I am seeking a smart individual who has had prior experience living abroad, who greatly enjoys camping, and who is interested in spending roughly a year studying spotted hyenas and their interactions with other carnivores and humans in an African savannah ecosystem. I need this individual to be available to fly to Kenya by 1 November, 2009 to join a long-term study of spotted hyenas being conducted in the Masai Mara National Reserve.
The individual selected to fill this position will live in a primitive tented field camp, work long hours observing hyenas from our vehicles, and conduct focal animal, scan, & critical incident sampling of hyena behavior. This individual will also be asked to help with hyena immobilizations, collect hyena poop, extract DNA, and will be expected to maintain camp & research vehicles, and to transcribe field notes. I am looking for a fast learner: the individual selected to fill this position will need to learn all the hyenas individually, all the behaviors in the hyenas' repertoire, and all our data-collection protocols. This is a lot to learn!
For the individual selected to fill this position I will cover round trip airfare to Nairobi, health insurance, visa expenses, room & board, and provide $100 per week as a stipend once the individual is trained. Ideally the individual selected for this position would be able to remain in Kenya until December, 2010.
Applicants for this position should send via email a CV in PDF format, along with a statement indicating a) what you would hope to get out of such an experience and b) what you believe you could contribute to the project. Please be sure your phone & email contact information are provided on your CV. Please also fax me a copy of your undergraduate transcript(s) & send me names and contact information for three individuals who would be willing to serve as references. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Dr Kay E. Holekamp
Department of Zoology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
Tel: 517-432-3691
Fax: 517-432-2789
Email: holekamp@msu.edu
The individual selected to fill this position will live in a primitive tented field camp, work long hours observing hyenas from our vehicles, and conduct focal animal, scan, & critical incident sampling of hyena behavior. This individual will also be asked to help with hyena immobilizations, collect hyena poop, extract DNA, and will be expected to maintain camp & research vehicles, and to transcribe field notes. I am looking for a fast learner: the individual selected to fill this position will need to learn all the hyenas individually, all the behaviors in the hyenas' repertoire, and all our data-collection protocols. This is a lot to learn!
For the individual selected to fill this position I will cover round trip airfare to Nairobi, health insurance, visa expenses, room & board, and provide $100 per week as a stipend once the individual is trained. Ideally the individual selected for this position would be able to remain in Kenya until December, 2010.
Applicants for this position should send via email a CV in PDF format, along with a statement indicating a) what you would hope to get out of such an experience and b) what you believe you could contribute to the project. Please be sure your phone & email contact information are provided on your CV. Please also fax me a copy of your undergraduate transcript(s) & send me names and contact information for three individuals who would be willing to serve as references. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Dr Kay E. Holekamp
Department of Zoology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
Tel: 517-432-3691
Fax: 517-432-2789
Email: holekamp@msu.edu