Students

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Paid Technician: Wildlife Technician (CA)

The Common Murre Restoration Project is seeking up to 3 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: December 20, 2024.

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Sea Duck Joint Venture Graduate Student Fellowship Award

The Sea Duck Joint Venture in collaboration with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. has developed a graduate student fellowship program to support research on North American sea ducks. The goal of the program is to increase the number of skilled early career professionals interested in sea duck research, management, and conservation and related fields. Deadline to apply: December 31, 2024.

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Unpaid Trainee/Intern: Winter Internship – Seabird Research / Avian Husbandry Split (AK)

The Alaska SeaLife Center is seeking an intern to assist with the day-to-day support of various ongoing seabird and laboratory research as well as to help with seabird and waterfowl husbandry tasks. Deadline to apply: January 13, 2025.

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Paid Field/Research Assistants: Biological Technician Positions at Alaska Maritime NWR, Summer 2025 (AK)

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is recruiting up to 14 Biological Science Technician (avian) positions for the summer of 2025 to assist with our seabird monitoring program. Deadline to apply: November 1, 2024.

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Graduate Position / Research Associate: Seabird bycatch in Northeastern US and Atlantic Canada (VA)

Virginia Tech is searching for a graduate student (Ph.D. or MSc) or research associate to join a funded research project aimed at improving the understanding of seabird bycatch, particularly Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis) and Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus), in commercial fisheries in the Northeastern U.S. and Atlantic Canada. Deadline to apply: ASAP!

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Part-time Paid Field/Research Assistant: Undergraduate Tufted Puffin Bill Load Photographer (OR)

The Seabird Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University is hiring one eligible university undergraduate to serve as a seasonal field technician from July through August to conduct bill load photography of Tufted Puffins, monitor disturbances by eagles, interact with the public, curate photos, and identify prey items in photos. Deadline to apply: April 22, 2024.

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Paid Technician: Scientific Technician, Boat Operator (WA)

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a technician/boat operator to conduct boat-based surveys across Washington’s breathtaking marine environments, including Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the outer coast down to the Columbia River. Deadline to apply: April 14, 2024.