RESTORATION TECHNICIAN POSITION DESCRIPTION
One position for a restoration technician is available to support habitat restoration work and seabird monitoring in Channel Islands National Park (CINP). The start date is Mid to End of March 2010. The restoration efforts are focused on restoring native habitat for nesting seabirds; the monitoring work is focused on several seabird species that nest within the CINP including Cassin’s Auklets, Ashy Storm-Petrels, and Xantus’s Murrelets. The restoration work is being conducted to address impacts to seabird populations within this area from the release of DDT and PCB toxins into the Southern California Bight (www.montroserestoration.gov). This is a field-based position with the majority of work conducted on East Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara Islands, therefore the applicant must be comfortable with extensive boat travel, kayaking and work from small skiffs.
Main job duties will involve weed removal, planting, nursery propagation and construction, seabird monitoring and restoration site maintenance. Prior field experience in restoration ecology and/or seabird or wildlife monitoring is a plus. Additional evaluation may also be based on applicant’s experience in the following areas: knowledge of native California flora, horticulture, small boat work, kayaking and remote field work.
Requirements: 1) Bachelor’s degree or coursework in wildlife, biological sciences or related discipline; 2) ability to undertake extended periods of physically demanding work; 3) ability to move and lift equipment and materials up to 40lbs; 3)ability to hike in steep terrain; 4) ability to leap out of small boats onto slippery rocks; 5) willingness to work independently in a remote field setting.
Employer and Position Duration: The position is a full time seasonal (6 month) appointment with the possibility to extend. Employment is with the nonprofit organization California Institute of Environmental Studies. Preferred start date is Mid-March 2010.
Job Location and Wages: The position is based out of Ventura, CA with frequent weekly travel to the Channel Islands National Park out of Ventura and Santa Barbara Harbors. Island travel can range from day trips to as long as two weeks in duration. Gross salary is $2,800 per month; housing is not provided on the mainland, but is provided on the islands. There may also be occasional times when applicant must camp on the island.
Application Submission: Applicants please email a cover letter, resume, and names and phone numbers of three professional references to: david_mazurkiewicz@nps.gov by February 22nd, 2010.

PROJECT COORDINATOR, FIELD ASSISTANTS (2), and INTERN
Roseate Tern Recovery Program - Country Island Tern Restoration Project: The Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada is Canada's national wildlife agency which handles wildlife matters including the protection and management of migratory birds and endangered species, and research on nationally important wildlife issues. Location: Country Island, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Responsibilities/duties include: field camp set-up on Country Island at the beginning of the season (early May) and dismantling of the field camp at the end of the season (late July-mid August); live at a remote field camp on Country Island, which consists of two large tents (one for sleeping/living/working and one for eating) and where fresh water is a scarce commodity; monitor, harass, and when necessary suppress aerial predators; monitor for presence of mammalian predators; census for terns; follow marked nests: measure and record productivity and growth of three species of terns; band tern chicks and re-sight banded adult terns; survey avifauna daily; monitor daily weather conditions; collect and enter detailed field data; submit data in an orderly fashion.

COORDINATOR responsibilities include: drafting daily work and staff schedules, training staff on essential field skills, overseeing data collection and management; data analysis and preparation of final report. The coordinator should expect to stay on the island for the duration of the field season. Applicants for the position should have a M.Sc. in Biology or similar (or B.Sc. with relevant experience). Contract is approximately 9,000CAD for the field season (early May – late July or early August) plus an approximate 2,000CAD for development of final report by 30 October 2010.
FIELD ASSISTANTS will follow the direction and work schedules provided by the coordinator. Applicants for the position should have a B.Sc. or be working towards one with some wildlife-related experience. Contract is approximately 7,500CAD for the field season (early May through late July or early August). We provide transportation from and back to the island for each field assistant for a one week off-island trip (timing to be approved by the supervisor and coordinator).
INTERN will assist with ongoing recovery programs for endangered Roseate Terns and Piping Plovers in Atlantic Canada. This successful candidate will work out of the office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Field work may include seabird surveys in New Brunswick, Piping Plover surveys, and Roseate Tern conservation work at colonies in Nova Scotia. The intern will spend up to two months (June and July) on Country Island assisting with the restoration project. The intern may also participate in other program activities related to migratory birds and species at risk and will learn the dynamics of working within a federal government department. Biologists in the Species at Risk Recovery Unit are open to sharing information and are eager to work with an intern who has a real interest in conservation biology. The Federal Public Sector Youth Internship Program is 6 months in duration and provides a stipend of 960CAD bi-weekly less statutory deductions.

