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<FONT FACE="Verdana"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Smith Summer Research Fellowship Opportunity<BR>
Landscape Ecology of Piping Plovers on Long Island, NY Barrier Beaches<BR>
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A Clark Science Center Summer Research Fellowship is available for<BR>
participate in the study of the federally endangered Piping Plovers on<BR>
Long Island, New York. Project dates: After Classes, May 2005- 15<BR>
August 2005. Research is conducted on the South Shore of Long Island and<BR>
includes extensive use of a global positioning unit (GPS) to record nest<BR>
sites, management activities, habitat characteristics, and other<BR>
landscape features. The Fellow will also assist in conducting plover<BR>
predator track and point count surveys. A valid driver's license and<BR>
car are required. Candidates should enjoy birds, the beach, and have an<BR>
interest in endangered species recovery. The Fellow should be able to<BR>
work independently and be a careful data collector, as well as having<BR>
confidence and skills for communicating and working with research<BR>
cooperators. Experience with bird identification or tracking is a plus!<BR>
Data collection will often require hiking long distances with field<BR>
equipment. Field conditions are sandy and sunny, with frequent<BR>
encounters with ticks, mosquitoes, and poison ivy. Shared housing is<BR>
provided in East Quogue, Long Island. This research is a cooperative<BR>
program between The Nature Conservancy and Smith College. For further<BR>
information please contact Dr. Tom Litwin, Dept. of Biological Sciences<BR>
and EVS&P Program (Tlitwin@smith.edu, Burton 117) or Jennifer Seavey<BR>
(jseavey@email.smith.edu, Burton 212).<BR>
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Thomas S. Litwin, Ph.D.<BR>
Director, Clark Science Center<BR>
Smith College<BR>
Northampton, MA 01063<BR>
Phone 413-585-3801<BR>
Fax 413-585-3786<BR>
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Charlene D'Avanzo<BR>
Professor of Ecology <BR>
Dean, School of Natural Sciences<BR>
Hampshire College<BR>
Amherst, MA 01002<BR>
Voice 413-5595569<BR>
FAX 413-5595448<BR>
Email - cdavanzo@hampshire.edu<BR>
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website: <a href="http://helios.hampshire.edu/~cdNS/">http://helios.hampshire.edu/~cdNS/</a><BR>
TIEE: tiee.ecoed.net/<BR>
Course website: <a href="http://ns.hampshire.edu/ns207/">http://ns.hampshire.edu/ns207/</a><BR>
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