Job Opening: Regional Shorebird Conservation Specialist (Washington, D.C.)

Come join a team of dedicated staff at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC), part of the National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, comprised of 19 museums and galleries, nine research centers, 21 libraries and the National Zoological Park. The Smithsonian is dedicated to its founding mission, “the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center was founded by an act of Congress and is dedicated to understanding, conserving, and championing the grand phenomenon of bird migration.

Regional Shorebird Conservation Specialist: This specialist will have a deep knowledge of shorebird species and the habitats they use within the Midcontinental Flyways of North America and will work at the intersection of quantitative ecology and applied conservation. They will be familiar (or have worked with) land management agencies (e.g., USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service, USFWS – Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, state wildlife planning departments), conservation foundations, and smaller non-governmental organizations who work to implement on-the-ground conservation. They may be a shorebird ecologist who is experienced working with movement and/or survey data for conservation planning, a landscape conservation specialist with an interest in shorebird conservation, and/or an applied conservationist who works with landscape-level partnerships across multiple stakeholder sectors. For more information, click here.