Qualifications/eligibility requirements:

Application process:
INTERN: application is through the Federal Public Sector Youth Internship Program [FPSYIP] http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/yip/1122.shtml). Category 2 (post secondary degree completed).
COORDINATOR and FIELD ASSISTANTS: application deadline is March 12, 2010 to submit resume and covering letter. Covering letter should detail how you specifically meet the qualifications/eligibility requirements. Also highlight your field experience and/or transferable skills, any skills that may enhance camp life (cooking, carpentry, birding) and why you are interested in this experience. Further camp living and working details as well as an application form will be sent to you if you adequately meet the qualifications.
Preference will be given to Canadian citizens
Email julie.mcknight AT ec.gc.ca or send to Julie McKnight - Biologist, Species at Risk Recovery, Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, NS   B2Y 2N6

ARCTIC VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANTS
The USFWS, Fairbanks Field Office is looking for 6 field assistants from early June to mid-July 2010 to assist with nesting biology studies of threatened Steller’s and spectacled eiders in Barrow, Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species Program (based in Fairbanks, Alaska) has been monitoring Steller’s eider breeding biology in Barrow since 1991. Barrow is the northernmost city in Alaska and the U.S., with approximately 4,500 residents. Barrow has an active arctic research community, with a variety of ongoing projects on marine mammals, birds, and terrestrial mammals. Summer weather in Barrow is typically cold and windy, average highs range from 35 – 50 F, and average lows range from 25 – 35 F. Volunteers will primarily assist with two surveys: 1) Breeding pair surveys for Steller’s and Spectacled Eiders and avian predators (snowy owl, 3 species of jaegers, Glaucous Gull, and Common Raven) and 2) Nest searching and monitoring that fate of Steller’s and Spectacled Eider nests. Qualifications: Persons with previous experience in ornithology are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be able to work as part of a team, willing to live in shared quarters in a remote village, and be willing to work long hours. Must also be willing and capable of walking up to 10 miles per day in hip waders on wet tundra, in cold, windy weather, or possibly in warm, buggy weather. Preferred qualifications include experience in identifying birds, locating nests, conducting surveys, navigating by maps and GPS, and ATV operation. Travel expenses from Anchorage or Fairbanks to Barrow is provided, and additional travel expenses from the continental US to Alaska may be provided depending on length of volunteer commitment and funding. Lodging (a bunkhouse with running water, showers, telephone, and kitchen) and food in Barrow are provided plus $5/day for miscellaneous expenses. Hip boots and binoculars provided; you must provide your own field clothes. To apply, email a letter of interest (and indicate that you are interested in the volunteer position), resume, and name and contact information for 3 references to: David Safine, USFWS, David_Safine@fws.gov. Applications will be reviewed starting in early February 2010 until the positions are filled.

VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANTS
Volunteer field assistants are needed to assist with cooperative study of KITTLITZ'S MURRELET nesting ecology between May 10-Sep 20 (position #1) and May 10 - Aug 6 (position #2). Volunteers should be very fit, enjoy camping and strenuous hikes in mountainous terrain, and relish isolated duty in a challenging environment. Incumbents will spend the first 2 weeks in orientation, safety training, and preparation for field deployment. During the following 8 - 15 weeks, volunteers and refuge biologists will conduct the study out of remote camps located in mountain valleys of southwestern Kodiak Island. A final week will be spent in Kodiak summarizing records, debriefing staff, and storing field gear. Study tasks will include: recording audio-visual observations of murrelets; searching for nests on steep slopes, monitoring nesting biology; and habitat sampling around nest sites. Ideal candidates will have experience in conducting bird surveys or research, camping in extreme and isolated conditions, and working in bear country. The Fish and Wildlife Service will pay round-trip airfare to Kodiak; provide housing and pay for meals in Kodiak; and pay all field costs except personal clothing. To apply, please email your resume and phone numbers for 3 references to ROBIN CORCORAN, Kodiak NWR (EM: robin_corcoran@fws.gov; PH:1-888-408-3514 or 907-487-0229)and JOHN PIATT, Alaska Science Center/USGS (EM: John_F_Piatt@usgs.gov).

