Kalahari Meerkat Project
University of Zurich & University of Cambridge
Looking for volunteers!

 
12-month positions starting from November 2018 onwards
More info - http://kalahari-meerkats.com/kmp/volunteering/

The Project
The Kalahari Meerkat Project is a long-term eld project investigating the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of cooperative breeding. We are looking for volunteer eld assistants to spend one year at our study site in the South African Kalahari Desert, collecting behavioural data on our habituated meerkat population.
Living on site
Accommodation and food will be provided, and we will contribute 300e towards travel expenses following successful completion of the 12 month eld season. Successful applicants usually have a good degree in the biological sciences and will be enthusiastic, hardworking and physically t. As it takes some time to learn the necessary eld skills, we will only consider volunteers who are able to stay for a full 12 months. We are also only able to accept volunteers who have a driving licence. We are currently short-listing applicants to start from November 2018 to April 2019.
How to Apply
Anyone interested should visit our website (link above) for more info and details of how to apply.
Apply before 4th of October 2018
Contact: meerkat.volunteers@gmail.com