Jobs
Vacancies
Positions available
Aviculturalists/ falconers.
Owing to impending retirement of senior staff we have a vacancy for an aviculturalist breeding large falcons. You will join a team of about seven aviculturalists and full training will be given. We breed up to 300 falcons per year.
The post entails:
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Working with male and female imprints.
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Voluntary artificial insemination
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Incubation.
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Chick rearing.
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Managing youngstock for export.
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Managing breeding pairs.
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Food preparation.
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Aviary maintenance.
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Record-keeping.
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Training some falcons.
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Training young falconers and aviculturalists.
Some single, shared or married housing is available. The work is fairly intensive during the period March-July. The post allows for a season of training and we are looking for long term commitment. Additional skills such as horsemanship, farming skills, building skills etc would be an advantage. The post is non-smoking and needs a full clean driving licence. There is some opportunity for foreign travel and for participation in conservation or film work for suitable candidates. You will need to be presentable, enthusiastic and able to work in a team. There is the potential for flexible working times outside the breeding season.
Field Assistants.
We have seasonal placements available from time to time working alongside our teams in Asia and in New Zealand. For details contact Dr Andrew Dixon for Asia (www.mefrg.org), and Dr Nick Fox for New Zealand (office@falcons.co.uk). Applications for 2010 will be in December. There are possibilities in New Zealand for 2009/10, mainly hacking out young falcons into the vineyards and radiotracking them.