Job Postings

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Paid Scientist: Palmyra Atoll NWR permanent GS-9 Biologist/Refuge Specialist (HI)

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is accepting applications for a permanent position supporting Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. The appointee will support refuge missions and work closely with The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Program as well as a network of other non-profit, governmental, and university groups that conduct research and conservation work within the Refuge. Deadline to apply: January 2, 2025.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Seabird Field Assistant – Tier I (HI)

Archipelago Research and Conservation LLC (ARC) is offering an exciting 9-month full-time position to conduct surveys documenting seabird distribution and relative abundance across Kaua‘i. Deadline to apply: January 15, 2025.

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Unpaid Field/Research Assistant: Farallon Program Volunteers – Seabird Research Assistants (CA)

Point Blue Conservation Science is searching for volunteer research assistants to help with the collection of population, reproductive success, phenological, and diet data across the majority of seabird species that breed on the Farallones. Deadline to apply: February 14, 2025.

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Unpaid Trainee/Intern: Summer Internship – Avian Husbandry (AK)

The Alaska SeaLife Center is searching for an intern to help with basic seabird and waterfowl care and husbandry techniques as well as daily care and maintenance of the Center’s Alaskan seabird collection and exhibit. Deadline to apply: open until filled! Internship runs from May 1, 2025 to September 1, 2025.

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Graduate Position: Graduate Assistantship (M.S.) – Marbled Murrelet at-sea populations (CA, OR)

Cal Poly Humboldt is searching for a graduate student (MSc) for a partially funded research project monitoring threatened Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) populations through at-sea monitoring in California and Oregon. Deadline to apply: January 23, 2025.

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Paid Technician: Seabird Technician – IMMP (Infrastructure Monitoring and Minimization Project) (HI)

Archipelago Research and Conservation LLC (ARC) is offering an exciting 9-month full-time position to document avian interactions with human infrastructure on the Infrastructure Monitoring and Minimization (IMMP) team. Deadline to apply: January 15, 2025.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Terns and Plovers Research Assistant (CA)

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is seeking a research assistant to help with research, monitoring, and applied management to aid the recovery of endangered California least terns and threatened Western snowy plovers in San Diego County. Deadline to apply: December 20, 2024.

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Paid Technician: Wildlife Technician (CA)

The Common Murre Restoration Project is seeking up to 3 Wildlife Technician positions to conduct monitoring of breeding seabirds including Common Murre, Brandt’s Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Western Gull, Black Oystercatcher, and Pigeon Guillemot along the central California coast. Deadline to apply: December 20, 2024.

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Paid Crew Lead: Wildlife Biologist/Site Leader (CA)

The Common Murre Restoration Project is seeking up to 2 Site Leader positions to conduct monitoring of breeding seabirds including Common Murre, Brandt’s Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Western Gull, Black Oystercatcher, and Pigeon Guillemot along the central California coast. Deadline to apply: December 20, 2024.

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Sea Duck Joint Venture Graduate Student Fellowship Award

The Sea Duck Joint Venture in collaboration with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. has developed a graduate student fellowship program to support research on North American sea ducks. The goal of the program is to increase the number of skilled early career professionals interested in sea duck research, management, and conservation and related fields. Deadline to apply: December 31, 2024.