Research Assistantship: Wildlife Handling Program in SE Peru (show original)12:02 PM (11 hours ago)
Field Projects international is currently recruiting research assistants to participate in our annual capture and release program focused on nonhuman primates, bats, and birds in southeastern Peru. This training program targets students with an interest in wildlife handling, zoology, or veterinary science. Students will work alongside several wildlife biologists and veterinarians obtaining opportunities to handle a variety of mammalian and avian species, gaining valuable knowledge of their biology, learning to record morphometrics, collecting and processing a variety of samples, and becoming competent in several roles that are vital to a successful health screening program. Our work in this project is sanctioned by the Amazon Conservation Association, the Animal Care Committee of the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and the Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (SERFOR) in Perú.
Program dates: May 31 – July 18, 2020
Minimum stay required: 4 weeks (in special cases we will consider 3 weeks)
Start dates: May 31, June 7, June 14
Application deadline: April 1, 2020
Program fee: $2000 for 4 weeks; $450 each additional week. Includes travel from Puerto Maldonado, Peru, to the field site, as well as lodging and all meals for the duration of the program. Does not include flights to and from Puerto Maldonado.
Training areas: Animal mark-recapture and handling, health assessments, vital signs monitoring, morphological measurement, sample collection and storage.
We are currently recruiting participants with the following requirements.
*Must be at least 18 years of age by the time the training program begins
*Demonstrate a grounding or strong interest in zoology, biology, or anthropology
*Previous field experience is not required, but previous research experience (either outdoors or in the laboratory) will be a plus
*Must be able to justify why this program is important to them and what they hope to gain from it
*Able to provide a letter of recommendation from a source that can substantiate the participant's experience and skills
*Participants will not be discriminated against for medical conditions they might have if we determine that being on this project will not pose an immediate risk to their health.
*Due to the nature of the work and weather constraints, participants must be flexible about their days off.
Learn more: https://fieldprojects.org/research/wildlife-handling