Paid Field/Research Assistant: Undergraduate Seabird Research Fellow (OR)
The Vanguarding an Inclusive Ecological Workforce (VIEW) Fellowship at Oregon State University is a summer research experience program that supports the professional development of future ecologists from communities that have been historically excluded or are currently underrepresented. The Seabird Oceanography Lab will be hosting a VIEW fellow during the summer 2024 field season. Deadline to apply: February 22, 2024.
Agency/Organization: Oregon State University
Location: Newport, Oregon
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Job Description: The Vanguarding an Inclusive Ecological Workforce (VIEW) Fellowship, created and hosted by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences (FWCS) at Oregon State University, is a summer research experience program that supports the professional development of future ecologists from communities that have been historically excluded or are currently underrepresented in our field. VIEW aims to support students without previous experience in this field.
The Seabird Oceanography Lab will be hosting a VIEW fellow during the summer 2024 field season. In this role, the fellow will be involved in both field and laboratory work related to ongoing research on various aspects of seabird ecology. In the field, the fellow will assist with the monitoring of nest success, prey provisioning, and depredation at murre and cormorant colonies. In the laboratory, the fellow will be responsible for the processing and analysis of fecal samples collected from terrestrial carnivores known to be actively hunting nesting seabirds.
Qualifications: To be eligible to apply, you should be an undergraduate student aspiring to a career in the ecological, wildlife, fisheries, or conservation sciences AND:
- Identify as a member of communities that historically have been excluded or are currently underrepresented in the fisheries, wildlife, and conservation sciences workforce. These might include but are not limited to students from communities that have been minoritized based on their racial, ethnic, or gender identity or sexual orientation, who have significant family obligations, who are the first generation to attend college, who manage health conditions, or who are eligible to participate in TRIO, CAMP, LSAMP, or similarly intentioned programs.
- Currently be enrolled at least half time in a 2- or 4-year college seeking a degree in a natural resources/biological sciences discipline. Students who graduate in June 2024 are unfortunately ineligible unless they are returning to graduate school in Fall 2024.
Wage: $15/hour; 40 hours/week
To apply: Please complete the Application Form available at https://fwcs.oregonstate.edu/view and email your Application Form to the FWCS Internship Coordinator, Shalynn Pack, at FW.internship@oregonstate.edu by the deadline of Thursday, February 22 at midnight. In your application, list your preference for “Project E – Seabird ecological research”. We will notify applicants of their status throughout the review process in March.
Application Deadline: February 22, 2024
Start Date: June 24, 2024
Contact: Luke Stuntz (luke.stuntz@oregonstate.edu)
