Hiring Organization:
Mary Blair, Ph.D. Candidate at Columbia University
Date Posted:
2008-08-31
Position Description:
Volunteer field assistant needed for a dissertation project in the central pacific region of Costa Rica. Field assistant will help to locate and follow troops of Central American Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri oerstedii) and also help with fecal sample collection for genetic analysis.
Qualifications/Experience:
At least 2 years of undergraduate education, with some coursework in biology
or physical anthropology. Some field experience would be great, but not necessary.
Some Spanish language skills would be great, but also not necessary.
Please email a coverletter, CV or resume and 2 letters of reference to email address below - your reference letter writers should email their letters directly to me, with your name in the subject line.
Make sure in your coverletter to describe your field experience (if any) and
any other relevant experience (such as any international travel), and also describe your personality and ability to work with others.
Salary/funding:
Not funded (volunteer position)
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Most daily travel will be paid for, but volunteer must pay for own
travel to and from Costa Rica, and for meals & lodging (which is about
$400/month at field location).
Term of Appointment:
February 1 - April 20, 2009
Application Deadline:
October 1, 2008
Contact Information:
Mary Blair
Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 10th Fl. Schermerhorn Ext., 1200 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10025
USA
Telephone Number:
703-407-7641
Fax Number:
212-854-8188
Website:
http://www.columbia.edu/~meb2127
E-mail Address:
maryeblair@gmail.com