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PSG Student Research Grant Application OPEN!

We are now accepting applications for the PSG Student Research Grant. This grant aids student-led research in the promotion of up-and-coming scholar members of Pacific Seabird Group. We are offering more grants this year! At least five grants will be awarded, with at least one grant per degree-level (bachelor, master, doctoral). Grant awards are generally between $500 and $1000. With the generous…

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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 Crew Lead: Wildlife Refuge Specialist (CA)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hiring a Wildlife Refuge Specialist; this is an amazing opportunity to work on a truly magical national wildlife refuge just off the coast of San Francisco! Work includes assisting with facility maintenance, invasive plant control, leading groups of volunteers, assisting with seabird and other restoration projects, and working closely with partners. Deadline to apply: 4/18/2023!

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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 Coordinator: West Coast Ocean Data Portal Coordinator (WA, OR, or CA)

The West Coast Ocean Data Portal (WCODP), in partnership with the West Coast Ocean Alliance (WCOA), is hiring a new full-time Portal Coordinator to support all activities of the WCODP related to ongoing development of ocean data products, coordination with a range of ocean data users and providers, and outreach and engagement with ocean management partners regionally and nationally. Deadline to apply:…

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Unpaid Field/Research Assistant: Habitat Restoration Volunteer (HI)

The State of Hawai’i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) are searching for volunteers to assist with habitat restoration on Hōlanikū (Kure Atoll), Papahānaumokuākea (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands)–a remote wildlife sanctuary–from May 10, 2023 to October 30, 2023. Deadline to apply: 4/28/2023.