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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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Applications Open for Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship Program

Modeled after the highly successful Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, the state fellowship program provides an opportunity to acquire on-the-job experience in the planning and implementation of marine resource policies and programs in Alaska. The program matches highly motivated graduate students and recent graduates with hosts in Alaska-based organizations or agencies for a 12-month paid fellowship. Applications for 2023 Fellows and Hosts are…

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Chair for Craig S. Harrison Conservation Fund Needed

Verena Gill is transitioning out of chairing the Craig S. Harrison Conservation Fund and is looking for volunteers who are interested in leading the helm of this wonderful committee. The Conservation Fund seeks to advance the conservation of seabirds by providing funds or supplies to individuals from developing countries as well as those from elsewhere working in those developing countries primarily in…

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Paid Technician: Field Assistant with Archipelago Research and Conservation (HI)

Archipelago Research and Conservation LLC (ARC) is hiring a 9-month full time position to help with research and management activities for the recovery of native fauna in the Pacific, with a particular focus on surveys to document distribution and relative abundance of seabirds across Kaua‘i, burrow checks, management tasks, and data entry and analysis of field data. Deadline to apply: 1/15/2023.

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Paid Technician: Seabird Technician with Archipelago Research and Conservation (HI)

Archipelago Research and Conservation LLC (ARC) is hiring a 9-month full time position to help with research and management activities for the recovery of native fauna in the Pacific, with a particular focus on the endangered Newell’s Shearwater (Puffinus newelli), Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), and Band-rumped Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro) on the island of Kaua‘i. Deadline to apply: 1/15/2023.

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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.

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Paid Crew Lead: Common Murre Restoration Project (CA)

The Common Murre Restoration Project is seeking up to three (pending available funding) 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: 1/16/2023.

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Paid Technician: Common Murre Restoration Project (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. Deadline to apply: 1/16/2023.