Expenses paid field assistant position to assist fieldwork with Siberian
Jays in Swedish Lapland

We are seeking one highly motivated field volunteer to support a 
long-term ecological research project on Siberian jays led by Dr. 
Michael Griesser (University of Konstanz) and Dr. Miya Warrington 
(Oxford Brookes University).

For the upcoming field season (1 Sept - 31 Oct 2025) we are looking for 
1 assistant to help with our work on foraging ecology in Siberian jays. 
The assistants will help with catching and ringing birds, do behavioural 
observations, do field experiments, and assist with data management. 
Observe that temperatures in the end of the season can be as low as 
-15C, involves walking up to 10km per day.
An overview over our past work can be found here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaH6wjAYAiE

Essential qualifications:
1) Bird ringing and mist-netting experience
2) Field work experience, involving behavioural observations and 
experiments
3) Ability to work in small teams and sociable personality
4) Driving license (manual transmission)
5) Fluent in English
6) Highly motivated

Applications received before 20 July 2025 will be given full
consideration.

If you wish to apply, send a motivation letter, CV, and two contacts
for references (as a single PDF) to michael.griesser@uni-konstanz.de

michael.griesser@uni-konstanz.de

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