Field assistant, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia, autumn2019Weare looking for a highly motivated field assistant to join the field team oftheUniversity of Bern in autumn 2019 to help with data collection on a project about social behaviour in cooperatively breeding cichlid fish Neolamprologus pulcher. The project ispart of the PhD projectof Maria Reyes Contreras, who will supervisethe field assistant.Fieldworkis doneby SCUBA diving at Lake Tanganyika in Zambia,and includes daily behavioural observation of individually marked fish, catching and taking underwater size measurements and ecological data. The project takesplace at the southern shore of Lake Tanganyikain Zambia, and is based at the Tanganyika Scientific Lodge in Kasakalawe Bay near the small town Mpulungu. Accommodation at the field site is remote and very basic, but beautifully located at the Lakeshore. The duration of the fieldwork is 3 months, starting from the end of August 2019. The scientific work and diving arephysicallydemanding, but this project providesaunique opportunity to gain insight intosocial behaviour in natural groups and observe incredible fish biodiversity in one of the Great African Lakes.All expenses for travel, accommodation and medical precaution are covered, but no salary can be paid.We expect you to perform on average two dives a day, where you conduct behavioural observations and testsunderwater,and catch, measure, tag and transport fish underwater.On land, we expect you to help with the preparation of experiments and with storage of samples, and to join in the daily maintenanceof the diving equipmentand compressor.Requirements:SCUBA diving certificate (PADI Open water Diver or equivalent)Diving experience and roughly 10 additional dives, the last oneno longer than one yearago.People have to bring their own basic diving equipment(mask, snorkel, fins, boots, wetsuit,7mm + 5 mm is recommended) and their own diving computer.We provide air tanks and regulators.FluentlyEnglish speakingWe expect the following skills and mindset:Being enthusiastic and curious about fish behaviour Being self-sufficient and communicative, and able to work independentlyThe ability to live in an isolated area with basic facilities (no running water, electric light or fridge) with very limited access to electricity (solar panel)and with limited internet accessIf you are interested to join us asafield assistantin 2019 please send:A brief descriptionofyour motivation to join and why you feel you qualifyYour CV To: Maria Reyes Contreras, maria.reyes-contreras@iee.unibe.chWebpage: http://behav.zoology.unibe.ch/index.php?p=221Phone (office):+41 (0) 31 631 91 54