Hiring Organization:
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Position Description:
We are looking for a research assistant to collect data for a study on the patterns of hunting and faunivory by bonobos at a long-term field project in LuiKotale, Salonga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo. This project is ongoing and candidates will contribute to the existing data bank. Therefore, this position is not suitable for candidates looking to pursue individual projects. Candidates will be trained by the senior researcher responsible for the project and will hand over the data to him at the end of the appointment. The assistant will work alongside an existing team of personnel, recording behavioral observations and collecting fecal and urine samples. Field work includes long-distance walking through very difficult terrain in all weather conditions.
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 ability 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, such as GPS and compass reading, and a basic knowledge of French would be helpful. Candidates should have: strong social skills, a high degree of self-motivation and responsibility, and show respect to local customs. Candidates with experience in (a) field research in 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):
- 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 MONTHS TERM OF APPOINTMENT)
- expenses for visa (reimbursement ONLY AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETITION OF A 9 MONTHS 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 starting Mar 2011
Application Deadline:
December 2010
Contact Information:
Andrew Fowler
Deutscher Platz 6
Leipzig, none 04103
Germany
Telephone Number:
++49 (0) 341 3550 263
Website:
http://www.eva.mpg.de/primat
E-mail Address:
andrew_fowler@eva.mpg.de
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Position Description:
We are looking for a research assistant to collect data for a study on the patterns of hunting and faunivory by bonobos at a long-term field project in LuiKotale, Salonga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo. This project is ongoing and candidates will contribute to the existing data bank. Therefore, this position is not suitable for candidates looking to pursue individual projects. Candidates will be trained by the senior researcher responsible for the project and will hand over the data to him at the end of the appointment. The assistant will work alongside an existing team of personnel, recording behavioral observations and collecting fecal and urine samples. Field work includes long-distance walking through very difficult terrain in all weather conditions.
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 ability 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, such as GPS and compass reading, and a basic knowledge of French would be helpful. Candidates should have: strong social skills, a high degree of self-motivation and responsibility, and show respect to local customs. Candidates with experience in (a) field research in 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):
- 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 MONTHS TERM OF APPOINTMENT)
- expenses for visa (reimbursement ONLY AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETITION OF A 9 MONTHS 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 starting Mar 2011
Application Deadline:
December 2010
Contact Information:
Andrew Fowler
Deutscher Platz 6
Leipzig, none 04103
Germany
Telephone Number:
++49 (0) 341 3550 263
Website:
http://www.eva.mpg.de/primat
E-mail Address:
andrew_fowler@eva.mpg.de