News

Welcome to the PSG newsfeed! Here you will find the latest in announcements for the annual meeting, conservation action, volunteer opportunities, awards, and many more topics related to PSG, seabirds, and conservation. To filter the postings and find news for a specific topic, just select one of the News Categories on the right!

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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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WbS/PSG 2025 – Reminder: Banquet tickets reduced to $25 each! Purchase by December 13th!

The Waterbird Society and the Pacific Seabird Group are excited to announce a special update to the Banquet Celebration due to additional sponsorship—purchase your Banquet ticket for only $25!

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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.