ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:
Teton Raptor Center is a nonprofit organization working to advance raptor conservation through education, research, and rehabilitation. We are located at the historic Hardeman Ranch, a Jackson Hole Land Trust protected property in Wilson, Wyoming.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
This one-year Raptor Research Internship is an opportunity to become immersed in the work of a vibrant and growing conservation organization. This experience includes being closely involved with a variety of unique field research projects at Teton Raptor Center (TRC), with additional opportunities to explore the rehabilitation, education, operations, and communications aspects of a nonprofit. TRC actively conducts 8-12 field research projects across Wyoming and Montana and this position will be involved in most ongoing projects (see website for project details). We are looking for someone who is looking to create a career in wildlife science, is dedicated, curious, enthusiastic, and ready to roll-up their sleeves to work hard, deepen the work of raptor conservation, and be part of a passionate team.
The programmatic focus of this position is to support all aspects of the Research program at TRC with seasonal shifts of responsibilities and projects. Time spent supporting and bolstersing TRC’s communications about our research projects will be incorporated into the schedule throughout the full year. Research Interns will have the opportunity to use existing (or new) data to create an independent research project that can culminate in a published paper or presentation at a professional conference.
December - February: Gain familiarity with ongoing projects/protocols/equipment, develop an independent capstone research project, data/photo collation and archiving.
March - July: Fieldwork and data analysis related to all TRC research projects; including deploying audio recorders, bioacoustic analysis, nest searching/monitoring, aerial surveys, data entry, capture/tagging, and prey surveys.
August - September: Office work related to research projects, bioacoustic analysis, capstone project work, and prep for fall migration project
October: Fall migration season in Montana, including site set-up, counting, captures, tagging, and sampling.
November: Capstone project completion and final presentation
See our website employment page for full job description and info on how to apply.
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