Field Assistant for Howler Monkeys in Mangrove Project, Tabasco, Mexico.
Hiring Organization:
Washington University in St. Louis, Dept. of Anthropology
Date Posted:
2009-09-13
Position Description:
Assistance with collection of behavioral and feeding behavior data on Mexican mantled howlers (Alouatta palliata mexicana) and Black howlers (Alouatta pigra), vegetation plots, identification and collection of plants, processing plant samples for analysis and making herbarium samples, assistance with interviews of local people, interpretation and translation from Spanish to English. Job includes operation of a motor boat and canoe (training provided).
Qualifications/Experience:
Fluency in Spanish, English. Some field experience in collection of animal behavior preferred, but can provide training. Willingness to spend long days on the water and inside the mangrove and interact with local people.
Salary/funding:
Volunteer position.
Support
provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Housing and food is provided. Travel is not compensated.
Term of Appointment:
September 15 until November 23, 2009 and/or January 5 through March 31, 2010.
Application Deadline:
open-ended through February 2010.
Comments:
Can fulfill social services requirement for students in Mexico, or field credits for students, through the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México.
*please email materials to me, as I am in the field and cannot receive regular mail at this time.
Contact
Information:
LeAndra Luecke
CB 1114, One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
USA
Website:
http://blackhowler.googlepages.com/
E-mail Address:
blackhowler@gmail.com
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