Hi folks,

Saw this job announcement on the Seabird-L listserver, and in case =
someone here might be interested, I figured I'd cross-post it.

If I didn't have this double mortgage to pay off with a steady job, I'd =
leap at the chance to work for wages as a researcher on Buldir...... =
Alas, I'm no longer 24 years old..... ;-)

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 96 01:58 SAST
From: G. Fraser <gfraser at play.psych.mun.ca>
To: anderjda at dfw.wa.gov
Subject: [SEABIRD:267] Field assistant position


Summer field assistant needed - seabird behavioural ecology and=20
demography on Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Job description: help with studies of Least, Crested, Whiskered and=20
Parakeet Auklets at Buldir: work will include locating nesting =
crevices,=20
capturing, measuring, and banding, reading leg bands, obtaining blood=20
samples, behavioural observations, etc. There will be day and night =
work.

Qualifications: Must have prior field experience and previous =
experience=20
living and working in a remote field camp is essential.

Salary: $2,500 - $2,900 U.S. for field season (end of May to end of=20
Aug.), depending on qualifications. Will cover travel from=20
Pacific Northwest (i.e. Seattle).

Starting Date: May 1996 - must be able to travel to Alaska by May 15, =
1996


This is not an entry level position, please experienced persons only =
need=20
apply. If interested contact Gail Fraser by email=20
(gfraser at play.psych.mun.ca) and give a short summary of relevant work=20
experiences, 2 references (name and phone number), or a cv if possible. =

A decision will be made by April 1.=20