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2025 NJ Osprey Project Intern Marlee Canale w/ an osprey nestling.
Join the CWF Team
At Conserve Wildlife, it is our duty and our privilege to protect the rare and endangered species of New Jersey. We gather the best science, tried and true conservation techniques, innovative education activities, and an engaged corps of willing volunteers in pursuit of the right combination of activities that will preserve a species before it disappears from our state.
Thanks for your interest in joining the CWF team. Below you will find current job opportunities, including seasonal paid positions and volunteer internships. In the coming weeks, we will be posting seasonal field based positions for these projects: 2026 New Jersey Osprey Project Field Technician and 2026 LBIF Summer Field Technician.
CWF Careers, Seasonal Positions + Internships
2026 Seasonal Positions
The goal of our partnership with LBIF is to help support science-based initiatives with emphasis on native wildlife, including nesting surveys, habitat management, and environmental education and outreach. Activities to be carried out by the summer field technician include migratory and nesting bird surveys, northern diamondback terrapin monitoring, and implementing wildlife habitat treatments. In addition, the technician will assist with LBIF during morning summer camp programs to engage youth in local wildlife monitoring and conservation initiatives. They will also help lead Discovery Days and Barnegat Bay Day activities at LBIF.
Avian surveys will include both migratory songbirds and/or nesting birds, including ospreys, wading birds and songbirds. In late-May, head count surveys for breeding congregations of terrapins and nesting adults will be conducted. Terrapin nests will be identified and protected, using wire cages. In addition, the summer field technician will help manage an existing Nature Trail and habitat on site by using hand/power tools to control invasive species. Job duties also include maintenance of a meadow by removing invasive plants and supporting growth of natives through supplemental watering, etc. They will also participate in monitoring of osprey nests on LBI and surrounding area, when opportunities arise.
This position will begin in May (date TBD) and end in late July. Length of workday will vary depending on tasks at hand. Maximum 35 hours/week. Weekends may be required to work for special events/outreach.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of New Jersey wildlife, especially avian species, marine biology and experience working in the environmental field preferred.
- Ability to work independently and as a team.
- Great organizational, communication and record-keeping skills.
- Environmental education and outreach experience, especially with children preferred.
- Must be highly tolerant of prolonged sun exposure and biting insects.
- Ability to work long hours in hot outdoor conditions.
- All applicants must have a valid driver’s license, a good driving record, and the ability to adjust to varying schedules throughout the field season.
- Knowledge of GPS and data entry and use of cloud based programs like: Google Calendar, Google Drive and Google Sheets.
To apply, send your letter of interest, resume and three references to Ben Wurst: ben.wurst@conservewildlifenj.org by by March 15, 2026. Please use your full name in the file name of the document(s). Applications will be reviewed when received and position may be filled before closing date.
