Employment
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies conserves birds and their habitats through science, education, and land stewardship. Our organization employs people who are passionate about our mission and vision. Whether you are a scientist, an administrator or an educator, at Bird Conservancy, you help connect people, birds, and land.
Staff are based in our offices in Brighton or Fort Collins, Colorado, or western Nebraska, or they work remotely from partners’ offices, or seasonal housing throughout the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and northern Mexico. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies offers competitive wages and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and a retirement plan. Follow the directions provided in the announcements below to apply for open positions.
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Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is an equal opportunity employer.
Current Job Openings
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Full-time Positions
Accounting Manager - Brighton, CO
The Accounting Manager is primarily responsible for overseeing the accounting department and ensuring compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local regulations, including tax requirements, audit procedures, and other financial laws.
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Wildlife Habitat Biologist - Wyoming
We are hiring a Wildlife Habitat Biologist to deliver wildlife habitat conservation projects in eastern Wyoming. This position is a partnership between the US Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The biologist will help agricultural producers improve wildlife habitat and achieve their management objectives by developing comprehensive conservation plans, assessing resources, surveying habitats, and coordinating implementation of projects.
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Seasonal Positions
AmeriCorps Environmental Educator
Led by the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE), the Environmental Education Corps (eeCorps) AmeriCorps Program places AmeriCorps members at organizations throughout Colorado to focus on increasing environmental literacy for PreK-12 students and implementing the goals outlined in the Colorado Environmental Education Plan. The Environmental Educator will be responsible for delivering high quality, experiential environmental education programs to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. They will have the ability to design new programming or further develop an existing branch of programming according to personal interests. They will also assist with the organizational details and logistics involved in the planning and delivering of these programs.
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Black Swift Field Technician - Colorado
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is seeking experienced field technicians to conduct Black Swift counts throughout Colorado for the Black Swift Monitoring Network program to advance our understanding of Black Swift population ecology at the state scale. The position will run from approximately July 8th through early September. Technicians will monitor Black Swifts primarily on the west slope of Colorado within mid to high elevations in montane forests, including scenic areas such as San Miguel County, San Juan Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Bird Bander - Chadron State Park, NE
We are seeking an experienced bird bander for a fall migration banding station. The station is at Chadron State Park, near Chadron, NE. Position is approximately 7 weeks of banding; dates are August 25th – October 10th. Bander will attend a 2-day orientation in Colorado. Primary duties are bird capture and banding, but also include: set-up and dismantling of banding stations, including clearing net lanes, erecting and maintaining nets, and proper storage of nets at the end of the banding season.
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Bird Bander - West Slope, CO
We are seeking an experienced bird bander for two fall migration banding stations. One is located at Ridgway State Park and the other is located in Grand Junction, CO. Position is approximately 6 weeks of banding; dates are Aug 26th – October 9th. The bander will run both stations; 2 weeks at Ridgway followed by 4 weeks in Grand Junction. Primary duties are bird capture and banding, but also include: set-up and dismantling of banding stations, including clearing net lanes, erecting and maintaining nets, and proper storage of nets at the end of the banding season. Must be able to operate 10-15 nets without assistance.
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Bird Bander - Wildcat Hills, NE
We are seeking an experienced bird bander for a fall migration banding station. The station is at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center, near Gering, NE. Position is approximately 7 weeks of banding; dates are August 25th – October 10th. Bander will attend a 2-day orientation in Colorado. Primary duties are bird capture and banding, but also include: set-up and dismantling of banding stations, including clearing net lanes, erecting and maintaining nets, and proper storage of nets at the end of the banding season. Must be able to operate 10-15 nets without assistance.
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Board of Directors
We do not have any open positions on our Board of Directors at the moment. Please check back quarterly if you are interested!