Employment at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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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Seasonal Positions
Bird Camp Instructor Intern (Brighton, CO)
We are looking for two Bird Camp Instructor interns to help with our day and overnight camps. This role will run from May 21, 2025 through August 1, 2025 as a full-time position encompassing approximately 400 hours total through the 10 week term. In this time the intern will join in on a week long staff training that encompasses preventative protocols, meets state licensing requirements and provides hands-on training for the programs to be run throughout the course of the internship. Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!
Avian Field Technician – Northern Great Plains
Experience a season of adventure counting birds every morning with the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program! You will work in Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota on both public and private lands and will move North and up in elevation through the field season. You will work in a vast range of elevation and habitats and have an excellent opportunity to explore the Great Plains and Black Hills. This position will have you birding every morning with the opportunity to see Great Plains as well as western montane birds. Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!
Seasonal Crew Leader – Northern Great Plains
The Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program provides reliable information on bird populations to guide conservation and management decisions utilizing a statistically rigorous design based on probabilistic sampling, and a broad network of partners that support the program across public and private lands. The crew leader will manage 5-6 seasonal technicians, communicate with private landowners, coordinate field logistics, and participate in research activities to determine basic population estimates of breeding birds in Wyoming and Idaho. Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!
Avian Field Technician – Southern Great Plains
Experience a season of adventure counting birds every morning with the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program! You’ll travel north with the spring through the western portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. This position will have you birding every day during the height of spring migration in the fantastic Great Plains flyway! Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!
Avian Field Technician – Southwest
Experience a season of adventure counting birds every morning with the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program! You will work throughout Arizona and western New Mexico on public and private lands moving from lower elevation to higher elevation throughout the season. This position will have you birding every morning with the possibility of observing Southwestern rarities such as Elegant trogon, Rivoli’s hummingbird, California condor, Gila woodpecker, Yellow-eyed Junco, Painted redstart and many more. Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!
Avian Field Technician – Utah
Experience a season of adventure counting birds every morning in Utah with the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program! You’ll experience a variety of habitats: from deserts and canyonlands, to sagebrush, conifer forests, and high mountains. This position will have you birding every morning with the possibility of observing well over 100 bird species as well as many other species of Utah wildlife. Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!
Avian Field Technician – Wyoming
Experience a season of adventure counting birds every morning in Wyoming with the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program! You’ll travel across the state from low elevation sagebrush and grasslands, to mid-elevation conifer forests to high-elevation alpine tundra. This position will have you birding every morning with the possibility of observing well over 100 bird species as well as many other species of Wyoming wildlife. Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!
Pollinator Field Technician – Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is seeking two motivated individuals with an interest in working lands conservation to assist with conducting pollinator and vegetation surveys on Conservation Reserve Program and adjacent prairie lands throughout Eastern Colorado, Western Kansas and the panhandle of Oklahoma. The position will be based out of Fort Collins, Colorado, but the technician should expect to spend many hours traveling and sampling field sites distributed across the Great Plains. Click here to download a complete position description with instructions on how to apply!