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The Francis M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat provides financial aid to a college senior or graduate student to study areas in the United States that provide winter or summer habitat for our threatened or endangered native birds. The award is given by the Garden Club of America and is administered by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
For more information about this scholarship and how to apply, see the proposal guidelines. If you wish to apply, you will also need to submit a personal information form.
The Walter E. Benning Fund provides scholarship assistance to a Cornell University graduate student studying ornithology and its relevance to conservation. The award is up to $500 for Spring 2007. Apply by March 31, 2007, by submitting a short (two page maximum) proposal describing your research, relevance to conservation, schedule of completion, and funding. Include your social security number on your proposal. Mail to Scott Sutcliffe, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850.

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Interested in leading bird walks, helping in the visitors’ center, or becoming a docent? For more information, please contact Charles Eldermire at (607) 254-2466 or cre9@cornell.edu.

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Join our team—help spread word of the Great Backyard Bird Count in your community. To learn more, visit the Great Backyard Bird Count ambassador web page.

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Current openings at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
To apply for the positions below, please refer to Cornell's Job Opportunities web site , unless otherwise specified. For more information on the positions listed below, please contact Sue Taggart or (607) 254-2470.
For a more complete listing of ornithological jobs around the country, see the OSNA Job List
Located at the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity in the 220-acre Sapsucker Woods sanctuary, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is the world's leading resource for conservation, research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. The lab is a vibrant unit within Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where several full-time faculty teach undergraduate courses, advise graduate students, and manage world-class, mission-driven programs. Our management and staff are committed to the highest standards of ethics and excellence in all areas of our work, and our Board leadership includes faculty from Cornell and other universities, successful entrepreneurs and managers from the business and non-profit sectors, and conservation-minded citizens from the United States and beyond.

Video Production Engineer - 08784

DESCRIPTION: The Macaulay Library (ML) at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (CLO) is the world's largest natural sound & video archive of the behaviors of insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The collection, dating back to 1930, now includes more than 170,000 audio recordings and 60,000 video clips of animal behavior. In 1999, the ML began digitizing its analog-based recordings and now has over 85,000 audio and 39,000 video clips that can be searched and played online through the Internet. ML also provides custom and engineered versions of rich media assets for research, education, conservation, zoos and aquaria, wildlife managers, and both public and commercial media. Serve as an ML video production engineer providing consultation, selection, and technical preparation of video assets for distribution to internal (CLO) and external clients. Responsible for all stages in the creation of integrated and engineered compilations of video assets; consultation, selection, and preparation of smaller sets of requested video recordings (media distribution); and proactive participation in long-term projects which may include but it not limited to the identification and collation of optimal examples of animal behavior for each species in the archive (standard set preparation). Maintain careful records of source and derivative assets, relevant rights and asset usage constraints, and relevant metadata for each compilation. Work with clients in positive way to promote usage of ML assets in wide variety of venues. Applicants to provide resume and contact information for 3 references.
REQUIREMENTS: Associate's degree, biological sciences and/or rich media technology, technical/vocational school degree; Two-three years experience in audio production. Bachelor's degree in. Three years experience in video asset manipulation with demonstrable skills in video production. Computer skills include, but are not limited to, digital video editing and processing, word processing, project management and scheduling, and database management. Must possess demonstrable background in animal taxonomy (particularly avian) and animal behavior. Strong skills in record keeping, multi-tasking, organization (including estimation of time and materials for tasks), and communication (oral & written). Must be motivated and able to integrate the activities of multiple participants in productions, media distribution, and standard set creation with minimal supervision. Strong customer service and interpersonal skills needed for working with clients and providing prompt responses. Must be comfortable working in an environment where change in process/procedures is the norm. Able to work quickly, effectively under pressure, use judgment in accomplishing tasks that are urgent or of a sensitive nature; balance conflicting priorities, and make decisions from a range of choices. Work well within a team environment and be able to focus and share the visions of ML and CLO. Ability to travel when necessary. Bachelor's degree in biological sciences and/or rich media technology. Candidates will be favored who have prior experience in recording, analyzing, or producing video recordings of behaving animals. Prior experience using Final Cut Pro or equivalent software favored. Significant post-production experience is also preferred.

Engineering Team Leader - 08760

One-year term appointment with possibility of renewal based upon availability of funding.
DESCRIPTION: The Bioacoustics Research Program (BRP) at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (CLO) is seeking a full-time Engineering Team Leader to provide leadership, management and supervision for the engineering staff. BRP integrates the fields of behavioral biology, electrical engineering, and software engineering to answer questions regarding animal communication and behavior. This is accomplished by developing and utilizing acoustic and radio frequency instrumentation and related software to monitor and analyze populations of threatened and endangered species. Leadership responsibilities will include providing advice, guidance, and counsel to the engineering staff; being an active member of the decision-making entity within BRP, which encompasses defining and recommending policies, procedures, and research and development activities within the engineering group and the program at large; researching and facilitating growth opportunities for the engineering staff; and understanding the engineering process and representing the engineering team's interest within BRP.
Management responsibilities will include collaborating with the Director, Principal Investigators, Program Manager and other BRP Team Leaders in defining projects, organizing project teams, developing schedules, defining deliverables and coordinating multiple dependent projects that often span several functional areas within BRP. Coordinate budgets, monitor expenses and facilitate long-term financial planning with respect to engineering infrastructure. Promote teamwork among members of the engineering team by organizing and facilitating meetings for engineering design and development. Promote communications throughout other BRP teams by facilitating project and product requirements and integration meetings. Foster the controlled and deliberate transitioning engineering designs to the product fabrication team. Applicants to provide resume and contact information for 3 references.
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