Reneco
International Wildlife Consultants: paid short-term research assistant position
in Morocco.
We are urgently seeking
a short-term research assistant to help conduct behavioural testing in a
captive-bred population of North African houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) at the Emirates Centre for Wildlife Propagation
(ECWP) in Missour, Morocco.
The succesful applicant will
join an ongoing research project exploring links between individual behaviour,
post-release movements and survival.
The assistant
tasks will involve behavioural testing of houbara bustards under captive
conditions and possibly in the wild, to assess individual personality traits. Data
entry and video analysis will also be part of required duties.
The position should
start beginning of March 2023, with a duration of up to three months, depending
on candidate availability. Besides a monthly salary commensurate with
experience, travel expenses, onsite accommodation and food will also be
covered.
Successful
applicants should ideally have:
·
Completed at least three years
of undergraduate studies in animal behaviour/ethology or a closely related field.
Experience with field/lab research is highly desirable.
·
Experience with testing and handling
of animals, preferably birds.
·
Fluency in both English and
French languages.
·
Excellent organizational skills
and ability to work both independently and in a team.
·
Attention to detail and ability
to closely follow and implement experimental protocols.
·
Data entry proficiency and,
ideally, experience in video analysis
Reneco International Wildlife Consultants
LLC. is a consulting company committed to the conservation breeding and translocation
in the wild of threatened bird species, most notably the houbara bustard, and
is active throughout North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Reneco is
managing the ECWP (https://www.ecwp.org/).
To apply, send
your CV together with a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and
motivation, including contact information for two referees, all in a single PDF
document to Dr Enrico Sorato: esorato@reneco.org.
Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until a
suitable candidate has been found.