Hiring Organization:
Orangutan Tropical Peatland Research Project
Date Posted:
2012-10-06
Position Description:
See full description and application material here : http://www.outrop.com/internships.html
The Sabangau Gibbon Research Project has been running since 2005 within
OuTrop’s research. We are able to study between three and five groups of
gibbons at close quarters and the data set complied is growing to be a
fantastic resource with much insight. You will be working closely with
experienced local researchers monitoring the behavioural ecology of
habituated and non-habituated gibbon groups, both groups will increase
our knowledge of ranging, demography, behaviour and inter-group
interactions. As the Gibbon intern, you will regularly be getting up
before dawn on following days, to reach the location of the apes’
sleeping tree, following the group recording extensive behavioural data,
hopefully until their next sleeping tree at dusk. On searching days,
you will enter the forest at dawn and search as part of a team for
targeted gibbon groups to collect similar data. Full training of data
collection methods and use of GPS units will be provided in the field.
As a dynamic and growing conservation organisation, we offer internships
with specific roles working on our field research projects. Interns are
required for periods of six months (absolute minimum four months) and
will be based in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan and at the Setia Alam
base camp in the Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest; a 50,000
hectare area of forest where we conduct our research. The base camp is
well established with over 80 km of forest transects and many long-term
forest plots. Interns will either work on a number of different projects
or be assigned specific projects depending on experience, skills and
our requirements. Interns may also be expected to assist with project
logistics, reporting and with our volunteer programme, as required.
Qualifications/Experience:
Please
note: The Indonesian Research Permit application process is lengthy and
complicated. It generally takes a minimum of two months to get
successful applicants out to Indonesia, so please factor this is when
considering your availability.
Interns must be available for a minimum of four months and preferably
for six months. At the end of six months there may be the opportunity to
stay for longer. Applicants must be physically fit and able to handle
the challenges of field work, including working long days with very
early starts, uneven and flooded terrain, insect pests, tropical weather
conditions and basic living conditions. We are a small team working in a
remote region based in a camp with limited privacy; all rooms are
shared. Indonesia is a developing country and delays, complicated
bureaucratic procedures and last-minute changes of plan are an
unavoidable part of working here. Interns must therefore be good
team-players, flexible, patient and willing to assist in all aspects of
the project. Applicants should complete an application form and supply a
recent CV. Short-listed candidates will then be invited for interview.
Relevant experience for the internship(s) you are applying for is
preferred, although not essential if suitable skills are identified.
Salary/funding:
There is no funding associated with this position.
Support
provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
OuTrop
will provide advice on all travel, meal and lodging needed. All meals
and lodging will be organised by OuTrop during your stay at the Setia
Alam base camp.
Term of Appointment:
March/April 2013 for six months
Application Deadline:
12:00 GMT 26th October 2012
Comments:
See full description and application material here : http://www.outrop.com/internships.html
Contact
Information:
WildCRU, University of Oxford, Tubney House
Tubney, Oxon OX13 5QL
United Kingdom
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