NTERPRETIVE NATURALISTS (3) for fall migration monitoring project at New
Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May, NJ. August 25 -
October 31. Cape May is renowned as one of the world's great hot spots
for bird migration. Successful applicants will work at the Cape May
Hawkwatch, Avalon Seawatch, and Morning Flight Songbird Count.Duties
include teaching visitors bird identification and natural history,
offering general assistance, conducting workshops, and assisting
migration counter when needed. Applicants should have experience
interacting with the public and excellent interpersonal skills.
Familiarity with bird migration and experience identifying passerines,
raptors, and/or seabirds is preferred. All applicants must have their
own vehicle and a valid, clean driver's license. Salary for positions
$900/month; housing and reimbursement for gas is provided. Send cover
letter indicating position of interest, resume outlining relevant
experience, and three references (including email addresses and phone
numbers) _as a single PDF document_ by email to
[email protected] _Please indicate in the Subject line the
position for which you are applying._ Application deadline July 15, 2016.
MONARCH FIELD NATURALIST INTERN (*2*) to assist with ongoing Monarch
butterfly migration project at New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird
Observatory, August 25 to October 31. Duties include daily road censuses
of migrating Monarch butterflies, tagging, data entry, and educating the
public about the project and Monarch biology. Successful applicant will
be expected to work irregular hours during peak Monarch flights. Careful
data collecting and entry skills, and excellent interpersonal skills a
must; familiarity with insect ecology and migration a plus but not
required. Must have own vehicle, and a valid, clean driver's license.
Salary $900/month; housing and reimbursement for gas provided. Send
cover letter indicating position of interest, resume outlining relevant
experience, and three references (including email addresses and phone
numbers) _as a single PDF document_ by email to
[email protected] _Please indicate in the Subject line the
position for which you are applying._ Application deadline July 8, 2016.
MIGRATION COUNTERS (3) for fall migration monitoring projects at New
Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO), Cape May, NJ. Cape
May is one of the premier fall migration hot spots in the country.
Specifically, we are hiring a counter for the Cape May Hawkwatch (25
August to 7 December), a counter for the Avalon Seawatch (22 Sept to 22
Dec), and a counter for the Cape May Morning Flight Songbird Project (16
August to 8 November).Applicants for counter positions should have a
strong background identifying raptors, seabirds, or songbirds in
flight. Careful data collecting and data entry skills, a willingness to
work long hours, and excellent interpersonal skills are a must.
Applicants should have some experience with MS Excel.All counters will
also be required to write a summary report at the end of the season for
NJ Audubon publications. All applicants must have their own vehicle,
and a valid, clean, driver's license. Salary for all positions
$1400-1800/month depending on experience. Housing and reimbursement for
gas is provided. Send cover letter indicating position of interest,
resume outlining relevant experience, and three references (including
email addresses and phone numbers) _as a single PDF document_ by email
to [email protected] _Please indicate in the Subject line
the position for which you are applying. _ Application deadline July 15,
2016.
MIGRATION COUNT COORDINATOR for fall migration monitoring projects at
New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO), Cape May, NJ 16
August 2016 to 31 January 2017. Cape May is one of the premier fall
migration hot spots in the country. Along with coordinating the
migration projects, successful candidate will also provide day-off
relief at each of the 3 migration sites (Cape May Hawkwatch, Avalon
Seawatch and Cape May Morning Flight Songbird Project), and enter
data.Applicants should have a strong background identifying raptors,
seabirds, and songbirds in flight. Duties include providing training
for igration counters, acting as liaison to online count platform, and
supervise data uploading, and oversee creation of regular summaries,
highlights and notable bird sightings for web posting.Careful data
collecting and data entry skills, a willingness to work long hours, and
excellent interpersonal skills are a must. Applicants should have some
experience with MS Excel.Coordinator will be responsible for providing
at least 1 lecture and/or field workshop at the Cape May Autumn
Festival, and oversee summary reports at the end of the season for NJ
Audubon publications. All applicants must have their own vehicle, and a
valid, clean, driver's license. Salary $2100/month. Housing and
reimbursement for gas is provided. Send cover letter indicating
position of interest, resume outlining relevant experience, and three
references (including email addresses and phone numbers) _as a single
PDF document_ by email to [email protected] _Please indicate
in the Subject line the position for which you are applying. _
Application deadline July 15, 2016.
Thank you!
Rene
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René Buccinna, Admin. Asst.
NJ Audubon Center for Research & Education
600 Route 47 North
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
(609) 400-3852 (609) 861-1651 Fx
[email protected]
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