Hi tweets,

Not sure if anyone would be interested in this, but if so, you need to jump! Sounds like a great opportunity. Found on the Ornjobs website through Cornell:

SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIAN II - There are currently three temporary Scientific Technician 2 opportunities with the Wildlife Program, Science Division of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The position duration is 3-3.5 months. The start date is 8 May 2006 and salary is $2547 monthly. Position description: member of four-person seabird field crew working along the western Strait of Juan de Fuca and outer coast of Washington south to the Columbia River. Travel is expected Monday through Friday of each week with surveys originating from one of four ports including Neah Bay, LaPush, Westport and Ilwaco. The duty station will be at the WDFW headquarters in Olympia but technicians will be living in a trailer and hotels during the week (per diem provided). Responsibilities: These positions collect detailed at-sea Marbled Murrelet distribution and abundance data using line transect distance sampling and to enter those data into specialized software on a laptop computer during !
surveys.
Data collection will also include distribution and abundance of all seabirds and marine mammals encountered along transects. Required skills: on water seabird identification, ability to spend long hours on a small boat (24 feet) at times in adverse weather and sea conditions, excellent attention to detail abilities and good interpersonal/crew dynamic and communication skills. Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from high school or GED, including one year of high school science and two years of experience as a Scientific Technician 1 OR Graduation from high school or GED including one year of high school science and two years of laboratory or field experience as an assistant to a biologist, chemist, or zoologist. College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field will substitute, year for year, for experience, provided the course work includes at least six semester or nine quarter hours of natural sci!
ence
classes. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume including the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references electronically to MONIQUE LANCE (EM: lancemml at dfw.wa.gov) by 31 March 2006. If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Monique Lance by email or phone inquiries 253.589.7235.

Brett A. Wolfe
Seattle, WA
m_lincolnii at yahoo.com



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