2 FIELD ASSISTANTS for dispersal study of Black and Virginia Rails in Northern California from 16 April - 17 August 2012. Assistants will help with capturing and collection of tissues from Black and Virginia Rails for genetic and stable isotope analyses. Assistants must be able to set up mistnets, remove birds from mistnets, band birds, and take morphometric measurements on birds. Assistants should also be able to maintain accurate records of capture information using a database. The ideal candidates would be: (1) experienced in mistnetting, banding, and bleeding small birds; (2) well organized with a record of being able to conduct fieldwork as part of a team; (3) have a driver’s license and experience operating a 4WD vehicle; (4) be interested in population ecology and dispersal; (5) be able to walk up to several miles and be strong enough to carry moderate loads; and (6) have the ability to interface with the public and communicate with private landowners. Field work will take place in the San Francisco Bay and Sierra Foothills regions of Northern California. Work in the Sierra Foothills will be based out of the Sierra Foothills Research and Extension Center in Browns Valley, CA (URL: http://groups.ucanr.org/sierrafoothill/). Work in the San Francisco Bay area will be based out of UC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA. Salary is $2167 /month. Additional information on the study can be found at (URL:http://nature.berkeley.edu/~beis/rail/). Please submit resume and phone numbers/email of three referees by 5 January 2012 by email to LAURIE HALL, PhD student (EM: lahall@berkeley.edu) in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California at Berkeley. Applications will be reviewed as they are received until all positions are filled. Candidates may also be interested in applying for two field assistant positions being offered for a related metapopulation study using playback to track occupancy of wetlands in the Sierra Foothills from 15 May – 17 August, 2012 (see advertisement above for more details). If you would like to be considered for both positions please indicate this in your application.