Paid Technician

The Seabird Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University is hiring one eligible* university undergraduate to serve as a seasonal field technician from 7/13/2026 to 8/15/2026 to conduct bill load photography of tufted puffins, monitor disturbances by eagles, interact with the public, curate photos, and identify photographed prey items. Applications due 4/24/26! Agency/Organization: Oregon State University Location: Cannon Beach, OR Website:  https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/178789 Job Description: The…

Real Time Research, Inc. is located in Bend, Oregon and specializes in biological field studies, data collection, analysis, and technical writing. RTR employees have been conducting fish and wildlife research, monitoring, and evaluation studies in the Pacific Northwest for more than 25 years. They are seeking a technician to assist in monitoring piscivorous colonial waterbirds and to investigate predation on endangered salmonids…

Catalina Island Conservancy, jointly with California Institute of Environmental Studies, is seeking one (1) Wildlife Research Technician to contribute to wildlife conservation projects alongside CIC staff. Hiring will begin immediately, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Application Deadline: Mar 6, 2026! Agency/Organization: Catalina Island Conservancy (CIC); California Institute of Environment Studies (CIES) Location: Santa…

Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project (KESRP) is a project of the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in association with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). Founded in 2006, KESRP focuses on the endangered seabirds found on the island of Kauaʻi. Our work involves identifying the breeding distribution…

Turnstone Environmental Consultants is hiring seasonal Wildlife Biologists to support marbled murrelet survey projects across Oregon for the 2026 field season. At Turnstone, we pride ourselves on our commitment and contribution to conserving and managing natural resources through innovative and sustainable solutions. As a Wildlife Biologist on one of our murrelet projects, you will play a crucial role in conducting field studies,…

Archipelago Research and Conservation LLC (ARC) is a conservation consulting company focused on research and management activities for the recovery of native fauna in the Pacific, with a particular focus on the endangered ‘a‘o (Newell’s Shearwater Puffinus newelli), ‘ua‘u (Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis), and ‘akē‘akē (Band-rumped Storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro) on the island of Kaua‘i. This is an exciting nine-month full-time position to…

Archipelago Research and Conservation (ARC) is an ecological consulting company based on the island of Kauaʻi. We focus on research and management activities for the recovery of seabirds in the Pacific, with a particular emphasis on the endangered ʻAʻo (Newell’s Shearwater), ʻUaʻu (Hawaiian Petrel), and ‘Akē‘akē (Band-rumped Storm Petrel), as well as five Threatened and Endangered (T&E) waterbirds: the ʻAlae ʻula (Hawaiian…

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. This project is conducted cooperatively by Cal Poly Humboldt and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (San Francisco Bay National Wildlife…