Field assistants needed March to May 2009 to assist with a ongoing, long-term study of the behavioral, demographic, and life history ecology of a Neotropical migrant passerines during spring migration. The field site is located along the San Pedro River in southeast Arizona. The project has 3 foci: identification of migratory corridors, defining sources of variation in stopover site selection, and measuring the physiological and behavioral costs of migration. Field assistants will have the opportunity to gain experience in many of the field techniques used in avian research including: mist-netting, target-netting, point counts, radio tracking, and behavioral observations. Additionally, field assistants will be given the opportunity to work and interact with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows conducting innovative science at this site. The field site is remote, but primitive housing is provided. The project runs from ~ 1 March and ends ~ 20 May, with six days on and one off. Pay is $1400-$2000/mo depending on experience.
Applicants should have a proven work ethic, the ability to work as a team member, maintain a good attitude and judgment while working in hot, brushy field conditions, be comfortable interacting with Spanish speaking people, land owners, U.S. and Mexican law enforcement personnel, as well as at least a few rattlesnakes and Africanized bees. Applicants need not have any experience, but any experience mist netting, banding, and/or radio tracking birds would prove useful. A valid driver's license is required and successful applicants must fill out a USGS volunteer form.
Send resume/curriculum vitae, cover letter, and the email addresses of three references to TJ Fontaine (fontaine.joseph@gmail.com). Preference is for email with Word of PDF attachments, but mail can be sent to the Sonoran Desert Research Station, 106 ENRB, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721.
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