Research Asst. - Bird and Forestry - M. Akresh [Work Study] in Yellow Springs, Ohio at Antioch University

Start Date: 7/1/2026
End Date: 6/30/2027
Number of Positions: 2, see below.
Hours per Week: 40
Weekends Required: Sometimes
Evenings Required: No

Supervisor: Michael Akresh, ES

Alternate Supervisor: Peter Palmiotto

This position allows for remote work Yes/No: Yes

Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): 50%, see below.

Method to assess remote work: Supervisor will be in weekly communication with the students to monitor that the work is being completed. The supervisor will also be checking that the data is being collected and entered on a shared Google Sheet. The outcomes are complete bird datasets.

Job Description

• Assistants are needed to help with ongoing research on wildlife-habitat relationships and the effects of forest management in the Northeastern USA.
• The research assistants will work with AUNE faculty and collaborators.
• Part of the work in the spring and summer will entail conducting bird surveys in sites and putting out audio recorders, often where forest management and silviculture has occurred (20 hours/week).
• Continued work during future semesters will entail organizing, managing, and analyzing the collected data (20 hours/week), including listening to audio files collected from field recordings.
• Besides birds, some recorders will be set out for bats as well.

Qualifications

• Interest in research that focuses on wildlife-habitat relationships in forests
  
• Excellent attention to detail
  
• Excellent data management and organizational skills
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
• Quantitative skills; ability to use Excel, R, and ArcGIS.
  
• Federal work study funds
  

Does this position meet the definition of Community Service? No

How to Apply: Send a short cover letter of interest and your CV to Mike Akresh.

Email: makresh@antioch.edu

Position Type: Work Study

Department: ES