Mile Island. This is an
important feeding and roosting area for
shorebirds migrating between wintering grounds in
northern South America and arctic breeding
areas. Duties include sediment core sampling,
sediment processing (sieving, washing), and
identification of intertidal invertebrates to the
highest taxonomic level possible. Ability to
identify intertidal invertebrates required;
familiarity with intertidal invertebrates of the
northeastern U.S. a plus. Applicants must be
able to work independently or as part of a team,
and work irregular hours, including occasional
weekends. Salary $1800 - $2200/month, depending
on experience. Must have own vehicle and a valid
and clean drivers license. Housing and
reimbursement for gas provided. Send cover
letter of interest, resume and three references
no later than March 1 to René Buccinna, New
Jersey Audubon, 600 North Delsea Drive, Cape May
Court House, NJ 08210, or by email to
<mailto:rene.bucci...@njaudubon.org>rene.bucci...@njaudubon.org.
