VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE for Winter/Spring 2005

Assistant will help monitor a nest-box population of barn owls (Tyto
alba) in the Central Valley of California. Applicants with previous
ornithological experience preferred, but enthusiasm to learn and work is
most important. Research focuses on the breeding biology of owls,
including hormonal influences and female reproductive strategies. Tasks
will include: carrying and climbing a 14-foot ladder; handling,
measuring, bleeding and banding adults and nestlings; taking precise
field notes. Willingness to work in occasionally difficult (hot, wet)
conditions with potentially dangerous raptors a must. Good sense of
humor, enthusiasm for biological research and easygoing nature highly
preferred. Shared living space and food provided in Merced, California.
Flexible (approximately) 40 hour workweek; duties primarily performed
during daytime hours. Would consider splitting position into separate
winter and spring blocks. Job will run from ~1 Jan until ~15 Jun 2005.
Position open until 10 Nov 2004. For more information contact Megan
Seifert (EM: mseifert@mail.wsu.edu). Please send resume, cover letter,
and two references to: mseifert@mail.wsu.edu or: MEGAN SEIFERT, School
of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman WA, 99164.