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Originally Posted by honedan  I can pay expenses and overnight accomadation for dawn surveys. |
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Originally Posted by honedan Sorry I do not have any paid job vacancys although having people on file who are local and experienced is always a plus.  |
The original post clearly did not offer an hourly rate so the criticism is valid in my view
if the surveys are for a commercial purpose.
My view is that a trainee ecologist working on such projects as assisting on bat surveys should get at least £15000 pa. The equivalent freelance hourly rate is £15/hour and I have been paid this for assisting on bat surveys in the past. If surveys
require two or more people on site then two or more people should be costed for when preparing a quotation.
Anyone can work for free for the experience if they wish, and I have done this in the past and will no doubt do so in the future (for instance surveying with the local bat group). However, I am concerned about the professionalism of ecologists at times.