Internship Position – Shannon Callows Curlew Survey

BirdWatch Ireland is responsible for undertaking a number of research and monitoring projects at national and regional scales.  We are seeking a suitably qualified person to join our Conservation Team as an Intern to provide support to the Shannon Callows Curlew Survey, over a 5 month period.

The post is an intern position; no salary is available.  The position will operate on a full-time basis (5 days per week Monday to Friday) between April and August, normal hours of work for this position will be 9am – 5pm, however a willingness to be flexible in availability to work, dependant on weather conditions is required.  This post will be based at the BirdWatch Ireland Midlands Office in Banagher, Co. Offaly.

The successful applicant would stand to gain experience on survey methodologies for Curlew and other lowland wet grassland breeding waders, the Shannon Callows habitats, bird data management using Excel, and ArcGIS.  In addition, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience on a broad range of conservation projects, including survey methodologies for other species.

The closing date for applications is 31st March 2017.

A full internship description and person specification is available here (PDF: 90KB)

The application form for this position can be downloaded here (DOC: 47KB)