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from the dept. Currently we have an opening for a field assistant and researcher (graduate student project) to conduct research in Ecuador. Desired candidates will preferably have some experience in the tropics, some Spanish training, and/or long-term field experience. However, those who have training in one of the following fields will also be considered desirable candidates: primatology, parasitology, veterinary medicine, population genetics, ecology, physical anthropology, biology or animal behavior. Note, prior experience working with primates in not required, though some experience working with wildlife is preferable. Two projects studying various primate species in Ecuador will begin this summer and resume in January 2010. The first position is part of a PhD dissertation research project and focuses on the human impacts of logging and human encroachment on primate parasitic disease and population genetics. The second project is geared towards a master’s student who has recently started or intends to start their program in Fall 2010. This project is designed around the study of mate choice in Ecuadorian primates. In this case, the student will have prior experience or an intense desire to study primate behavior, parasitology and population genetics. For both projects, please email learn more about the details of the project. For the dissertation research project, field assistants will be responsible for various activities, including but not limited to, data collection on group demographics, ranging patterns, social behavior, and forest structure. Additionally, assistants will be involved in locating primate groups, taking GPS readings, collecting fecal samples, maintaining trails, and intense hiking. The physical difficulty of hiking in such adverse terrain requires that candidate health be excellent. A full understanding or experience with any part of the research is not required, though an intense desire to learn about them is required. Field assistants for the dissertation project will not be allowed to collect data for independent publication. However, your participation in co-authoring papers is strongly encouraged based on the data you collect in the field. Master’s students will use data for their own thesis, and I will work with them on publishing findings. Laboratory research and training is possible and may be required: please contact me for further details. These opportunities will provide candidates with extensive field research experience, potential publication experience and possible laboratory experience (for master’s student). You will learn a lot about primatology, parasitology, and population genetics, and it might be your first opportunity to do some travel throughout South America (before or after your research is finished). Qualifications/Experience: Candidates should have a BS or BA (or be graduating this spring) in Biology, Ecology, Animal Behavior, Parasitology, Veterinarian Medicine, Primatology, Physical Anthropology, or related field. Working in a foreign country with harsh environments, away from home, is a trying but telling experience. It is difficult to tell how you will react to being in such an environment, but those who have had prior experience working for long periods in the field, have extensive camping experience, or foreign travel experience in developing countries < Dedicated undergrad seeking animal behavior opportunity | Conservation job in New Zealand >
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Field Assistant in Ecuador: Primate ecology, parasitology, and behavior
