Req. Asistente de Campo para estudio de aves amazónicas

Field assistant required to study Amazonian birds

Duration: At least 3 months, anytime from Mar 2008 onwards Location:
Los Amigos Research Station, SE Peru (http://www.amazonconservation.org/home/LosAmigos/)

Volunteer field assistant(s) sought for an ornithological research project in the Amazon rainforest. Assistant(s) will be required to carry out behavioural observations, mist-netting, nest-searching, nest-monitoring, trail cutting, data entry and organisation as part of long term research project into the mechanisms of species co-existence in the most biodiverse habitat on earth. Work will be carried out mainly alone at 04:30 to 11:00 am and 14:00 to 18:00, six days a week. Field conditions are hot and humid, encounters with snakes are fairly common, and wasp and bee stings are frequent. This
work is suitable for those with a love of birds and tropical rainforests, who are interested in pursuing a career in behavioural ecology, and who have previous field experience. Strong preference will be given to those who speak spanish and have experience in mistnetting and reading colour bands on small birds.
No salary offered, and assistants from outside Peru must cover international travel. All other expenses (i.e. station fees and local travel) will be covered.

Applications should be made via email to Dr Nathalie Seddon (nathalie.seddon@zoo.ox.ac.uk) and to Diego Garcia Olaechea (dgolae@yahoo.com) with:

(1) a cover letter explaining why you want this challenging job
(2) a 2-page CV
(3) the names and email addresses of three researchers familiar with your field skills.

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Diego Garcia Olaechea
Project Manager
Warbling Antbird Project
Los Amigos Research Station (CICRA)
Madre de Dios - Peru
http://www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/egi/research/songspeciation.htm
http://www.amazonconservation.org/home/LosAmigos/index.htm




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Juan Chong Ortiz
Empleos Sociales Perú
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/empleos_sociales_peru
juanjicho@yahoo.com