Hello all,
The University of Southern Mississippi is looking to hire 6
experienced bird banders, 6, mist net assistants, and 6 avian surveyors
for the upcoming spring season. More details on the available positions
below:
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*EXPERIENCED BIRD BANDERS IN CHARGE (6), MIST NET ASSISTANTS (6), and
AVIAN SURVEYORS (6) *needed from *1 March to 18 May 2018 *to study the
stopover ecology of small passerines along the northern coast of the
Gulf of Mexico (Texas through Alabama). BANDERS need to have experience
with banding large volumes of birds, be familiar with the aging and
sexing of eastern species, be able to train mist net assistants, and
independently lead a small team. Also must be able to effectively
communicate with project leader and site coordinator in completing tasks
associated with the banding operation as well as oversee banding
operation including other technicians. MIST NET ASSISTANT duties include
extracting birds from mist-nets and analyzing fecal samples. AVIAN
SURVEYOR duties include identifying eastern species by sight and sound,
mist net extraction, and analyzing fecal samples. Additionally,
opportunities may exist for all positions to assist with active research
during the field season. All individuals are required to work 7 days a
week, assist with data entry, vegetation sampling, arthropod sampling,
and fruit counts, have the ability to work and live well with others in
close quarters, have a good sense of humor, and be able to tolerate
heat, venomous snakes, biting insects, and wet conditions. In addition
to abundant experience, each bander will be compensated a total of
$5,000 and each other position will receive $4,000 over the course of
the season. Excellent housing conditions provided. In *ONE* Word
document/PDF named in the following format: Lastname-Firstname (e.g.
Zenzal-T.J.) please send letter of interest, resume, and names, phone
numbers, and email addresses of 3 references to Dr. T.J. Zenzal,
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University
of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 or by email
(preferred): MBRGhiring(AT)gmail.com <http://gmail.com/>Applications
will be accepted until all positions are filled.
Thank you,
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Lily Calderón
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Master's Student
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Aeroecology
Laboratory/
/Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology/
/University of Delaware/
Liliana Calderon <lca...@udel.edu>
