Below is a brief summary of the position. The person would be an employee of the National Wildlife Refuge Association but stationed at Midway Atoll NWR. They will be working daily with Refuge staff and volunteers in the field and office to develop a deep understanding of current native plant propagation, weed control, and habitat restoration operations in order to meet project goals.

Restoration Monitoring Data and Information Specialist 

The National Wildlife Refuge Association, in partnership with Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and the USFWS Pacific Region Inventory and Monitoring Program, seeks an individual with strong restoration ecology, database development, and ecological monitoring design skills for an 18-month period to help Refuge staff meet scientific information needs associated with expanding habitat restoration and weed control programming. The selected individual will be an employee of the National Wildlife Refuge Association and will work closely with Refuge staff and volunteers to develop robust data collection procedures, design databases, and data management systems for currently implemented weed control, native plant propagation and habitat restoration activities. The primary goal of this position is to set-up a robust habitat restoration monitoring system that can be utilized and maintained by USFWS staff to holistically evaluate the success of restoration efforts, encompassing and integrating complex and large-scale weed control and native plant propagation programs.

If you know of anybody with this skill set who is looking for a challenging position in a truly incredible place, please forward this information to them. It's an opportunity to live and work at the world's largest albatross (and Bonin petrel) colony and make a real difference in our multi-decade ecological restoration effort.

Thank so much for your time,

Meg