Paid Field/Research Assistant

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: New Caledonian Crow Cognition and Behavior

The Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution (DLCE) is looking to fill several 2-6 month freelance aviary and field research assistant positions to support their research team in conducting field work on the tool-use and general foraging behavior of the New Caledonian Crow. Deadline to apply: 12/8/2023.

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Paid Research Assistant: Research Associate – Coastal Birds (SC)

The South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University seek to hire a Research Associate to conduct research on the ecology of seabirds and shorebirds in coastal South Carolina, USA. Deadline to apply: 10/22/2023.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Tufted Puffin Bill Load Photography Technician (OR)

The Seabird Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University is hiring one (1) seasonal field technician from 7/10/2023 to 8/18/2023 (40 days, start and end date may be flexible) to conduct bill load photography of tufted puffins, monitor disturbances by eagles, and interact with the public. The field work will occur in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Deadline to apply: 6/9/2023.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Wildlife Technician (CA)

The Common Murre Restoration Project is seeking up to three (pending available funding) 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. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is found. Deadline to apply: ASAP!

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Field Assistant – Tier 1 (HI)

Archipelago Research and Conservation LLC (ARC) is hiring a 9-month full-time position to document seabird distribution across Kaua‘i and monitor breeding success and relative abundance of Newell’s Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels at colony sites as well as burrow checks, camera deployments, and Song Meter deployments to monitor breeding success. Note: POSITION FILLED.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Antarctica Program Research Assistant (CA and Antarctica)

Point Blue Conservation Science is hiring a research assistant part of a multi-institution team to study penguins and the Antarctic ecosystem. In particular, emphasis will be on the long-term effects of early life conditions on individuals as they mature and use of devices deployed on penguins to monitor environmental change and developing machine learning models to count penguins from UAV imagery. Field…

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Seabird Predator Research Assistant with Oregon State University (OR)

The Seabird Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University is hiring one seasonal field technician to assist with seabird predation research throughout Curry County, Oregon during the summer 2023 field season (June 12th to September 15th; dates somewhat flexible). Deadline to apply: 4/1/2023.

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Paid Field Assistant: California Least Tern and Western Snowy Plover Monitoring Field Assistant (CA)

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is hiring monitoring field assistants that will join a team focused on 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: 2/15/2023.

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Paid Field/Research Assistant: Ecologist with Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge (CA)

Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge is seeking a seasonal field ecologist who is passionate about seabird conservation and community to work with their project at Año Nuevo Island, on the central California coast. This Ecologist position would co-lead fieldwork and student mentoring, and lead day-to-day coordination of the project. Deadline to apply: 1/7/2023.