Bird_Dog
15-02-2005, 04:23 PM
HEY Gyr Falcon, enthusiasts here's a job posting I just came across to do field work in Alaska.
GYRFALCON RESEARCH ASSISTANT VOLUNTEER. Job dates: approximately 10 Apr - 1 Jun 2005; extension is possible. Announcement closing date: Mar 10 or until position is filled. Location: Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Bethel, Alaska. Finances: Travel, food, and lodging expenses during the field season will be paid, including air fare to Alaska; no salary available. Job description: Field assistant will accompany a PhD candidate to a remote field camp on the Yukon Delta NWR to study Gyrfalcon breeding biology. Primary duties include surveying for occupied Gyrfalcon nest cliffs by foot; assisting with adult capture, sampling, and harnessing with telemetry; and basic field camp upkeep. Secondary duties include prey surveys. Work will be based out of a remote tent camp accessed via refuge ski/float plane. Applicants must be willing to hike (possibly ski/snowshoe) 4-16 km daily over uneven tundra carrying personal, first aid, climbing, and/or trapping gear. Weather conditions will be variable; temperatures will range from 15-60 degrees F with snow, rain, and mosquitoes. Valuable field skills include bird observation, raptor handling and trapping, hiking, and general back country camping. A positive attitude, desire to live in remote wilderness, and ability to adapt to changing situations is a must! Rappelling and first aid skills not required, but highly desirable. To inquire further or apply: Send a cover letter and two-page resume (including email and phone numbers of three references) as an email attachment to: rav856@hotmail.com or as a hard copy to: Travis Booms, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biology and Wildlife Department, 211 Irving I, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (PH: 907-474-6232). Electronic format highly preferred.
-- BIRD_DOG
GYRFALCON RESEARCH ASSISTANT VOLUNTEER. Job dates: approximately 10 Apr - 1 Jun 2005; extension is possible. Announcement closing date: Mar 10 or until position is filled. Location: Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Bethel, Alaska. Finances: Travel, food, and lodging expenses during the field season will be paid, including air fare to Alaska; no salary available. Job description: Field assistant will accompany a PhD candidate to a remote field camp on the Yukon Delta NWR to study Gyrfalcon breeding biology. Primary duties include surveying for occupied Gyrfalcon nest cliffs by foot; assisting with adult capture, sampling, and harnessing with telemetry; and basic field camp upkeep. Secondary duties include prey surveys. Work will be based out of a remote tent camp accessed via refuge ski/float plane. Applicants must be willing to hike (possibly ski/snowshoe) 4-16 km daily over uneven tundra carrying personal, first aid, climbing, and/or trapping gear. Weather conditions will be variable; temperatures will range from 15-60 degrees F with snow, rain, and mosquitoes. Valuable field skills include bird observation, raptor handling and trapping, hiking, and general back country camping. A positive attitude, desire to live in remote wilderness, and ability to adapt to changing situations is a must! Rappelling and first aid skills not required, but highly desirable. To inquire further or apply: Send a cover letter and two-page resume (including email and phone numbers of three references) as an email attachment to: rav856@hotmail.com or as a hard copy to: Travis Booms, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biology and Wildlife Department, 211 Irving I, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (PH: 907-474-6232). Electronic format highly preferred.
-- BIRD_DOG