CICTMAR (Centro de Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas)
SOLICITA ASISTENTES DE INVESTIGACION PARA EL
PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACION Y CONSERVACION
DE TORTUGAS MARINAS EN LA PENINSULA DE PARIA, ESTADO SUCRE, VENEZUELA

Informacion:
http://www.geocities.com/cardonrace/asis2004.html

Temporada 2004



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FIELD ASSISTANTS TO STUDY PARROTLETS IN VENEZUELA--Two field assistants
are required from late May until early Dec 2004 to work as part of a
team on a long term study of behavior and demography of the Green-rumped
parrotlet. Duties will include mist netting, banding and resighting,
nest checking, behavioral observations and keeping detailed records.
The ideal candidate would: have experience conducting field research
with birds in tropical ecosystems; be interested in avian behavioral
ecology; be willing to work long hours six days per week; enjoy work in
a hot, humid environment; have a sunny disposition and be able to live
under primitive conditions with few people on an isolated ranch; have a
working knowledge of Spanish and a driver's license; be able to work
without supervision; and enjoy but not get too distracted by the
fabulous avifauna of the llanos. Salary is $800/month plus housing and
travel to/from the field site. Additional information on the study can
be found at http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/~beis/index.htm. Please submit
resume, and phone numbers/email of three referees by 23 Jan 2004 to
DOUGLAS SCHAEFER, Ecosystem Sciences Division, 151 Hilgard Hall #3110,
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3110. (EM:
schaefer@...).

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VOLUNTEER FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANT needed for research regarding the
effects of prescribed fire on the movements and mortality of Yellow
Rails and other marsh birds in Southeast Texas. Research will be
conducted in coastal prairie/saltmarsh on Brazoria and San Bernard
National Wildlife Refuges. Field work will begin early Jan 2004 and end
late Apr/early May 2004. Job description: Successful applicants will
assist in capturing/trapping and banding rails, radio-telemetry, and
vegetation analysis. Qualifications: Applicants must be
self-motivated, and willing to work early mornings/late nights and long
hours in some extreme field conditions. Applicants must have an
interest in birds and good identification skills are preferred (but not
required). Good physical condition required. Housing and field vehicle
will be provided. Email (preferred) or write to: AARON GIVEN (EM:
amgiven1s@...), Southeast Missouri State University, Department of
Biology, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Please send resume and list of 3
references. This will be an excellent opportunity for recent graduates
considering graduate school or anyone who is looking to gain experience
in the field of wildlife and wildlife/habitat relationships.

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VOLUNTEER FIELD RESEARCHER at Tern Island and Laysan Island, Hawaii--The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife
Refuge(NWR) Complex, is looking for a few good volunteers for the Tern
Island and Laysan Island field stations. These islands are part of the
Hawaiian Islands NWR and are essential nesting areas of 20 species of
seabirds and Hawaiian green sea turtles and are the principle pupping
grounds for the Hawaiian monk seal. Tern and Laysan Islands are located
500 and 700 miles, respectively, northwest of the main Hawaiian
Islands. Work at the stations includes monitoring and banding migratory
and resident seabirds, shorebirds, and endangered land birds, alien
plant eradication, native plant propagation and out-planting, at times
some sea turtle work, data collection and entry, and up to 50%
facilities and equipment maintenance. The work is intensely physical
with harsh conditions of rain, direct sun and wind for long periods of
time. We expect a 4-6 month commitment from volunteers. Room and board
is paid for by USFWS. Living conditions are very basic, consisting of
tent or bunkhouse communal camps. Outside contact while on the islands
is limited, due to the remote locale, to radio communication and
sporadic mail (Tern only). We are looking for volunteers who have a
biology or maintenance background (or both). Field experience is
preferred but not always necessary. We place around 12 volunteers each
the year. For an information packet about the volunteer positions and
greater detail on duties for each station as well as how to apply,
please contact DOMINIQUE HORVATH (PH: 808-792-9554, EM:
Dominique_Horvath@...), PO Box 50167, Honolulu, HI 96850.



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