Hiring Organization: Sarah Zohdy, PhD student, University of Helsinki
Position Description:
In beautiful southeast Madagascar, you will be working with one of the smallest lemurs in the world, the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus). Study site is Ranomafana National Park, where we will primarily work at night studying these nocturnal prosimians. We will be studying aging in a wild population of mouse lemurs. Work involves moderate-strenuous hiking, as well as some laboratory work at the research station. If you have your own project ideas, we can discuss. Data from this 2008 field season may result in possible publications or presentations for volunteer. The work is very rewarding!
Qualifications/Experience:
No training or experience necessary. Volunteer should enjoy hiking and living outdoors. Must speak English, ability to speak French is also useful, but not required.
Applicants should have some previous animal husbandry experience and at least two years of undergraduate course work in a biology-related field.
Salary/funding: None available at the time.
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Volunteers must be able to pay their own travel to Madagascar and station fees. I will pay for transportation to and from Ranomafana from Antananarivo, permits, and can provide some field gear and meals.
Term of Appointment: August-Dec 2008. Negotiable, but the month of October required.
Application Deadline: July 2008
Comments:
Feel free to contact me with any questions
Contact Information:
Sarah Zohdy
Institute of Biotechnology PO Box 56 (Viikinkaari 9)
Helsinki 00014
Finland
Telephone Number:
+358 0440456570
Website:
http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/evodevo/
E-mail Address:
sarah.zohdy@helsinki.fi
Position Description:
In beautiful southeast Madagascar, you will be working with one of the smallest lemurs in the world, the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus). Study site is Ranomafana National Park, where we will primarily work at night studying these nocturnal prosimians. We will be studying aging in a wild population of mouse lemurs. Work involves moderate-strenuous hiking, as well as some laboratory work at the research station. If you have your own project ideas, we can discuss. Data from this 2008 field season may result in possible publications or presentations for volunteer. The work is very rewarding!
Qualifications/Experience:
No training or experience necessary. Volunteer should enjoy hiking and living outdoors. Must speak English, ability to speak French is also useful, but not required.
Applicants should have some previous animal husbandry experience and at least two years of undergraduate course work in a biology-related field.
Salary/funding: None available at the time.
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Volunteers must be able to pay their own travel to Madagascar and station fees. I will pay for transportation to and from Ranomafana from Antananarivo, permits, and can provide some field gear and meals.
Term of Appointment: August-Dec 2008. Negotiable, but the month of October required.
Application Deadline: July 2008
Comments:
Feel free to contact me with any questions
Contact Information:
Sarah Zohdy
Institute of Biotechnology PO Box 56 (Viikinkaari 9)
Helsinki 00014
Finland
Telephone Number:
+358 0440456570
Website:
http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/evodevo/
E-mail Address:
sarah.zohdy@helsinki.fi