Piping Plover Lead Monitor

Title: Piping Plover Lead Monitor VP Area: Academic Affairs Department: College of Arts & Sciences Published Salary Range: $20.00 Job Summary/Basic Function: The Piping Plover Lead will travel to piping plover nest sites throughout the EUP to monitor breeding activity, relieve monitors, fill in for monitors when needed, answer questions from monitors if supervisor is unavailable, communicate with Smithsonian and USFWS personnel to coordinate banding and Detroit Zoo personnel if abandonment happens as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

LSSU student or recent graduate (Spring 26) with two field seasons experience as a Piping Plover Monitor in the EUP, experience setting up nest exclosures Preferred Qualifications: n/a Physical Demands: Walking up to 14 miles on uneven terrain in all-weather carrying a backpack up to 30 pounds. Using binoculars & spotting scope.

Sitting in a car up to 3 hours to reach field sites. Work Hours: Variable