Avian Technician (Snowy Plover)
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Avian Technician (Snowy Plover)
Title: Avian Technician Reports to: Avian Project Manager Location: Olympia, Washington Type: Full-time: hourly, non-exempt Period: Seasonal. Mid-May to mid-August; exact dates TBD Benefits: Sick, vacation, holiday PTO Hourly rate: $18.89 – $21.13/hr DOE Application deadline: February 28, 2024; applications are reviewed as received
Apply: Email applications to Stephanie Augustine at avian@ecoinst.org with Snowy Plover Avian Field Technician in the subject line.
Overview Summary Ecostudies Institute (ESI) is hiring 1 seasonal avian field technician to monitor Snowy Plovers at GriffithsPriday State Park on the Washington coast. Major responsibilities will include population surveys, resighting color-banded birds, mapping territories, and locating and monitoring nests on a state park beach; secondary responsibilities may include work at other occupied sites and recording observation of streaked horned larks. This position works highly independently with supervision from our headquarters in Olympia, WA (~2hrs away), but also may work closely to assist staff of partner organizations (e.g., Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife Service). The technician will be responsible for collecting detailed data, meticulously managing it, and be detail oriented in observation and documentation. Working in a public area, the technician will be representing ESI and is responsible for communicating the purpose of their work and the value of Snowy Plover conservation to members of the public. Successful applicants should have a keen interest in avian research and conservation, demonstrate excellent communication skills, be able to work independently and collaboratively, and be comfortable working on the coast in a public-facing area. Positions entail early mornings and long days with extensive walking (> 5mi/day) on the beach in sometimes adverse weather conditions. Technicians are expected to be self-motivated, able to complete tasks with high attention to detail with minimal supervision after a training period and communicate effectively with partners and the public concerning work by ESI.
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_________ How to apply Qualified applicants should provide the following, combined in a single file:
Email applications to Stephanie Augustine at avian@ecoinst.org with Snowy Plover Avian Field Technician in the subject line. All applications will be acknowledged. Review of applications may begin as they are received until all positions are filled; preference will be given to those submitted before February 28th, 2024. Ecostudies Institute is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of suitability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law. |
Avian Technician (South Sound)
Title: Avian Technician Reports to: Avian Project Manager Location: Olympia, Washington Type: Full-time: hourly, non-exempt. Period: Seasonal. 1 April 2024 to late July/early August; exact dates TBD. Benefits: Sick, vacation, holiday PTO Hourly rate: $18.89 – $21.13/hr DOE Application deadline: February 28, 2024; applications are reviewed as received.
How to apply: Email applications to Stephanie Augustine at avian@ecoinst.org with South Sound Avian Field Technician in the subject line.
Overview Summary Ecostudies Institute (ESI) is hiring 7-8 seasonal avian field technician positions to work on a team conducting a variety of bird monitoring and conservation projects in the Pacific Northwest. Technicians will either have a demographic monitoring or breeding bird survey focus, but all technicians will provide support to all projects. Major responsibilities for demographic monitoring technicians will include conducting abundance surveys, resighting color-banded birds, mapping territories, and locating and monitoring nests of Streaked Horned Larks and Oregon Vesper Sparrows (both imperiled grassland ground-nesting birds) on active airfields and training areas on Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) military installation. Major responsibilities for breeding bird survey technicians will include line transect and point count surveys in prairie and prairie-adjacent habitats on- and off-JBLM and will include coordination with regional partners and private landowners. All technicians will clearly collect data, meticulously manage it, and be detail oriented in observation and documentation. Additional ongoing projects technicians may be expected to support include Western Bluebird nest box monitoring and translocations, targeted mist-netting of focal species, and assessment of conspecific attraction sites for Oregon Vesper Sparrows. All work is conducted in sites which may have other ongoing monitoring and research (butterflies, gophers, vegetation, etc.) and habitat restoration and management work (seeding, herbicide spraying, mowing, prescribed fire, etc.) by other ESI staff or partner organizations; therefore a holistic ecological outlook is an important part of the job. Successful applicants for all positions should have a keen interest in avian research and conservation, demonstrate excellent communication skills, be able to work independently and in a team setting, and be comfortable working on an active military base. Positions entail early mornings and long days with extensive walking (> 5mi/day) in open landscapes in sometimes adverse weather conditions. Technicians are expected to be self-motivated, able to complete tasks with high attention to detail with minimal supervision after a training period, and communicate effectively with partners such as WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife Service, JBLM, volunteers, and the public concerning work by ESI.
Responsibilities While technicians will have either a demographic or breeding bird survey primary focus, all technicians will support all projects and therefore responsibilities will encompass:
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Working conditions
_________ How to apply Qualified applicants should provide the following, combined in a single file:
Email applications to Stephanie Augustine at avian@ecoinst.org with South Sound Avian Field Technician in the subject line. All applications will be acknowledged. Review of applications may begin as they are received until all positions are filled; preference will be given to those submitted before February 28th, 2024. Ecostudies Institute is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of suitability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law. |
About Ecostudies
Ecostudies Institute is a 501(c)(3) scientific non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of native species and their ecosystems. We achieve our mission through effective partnerships, sound scientific research, strategic land management and ecological restoration. At the core of our mission is a cooperative conservation model that strives to realize improved conservation outcomes by developing shared goals and vision through partnerships. These partnerships, in turn, encourage information transfer, advances in cutting edge restoration techniques, and the development of integrated range wide conservation approaches. The organization is headquartered in Olympia, Washington with a field office in Eugene, Oregon. Ecostudies currently employs over 40 permanent and seasonal staff.
Hiring Equity and Justice
ESI values and seeks diversity and equity within the organization, and we encourage applications from all groups of people. We recognize that the strength of the organization is in our people, and we believe that every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Ecostudies does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices, and our commitment to equal employment opportunity applies to every aspect of the employment relationship.
It is well-documented that Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), queer and transgender folks, women, and other marginalized groups often do not apply for jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification listed in the job description. We are most interested in finding the right candidate for the job and our organization. We encourage all passionate and interested candidates to apply and think broadly about your background and qualifications that could be transferable for the position. We are committed to working against the structural biases that continue to keep marginalized people excluded from the conservation, restoration, and wildland fire/prescribed fire fields, and to making sure our hiring practices are not reproducing those biases.