Company Reneco International Wildlife Consultants
Job category Permanent position
Job locations Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Job context Reneco’s mission is to implement an overall conservation strategy aiming to restore and preserve the endangered North African and Asian native houbara bustard populations (Chlamydotis undulata and Chlamydotis macqueenii). To achieve these goals, Reneco has developed a multidisciplinary approach in different centres and countries combining fundamental and applied research in such varied areas as ecology, biology, physiology, captive breeding, veterinary medicine, with an in-depth expertise in the reinforcement of wild
populations.
More particularly, research efforts aim to increase general knowledge on both species and their habitats to provide useful tools for conservation planning at a large scale and in various environments. In addition, the success of the programme and its impact on the environment has to be carefully assessed.
Job description The holder of this position will focus on houbara production in captivity, with a particular emphasis on the egg production, incubation and chick’s growth, investigating the effects individual traits, captive environment and breeding management.
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
Protocol edition and follow up of their application / team training and coordination/ data analysis / report edition / scientific papers edition / international communication (congress) / conduct regular research meeting (students, fieldworkers) / student supervision.
Skills required The successful candidate should hold a PhD degree with an education well rounded in breeding biology, reproduction physiology, incubation and nutrition,.
Complementary knowledge in the following topics would be an asset: animal behaviour, ex-situ
conservation and genetic.
He/She must be able to move in several countries within Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa.
Job category Permanent position
Job locations Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Job context Reneco’s mission is to implement an overall conservation strategy aiming to restore and preserve the endangered North African and Asian native houbara bustard populations (Chlamydotis undulata and Chlamydotis macqueenii). To achieve these goals, Reneco has developed a multidisciplinary approach in different centres and countries combining fundamental and applied research in such varied areas as ecology, biology, physiology, captive breeding, veterinary medicine, with an in-depth expertise in the reinforcement of wild
populations.
More particularly, research efforts aim to increase general knowledge on both species and their habitats to provide useful tools for conservation planning at a large scale and in various environments. In addition, the success of the programme and its impact on the environment has to be carefully assessed.
Job description The holder of this position will focus on houbara production in captivity, with a particular emphasis on the egg production, incubation and chick’s growth, investigating the effects individual traits, captive environment and breeding management.
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
Protocol edition and follow up of their application / team training and coordination/ data analysis / report edition / scientific papers edition / international communication (congress) / conduct regular research meeting (students, fieldworkers) / student supervision.
Skills required The successful candidate should hold a PhD degree with an education well rounded in breeding biology, reproduction physiology, incubation and nutrition,.
Complementary knowledge in the following topics would be an asset: animal behaviour, ex-situ
conservation and genetic.
He/She must be able to move in several countries within Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa.
Language requirements
Fluency in English
Additional valuable abilities
Ability to work in a multicultural and multinational environment.
Mobility across all Reneco’s projects in Middle East, Asia and North Africa.
Start date 2018
Salary Commensurate with experience
Additional benefits
Full medical insurance, travel allowance, length of service gratuity, provisions for accommodation
To submit an application
Email hr-sourcing@reneco-hq.org