Dedicated to the study and conservation of Pacific Seabirds and their environment.
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Dear PSG community, Seabirds cross ecological and geo-political boundaries and remind us that diversity is a most treasured attribute in nature. Likewise, cultural and racial diversity are critical for a thriving and innovative scientific community.
The Cormorant Oceanography Project at Oregon State University is hiring one seasonal field technician, 6/22/20 to 8/17/20, to assist with an ongoing interdisciplinary study of cormorant behavior. Deadline to apply: 6/7/2020.
Some PSG members know Hog Island Instructor Derrick Jackson/Audubon Seabird Institute (formerly Project Puffin). Click to read about Derrick’s path and his call to action.
We anticipate hiring a postdoctoral scientist to (1) develop hierarchical distance sampling models for pinniped populations in the Salish Sea, and (2) estimate detectability for aerial surveys of overwintering sea ducks in the same region. Deadline to apply: 6/10/2020.
Please consider taking a Rutgers University which investigates the impacts of the pandemic on many aspects of field and laboratory research.
Prescott College Kino Bay Center seeks a fellow to conduct waterbird monitoring, enter, analyze and apply data. Deadline to apply: 5/15/2020.
The original Earth Day was launched in part as a response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill which led to the oiling and deaths of thousands of seabirds. Since then, oil spills are less frequent – click to read about what else has changed.
Following the 2020 Member’s Meeting hosted at the 47th Annual PSG Meeting in Portland Oregon, the PSG Executive Council is taking recommendations for: PSG Chair, PSG Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Coordinators (2). Please send your nominations to Olivia Bailey, PSG Secretary.
Shoals Marine Laboratory seeks two (2) Seasonal Seabird Technicians will work with a Program Manager to study and manage a breeding colony of Common, Roseate and Arctic terns at Isles of Shoals. Deadline to apply: 3/1/2020.
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is recruiting 6-10 Biological Science Technician (Avian) positions for the summer of 2020 to assist with our seabird monitoring program. Deadline: 13 February 2020, 11:59PM EST.
Marine Ornithology is an open access journal that is published through a partnership of the African Seabird Group, Australasian Seabird Group, Dutch Seabird Group, Japanese Seabird Group, and Pacific Seabird Group.
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The objective of the Conservation Fund is to advance the conservation of seabirds in developing countries primarily in or bordering the Pacific Ocean by providing funds for conservation and restoration activities, and building within-country seabird expertise. Learn More »
