Technician in seabird conservation lab.

Julia Parrish, Associate Professor in Zoology and the School of Aquatic
and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington is looking for another
technician to join her lab. It is a dynamic lab full of people working on
various behavioral ecology and conservation projects, including work on
Common Murres, seabird bycatch issues, seabird-salmon interactions,
beached bird surveys, and schooling fish.

Technician duties will include field work at seabird colony sites
monitoring physical, biological, and human-mediated factors affecting
survival and reproduction (sex, violence, and conservation in seabirds),
data entry and analysis, and potential laboratory work on seabird diet.
Qualifications: a Bachelor's degree in Biology or equivalent field plus 2
years of field work experience (or a Master's degree). Required skills: a
keen sense of observation, ability to collect the same field data day
after day, a good sense of humor, a sense of adventure and a good work
ethic, independence and creativity (but still a team player), word
processing and spreadsheet experience (database experience, Microsoft
Access, a plus) ability to travel to/live at remote locations during the
summer months, heavy lifting and cliff-climbing (must not have a fear of
heights). Additional skills (definitely a plus): gut contents analysis,
stable isotope analysis, fatty acid analysis, construction experience,
life drawing.

Work will include irregular hours, occasional nights and weekends. Home
base is Seattle, WA. Field housing provided. 6-month position with high
possibility of permanence. Salary: $12-$15/hour depending on experience,
based on a 40 hour week. Will consider applications starting immediately
and continue until we find the right person. Please send a letter of
interest (why you want this job, what skills you bring to this job), a
resume/cv, and names and contact information (phone and email) for three
references to Kate Litle, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences,
University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle WA 98195; or
kalitle at u.washington.edu.

[from Todd Hass, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
UW, Seattle -- thass at u.washington.edu -- REPLY TO KATE (ABOVE) IF
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