Job description
Washington College seeks applications for three Research Assistants/Bird Banders, working at the Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory from August through November 2023.
The Research Assistants will be responsible for participating in the operation of the Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory (FBBO). FBBO is a high-volume banding station established in 1998 and has operated continuously since. The station is located just outside of Chestertown, Maryland on Washington College’s River and Field Campus, a 5,000-acre farm with a variety of habitats including a 200-acre restored grassland, hundreds of forests, fallow fields and walking trails. The farm has 2 miles of shoreline along the Chester River and a 90-acre pond.
FBBO bands an average of 120 species each fall and typically host many visitors including WC students and members of the public. Please see our website https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/ces/fbbo.php for more information.
EXPECTATIONS
The Research Assistant will be expected to do the following:
- Be proficient in the extraction of birds from mist nets and traps
- Required to work outdoors, despite uncomfortable or inclement weather conditions
- Assist in banding demonstrations provided to the public, visitors, students, and other faculty
- Other related duties, as assigned
- BA or BS in biology, environmental studies or a related field is desirable
- Possession of the North American Banding Council certification at the bander level is preferred
- Knowledge of bird banding, and minimally one season’s experience of migration banding is highly preferred
- Experience and knowledge to identify, age, and sex all commonly occurring passerines found in the eastern United States
- Required to have extracted minimally 2,000 birds from mist nets
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