HAWK COUNT INTERNSHIP

at Lehigh Gap Nature Center

Location:
at Bake Oven Knob in Lehigh County, PA

Duration:
August 15 through November 30, 2012.

Job Type:
Intern

Application Deadline:
04/30/2012

Job Description:
Type of Position: Wildlife Research Intern - Hawk Migration Monitoring. Responsibilities: Conduct daily hawk count up to 6 days per week (weather permitting) at Bake Oven Knob in Lehigh County, PA (about 20 miles northeast of Allentown). Record, report, and analyze data; help publish results. Interact with visitors to the site and educate them concerning hawk migration, identification, and conservation. Optional: work with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary staff or interns to complete a research paper to be published in American Hawkwatcher. Compensation: $600 to $700 per month stipend (depending on qualifications) plus housing. Housing: Lehigh Gap Nature Center (LGNC) will provide housing in our Osprey House by the Lehigh River. The Center will provide utilities/wireless internet but not television (intern can elect to pay for this). Learn more about LGNC at http://lgnc.org. NOTE: This project can be part of a student's undergraduate or graduate research work at the discretion of the college/university. The student may be matriculated and earning credits, on a leave of absence, or post-graduate.

To Apply:
How to Apply: Mail resume' to: Intern Program, Lehigh Gap Nature Center, P.O. Box 198, Slatington, PA 18080. Email resume to (EM: lgnc@ptd.net) (Word or ClarisWorks) Include any information pertinent to wildlife research and hawk identification skills. Also include a sample your writing, preferably a research paper. Applications being accepted any time after January 15, 2012. Early applicants will have best chance of being accepted for internship. Position may be filled before deadline. Application deadline: 30 Apr 2012.

Qualifications:
Candidate must be competent, responsible researcher able to keep organized detailed records of observations. Hawk identification skills or hawk count experience is desired but not necessary. Student must learn hawk ID before project begins. Internet and computer use skills required. Knowledge of statistics is very useful for research project. Equipment Needed: Good quality binoculars and hawk ID guides. The Center can provide these if necessary. The intern will need his or her own car to travel to the lookout each day.