Hiring Organization:
California National Primate Research Center
Date Posted:
2011-09-30
Position Description:
Assist project staff with behavioral observations to monitor, record, and analyze social interactions between nonhuman primates in large group enclosures and evaluate rates and levels of aggression and affiliation in the primate breeding corrals. Provide support and assist in the conducting of research on social aggression and stability of large corrals. Collect data on daily management activities and environmental variables for corrals. Assist in experimental social manipulation of breeding corrals.
Qualifications/Experience:
-Knowledge of the principles and practices of animal behavioral observation and evaluation.
-Experience studying non-human primate behavior
-An interest in macaque social behavior
-Relevant educational background in animal behavior, primatology or related field
Contact Information:
Megan Jackson
CNPRC, UC Davis, One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
USA
Telephone Number:
530-754-8049
E-mail Address:
megjackson@ucdavis.edu