dimanche 18 avril 2010

Research Assistant

Hiring Organization:
Max-Planck-Institute for Evol. Anthropology

Position Description:
For an ongoing long-term project in LuiKotale, Salonga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo we are searching for a research assistant. Candidates will participate in data collection of an ongoing project and will work in a team with other research staff. Field work includes long-distance walking through very difficult terrain, behavioral observations, sample collection, and data management. Information about the field site and research activities at LuiKotale is available at www.eva.mpg.de/primat

Qualifications/Experience:
Essential requirements are (1) field experience, (2) above average physical fitness, (3) above average resistance to social/psychological stress, (4)the capacity to live and work with an international team of students, volunteers and local staff. Practical and technical skills required for orientation and communication in the forest and basic knowledge in French will be helpful. Candidates should have social skills, a strong motivation to take on responsibility, and tolerance to local costumes. Candidates with experience in (a) field research in the francophone Africa and (b) behavioral research on wild animals will be preferred.

Salary/funding:
Salary/funding: 300 Euro/month

Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):

- food (mix of mainly local food and some western food items)
- lodging (in tents) at the field site
- airfare and airport tax for one domestic return flight from Kinshasa to the field site and back
- contribution of up to 800 Euro to an international return flight (reimbursement ONLY AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETITION OF A 9 MONTS TERM OF APPOINTMENT)
- expenses for visa (reimbursement ONLY AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETITION OF A 9 MONTS TERM OF APPOINTMENT)
- please note that expenses during the stay in Kinshasa on the way in/out of Congo can not be covered by the project

Term of Appointment:
9 months staring in July 2010

Application Deadline:
June 15

Contact Information:
Dr. Gottfried Hohmann
Deutscher Platz 6
Leipzig 04103
Germany

Telephone Number:
++49 341 3550 208

Website:
http://www.eva.mpg.de

E-mail Address:
hohmann@eva.mpg.de