Starting date end of August 2019
The Cognitive Ethology Lab of the German Primate Center runs the research station“CRP Simenti” in the Niokolo KobaNational Park in Senegal where we study the social behavioro f Guineababoons.We are looking for a volunteer to help with sample collection and processingforaboutfour months, starting at the end of August2019until the beginning of January2020. We cover travel costs, medical insurance, necessary medical examinations and vaccinations as well as malaria prophylaxis (reimbursement after completion of stay). Lodging and food is free, and we pay 100 € a month of “pocket money”.
Required Skills
•Happy to live and work under harshconditions
•Be able to walk long distances in theheat
•Field experience / experience with observinganimals
•Good intercultural communicationskills•Teamspirit
•Basic knowledge ofFrench
•Clean Driver’slicense Tasks
•Collect fecal samples for genetic and hormonalanalysis
•Preprocess samples in our fieldlab•Contribute to the running of theproject
Check out our website for more information on the field station and our ongoing research:https://www.dpz.eu/en/unit/cognitive-‐ethology/field-‐station.html
If you are interested in the position, please send a motivation letter, a CV and names of two referents toProf. Dr.Julia Fischer(jfischer@dpz.eu). The deadline is rolling until a suitable candidateisfound.