Hiring Organization: German Primate Center
Date Posted: 2008-04-04
Position Description:
We are looking for a field assistant for a PhD project investigating the costs of mate guarding in male long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). The study will be conducted in the Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
The work of the field assistant will include habituation/re-habituation of macaques, behavioural data collection on males as well as faecal and urine sample collection for hormone, protein and genetic analyses.
The project is supervised by Dr Antje Engelhardt from the German Primate Centre.
Qualifications/Experience:
Bachelor in Anthropology, biology, ecology or any other relevant field is required.
The language in our team will be English but the willingness to learn basic Bahasa Indonesia is expected.
Previous field experience is welcome but not required. Priority will be given to applicants with successful experience collecting behavioural data from individually recognized mammals.
Experience of working in tropical conditions under demanding physical exercise is helpful as monkeys are followed from dawn to dusk (about 13h a day; 5days a week) in a tropical rain forest.
In general, applicants should:
- be physically fit and mentally strong with very good social skills
- be able to work independently within our team
- feel comfortable living under basic conditions and being far away from family/friends
- be willing to adapt to a foreign culture
- be emotionally mature, friendly, energetic and very patient
- be able to maintain a positive attitude towards hard and tiring work.
Salary/funding:
In the first instance, students will be expected to cover their own costs (incl. airfare, visa/permit fees etc.). We do however intend to apply for external funding and, if successful, will be able to reimburse housing and food expenses and in addition provide a small monthly stipend.
Term of Appointment:
An 11 month commitment is required (August 2008-June 2009).
Application Deadline: May 15th 2008
Comments:
Applicants should send their CV, a letter describing their research interests and experiences and contact information for 2 referees to cgirard-buttoz@dpz.gwdg.de
Contact Information:
Girard-Buttoz Cédric
German Primate Center/ Reproductive biology Department/ Kellnerweg 4
Göttingen 37077
Germany
+49 (0) 551 3851287
cgirard-buttoz@dpz.gwdg.de
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