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Employment Opportunities

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Avian Conservation

South Puget Sound Avian Technician – position description

Ecostudies Institute is hiring for a full-time, seasonal avian technician who will work on a field crew conducting a variety of bird monitoring and conservation projects in the South Puget Sound.

How to Apply:

Qualified applicants should provide a detailed letter of interest, current résumé or curriculum vitae, and three professional references (names, affiliations, and contact information only). Application package should be combined into one file. All applications will be acknowledged.

Email these materials to: avian@ecoinst.org with South Puget Sound Avian Technician Application in the subject line. Review of applications may begin as they are received until position is filled; preference will be given to those submitted before February 20, 2026.

Coastal Avian Technician – position description

Ecostudies Institute is hiring for a full-time, seasonal avian technician who will work on the Washington coast conducting streaked horned lark demographic monitoring.

How to Apply:

Qualified applicants should provide a detailed letter of interest, current résumé or curriculum vitae, and three professional references (names, affiliations, and contact information only). Application package should be combined into one file. All applications will be acknowledged.

Email these materials to: avian@ecoinst.org with Coastal Avian Technician Application in the subject line. Review of applications may begin as they are received until position is filled; preference will be given to those submitted before February 13, 2026.

No positions currently available.

No positions currently available.

Restoration

Restoration Project Manager – position description

Ecostudies Institute is hiring for a full-time, permanent Restoration Project Manager who will work to conserve the native shrub-steppe habitats and species on the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility (NWSTF) Boardman in north-central Oregon.

How to Apply:

Qualified applicants should provide a detailed letter of interest, current résumé or curriculum vitae, and three professional references (names, affiliations, and contact information only). Application package should be combined into one file. All applications will be acknowledged.

Email these materials to: tatkinson@ecoinst.org with Boardman Restoration Project Manager Application in the subject line. Review of applications may begin as they are received until position is filled; preference will be given to those submitted before December 31, 2025.

No positions currently available.

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