Shorebird Preserve Assistant

Goosewing Beach, Little Compton, RI, and nearby sites

Duties:

• The Shorebird Preserve Assistant (SBPA) will assist in the management of Goosewing Beach Preserve and other nearby sites for the 2004 spring/summer season.
• This is a full-time, short-term field position that is physically demanding and includes working weekends, holidays, and some nights.
• The SBPA works closely with the Shorebird Preserve Manager and volunteers and is supervised by the Preserves Coordinator.

Duties include:

• assisting the Shorebird Preserve Manager with Piping Plover and Least Tern management;
• supervision of volunteers;
• on-site and community public relations and education regarding The Nature Conservancy's management of Piping Plover and Least Tern nesting sites;
• leading walks for the public;
• monitoring and inventory of rare plants, tiger beetles, and other species; monitoring water levels in ponds at two of the sites;
• monitoring and/or management of public beach-use at Goosewing;
• and maintenance of facilities and equipment.
• the SBPA will also assist the Shorebird Preserve Manager in producing a field report at the end of the season.

Terms:

• the position is full-time, short-term, (35 hours/week) and is paid hourly.
• it begins on April 12, 2004 and terminates August 27, 2004.

Qualifications:

• Ability and willingness to deal with the general public in a friendly, outgoing and professional manner; excellent communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to work outdoors on weekends, holidays, and some nights in sometimes inclement weather conditions, must be in good physical condition.
• Active study of natural sciences preferred.
• Field experience preferred.

Application Instructions:

Please send cover letter and resume (hard copies only) to:
Preserves Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island
159 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906

Interviews will begin in early to mid March.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Nature Conservancy is committed to diversity in the workplace, with particular emphasis on areas in which minorities have been historically under-represented in the environmental professions. We strongly encourage African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians/Pacific Islanders and Native Americans to apply.