Vincent Murphy Email & Phone Number

Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Research as part of a large groupSelf directed researchData collection & managementReport writing and presentationPublishing research

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Type 2 Wildland fire crew undertaking prescribed burns to maintain and restore endangered Sandplain grassland habitat on Nantucket Island.

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Primarily identifying Northern Harrier (same species as Hen harrier) nests and habitat usage. Secondary role is to identify all other bird species and nest sites within land ownership area.

County Cork, Ireland

Primary responsibilities include researching and writing Appropriate Assessments and Environmental Impact Statement Chapters. Duties as a field ecologist include performing site habitat surveys, bird and freshwater invertebrate surveys and regular water sampling. Other species specific surveys including detailed plant, animal and invertebrate knowledge and identification. Full time employee May 2010 – March 2012. Contract environmental consultant April 2012 – present, during PhD… Show more Primary responsibilities include researching and writing Appropriate Assessments and Environmental Impact Statement Chapters. Duties as a field ecologist include performing site habitat surveys, bird and freshwater invertebrate surveys and regular water sampling. Other species specific surveys including detailed plant, animal and invertebrate knowledge and identification. Full time employee May 2010 – March 2012. Contract environmental consultant April 2012 – present, during PhD. December 1st 2009 – February 26th; Environmental Research Institute, UCC. Part-time lab assistant to Erin O’Rourke, a PhD student studying carabids. Show less

Tucson, Arizona Area

Seasonal field ecologist researching Elf owl nest sites in arid riparian woodlands. Funded by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Several one day volunteer roles during university including work for Hampshire and Isle of White Wildlife Trust, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Various: Killarney National Park in the role of volunteer ranger. February 1997, January 2005, February and March 2007. Responsibilities included rhododendron control, assistance to deer culling operations and path maintenance work. Volunteered on the White-tailed sea eagle… Show more Several one day volunteer roles during university including work for Hampshire and Isle of White Wildlife Trust, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Various: Killarney National Park in the role of volunteer ranger. February 1997, January 2005, February and March 2007. Responsibilities included rhododendron control, assistance to deer culling operations and path maintenance work. Volunteered on the White-tailed sea eagle reintroduction projects in Killarney National Park, run by the Golden Eagle Trust Ltd., 2009. Tracked released juvenile eagles using radio transmitters and GPS devices. Licences•Full clean Irish driving licence as of April 2008 categories A, B and W (motorcycle, car and tractor respectively).Other relevant personal skills•Mammal tracking•Bird watching and identification•Plant identification•Mountaineering •Use of specific computer programs including ArcGis and SPSS•Communication skills (In regard to both the scientific community and general public)•Experience with conservation methods and strategies from a variety of E.U. statesBird survey experience•Endangered bird surveys; Hen harrier, White-tailed sea eagle, red kite and endangered passurines. •Coastal winter bird surveys •Breeding bird surveys as per BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) guidelines. Show less

Phd - In Progress, Deer Damage And Population Useage Of Plantation Forests In Ireland

Master’S Degree, Ecosystem Conservation & Landscape Management, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Hill walking club This was a 20 month thought Masters that was undertaken in four universities. University.

B.Sc, Wildlife Management And Conservation Biology

September 13th 2004 – June 15th 2007: B.Sc – Wildlife Management and Conservation Biology: Sparsholt College, Hampshire, University.