Primate-Jobs
Positions Wanted

Primates

Date Posted:
2009-09-25

Position Description:
Looking for a field position/ Research work
Anywhere in Africa would be a plus but not a must
Some form or pay or help with costs would be desirable

Educational Background:
Qualifications:

•One year field guide course with Bushwise organization at the Southern African Wildlife College
•Extensive record keeping and data entry of animal tracking and observations
•Research experience with Leopards and Rhinos in South Africa
•Reserve management and ecotourism training
•Potentially dangerous animal knowledge and experience


Education:

Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) 12/2009
Southern African Wildlife College- Hoedspruit, South Africa

Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences 05/2008
University of West Florida- Pensacola, Florida
Attended University on full Athletic Scholarship (Women’s Volleyball)

Anthropology 05/2006
Western Carolina University- Cullowhee, North Carolina
Attended University on full Athletic Scholarship (Women’s Volleyball)

Certificates:

•FGASA Certified – Level 1 (Practical and theory)
•FGASA National Qualification – Level 2 (Nature guiding theory)
•Trails Guide Certified - Viewing Potentially Dangerous Animals and Advanced Rifle Handling
•The Hospitality, Sports, Education, and Training Authority (THETA) Certified - Level 3 (Nature Guiding)
•Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary & Secondary Care Certified (CPR & First Aid)
•Rifle Handling, Proficiency, Maintaining of Fire Arms and Shooting (SASSETTA) Certified
•FGASA Advanced Rifle Handling Certified
•Dangerous Snake and Reptile Handling Certified

Skills Summary
•Extensive African Animal Knowledge
•Animal Care and Handling Skills
•Field Experience in Guiding, Tracking, and Safety
•Dangerous Game Experience
•ProjectManagementExperience •Proficient in MS Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and most Microsoft products
•Solid Communication Skills
•Data Input and Analysis

Professional Experience:
Project Development & Management
•Spearheaded new rhino population research program for a big five reserve at Kruger National Park
•Developed research area of study and guidelines as well as created schedules and project timelines for all researchers and volunteers
•Ensured all projects were completed within the facility guidelines and requirements
•Responsible for entry of research work data into Microsoft Excel for future research and archives

Qualifications/Experience:
Research and Field Work:

•Researched both the academic and practical areas of field guide training of the Southern African region including:
•Animal Behavior
•Conservation Management
•Reserve Management
•CPR & First Aid
•Dangerous Snake Handling
•Mammals
•Reptiles
•Fish
•Birds
•Amphibians
•Ecology
•Taxonomy
•Arthropods
•Geology

•Using GPS, identified different middens, spoors and sightings to determine population and territories of African white and black rhinos
•Determined status of leopard population in Lydenburg Magisterial District and used research to recommend a safety and support system to the local population as well as tourist development
•Extensive carnivore research, observation and handling
•Identified prey species and the impact of the human population within the study area
•Determined the effect of translocated animals on established territories
•Formulated policy and made recommendations for the local community of the leopard population in order to promote a sustainable co-existence of leopards and humans
•Implemented camera trapping as part of a systemic survey of carnivore and prey species distribution and densities
•Recorded carnivore tracking and logged all data
•Identified, analyzed, and recorded carnivore scat and spoor locations
•Set cage traps to capture honey badgers for GPS tagging to follow migration and territory patterns
•Released trapped Civets and used telemetry to follow and locate
•Captured, handled, translocated, and released injured and rehabilitated leopards and other carnivores

Work Experience:

Leopard Researcher 3/2009 – 5/2009
Ingwe Leopard Project – Lydenburg, South Africa

Universiteit van die Vrystaat 3/2009 – 5/2009
Assisted in the research of livestock, leopard, and brown hyena for conflict of the cohabitation in the Leutla, Conservancy, Mpumalanga

Rhino Researcher 1/2009 – 3/2009
Untamed Africa – Hazyview, South Africa

Animal Volunteer 5/2003 – 8/2003
Shelby County Humane Society – Birmingham, AL

Application Deadline:
September 26, 2009

Contact Information:
Danielle Spitzer
USA

Telephone Number:
(205) 790-1554

Website:
http://www.daniellespitzer.com

E-mail Address:
dspitzer8@yahoo.com