Hiring Organization:
German Primate CenterPosition
Description:
We are looking for a field assistant for a PhD project investigating the costs of mate guarding in male long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). The study will be conducted in the Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia.The work of the field assistant will include habituation of macaques and (if the habituation process is successful), behavioural data collection on males as well as faecal and urine sample collection for hormone, protein and genetic analyses.
The project is supervised by Dr Antje Engelhardt from the German Primate Centre.
Qualifications/Experience:
A Bachelor degree in Anthropology, biology, ecology or any other relevant field is required.
The language in our team will be English but the willingness to learn basic Bahasa Indonesia is expected.
Previous field experience is welcome but not required.
Priority will be given to applicants with successful experience collecting behavioural data from individually recognized mammals.
Experience of working in tropical conditions under demanding physical exercise is helpful as monkeys are followed from dawn to dusk (13h a day; 5days a week) in a tropical rainforest.
In general, applicants should:
- be physically fit and mentally strong with very good social skills
- be able to work independently within our team
- feel comfortable living under basic conditions and being far away from family/friends
- be willing to adapt to a foreign culture
- be emotionally mature, friendly, energetic and very patient
- be able to maintain a positive attitude towards hard and tiring work.
Salary/funding:
Food and lodging for the assistant will be covered by the project. In addition the assistant will receive a small stipend (100 € per month), but only after successful completion of the first 6 months of work.
Airfare, in-country transportation, insurance and visa/permit fees have to be covered by the assistant.of work.
Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging): see above
Term of Appointment:
August 2009 - July 2010
Application Deadline:
May 1st 2009
Comments:
If interested, please email the following to cedric.buttoz@gmail.com:
- A cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position
- Your CV
- The names and contact information for 2 academic or professional references.
Contact Information:
Girard-Buttoz Cédric
German Primate Center/ Reproductive biology Department/ Kellnerweg 4
Göttingen 37077
Germany
Telephone Number:+62 813 873 24 705
E-mail Address:cedric.buttoz@gmail.com