Mouse-Free Marion Project Field Assistants

(April 2026 – May 2027 )

BirdLife South Africa, via the Mouse-Free Marion (MFM) Non-Profit Company (NPC), is offering an opportunity for two suitably-qualified field staff to spend a year on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. The focus of these positions is to continue monitoring studies designed to support the ongoing planning for a mouse eradication operation. Position duties will include collecting field data on mice and bait, preparations for an aerial baiting trial scheduled for April-May 2027, continued monitoring of weather parameters and, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, contributing to the collection of baseline data on invertebrates and plants. The successful applicants will report to the MFM Project Manager.

Deadline for applications: 21 November 2025

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