SEABIRD ISLAND SUPERVISORS, INTERNS, and VOLUNTEERS
Seabird Island supervisors, interns and volunteers are needed for several Audubon-managed Maine coast sanctuaries. We operate seven island research stations that include active and former restoration sites now managed for Atlantic Puffins, Black Guillemots, Razorbills, Arctic, Common, Least and Roseate Terns, Laughing Gulls, Common Eiders, Leach’s Storm-Petrels and wading birds. Current work includes, but is not limited to: seabird diet studies, productivity monitoring, chick growth, seabird survival, recruitment and dispersal studies and predator management.

DETAILS: Positions require primitive camping and working on offshore islands. Full-summer Volunteers and Rotating interns will move between 2 field sites throughout the summer. Island research teams are comprised of 2 to 6 people and are determined by island size, seabird colony composition, and workload. • Days are long (0600 to 2000 hrs) and include a minimum of two 3-hour observation stints each day in a small wooden blind, weather permitting. All participants live in or near the bird colonies in rustic conditions (no electricity or running water; composting toilet only) and work 7 days/week. FOOD provided for all positions. Worker’s compensation insurance for Supervisors and Interns only. Volunteers should have their own insurance coverage. All staff must provide their own binoculars, sleeping bag, sleeping pad and 2-person tent.

SUPERVISOR responsibilities include: managing multiple concurrent seabird studies, drafting a daily work and staff schedule, training staff on essential field and computer skills, overseeing data collection and management, conducting visitor education, protecting the site from human disturbance and predator management.
• Supervisors should expect to stay at their assigned island for the duration of the field season.
• Applicants for the position should have an M.S. in natural resources (or a B.S. with similar experience).
•  Hunting and trapping experience is desirable.• Bird banding and small boat handling experience is required.
Availability should be from early May through 15 August.; Stipend: $325 or $425/wk depending on assigned location.

INTERNS will participate in all aspects of seabird research, monitoring and management and may work on more than one island over the course of the field season. Interns will spend a minimum of 21 days at a field station before returning to the mainland, where showers and laundry facilities are available.
• Most internships begin on 23 May and end on 15 August (two or more interns are needed beginning May 1).
• Applicants should have field research experience and be an undergraduate in a related field or have a B.S. in biology, natural resources, or the equivalent.
Stipend: $255/week.

VOLUNTEERS will assist with field studies on puffins, terns and other species.
• Must be over 18 years old and available for a minimum of two weeks between June 1 and July 30 with exact dates to be negotiated depending on schedule openings.
• Volunteers contributing $1500 or more will receive preference for available openings.

Visit www.projectpuffin.org for further details.
• All applicants must submit a resume and the application form posted on our website (click on the “Get Involved” link).
• Applications now being accepted for stipend positions through Jan 15, 2010 with decisions being made by Feb 15, 2010.
• Volunteers applications accepted from Jan 1 through March 1, 2010.
• EM: rborzik AT audubon.org or mail to: Rosalie Borzik, Audubon – Dept BJL, Seabird Restoration Program, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca NY 14850.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

Island Conservation is hiring for the position of Environmental Compliance Specialist. The ECS is responsible for the oversight of the environmental compliance process for IC’s projects in the US and its territories, with a particular focus on the oversight, planning and implementation of environmental impact analyses (EIAs) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for all applicable IC projects.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Experience Required:

See http://www.islandconservation.org/about/?id=57 for full details.