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Title: FIELD ASSISTANT (Troupial behavior study in Puerto Rico)Agency: University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyLocation: Puerto RicoJob Description: Seeking an enthusiastic field technician to aid in graduate research in PUERTO RICO on Troupial (Icterus icterus) duets and vocal behavior. Research will take place in CABO ROJO NATIONAL PARK in the dry forests of southwestern Puerto Rico. The position will begin mid to late FEBRUARY and last until mid to late APRIL, 2012. Main duties will involve helping mist-net and band Troupials, conducting observations and helping with playback experiments, manually recording Troupial vocalizations, and setting up and maintaining automated audio recorders. ...

Title: Junior Field Scientist, Costa RicaAgency: Global Vision InternationalLocation: Tortuguero Conservation Area, Costa RicaJob Description: We are looking for a dependable, responsible and detail oriented individual to help plan and execute ecological monitoring projects on the east coast of Costa Rica; working with sea turtles, jaguars and aquatic birds.Manage our participants on the ground, train volunteers, and enforce our health and safety regulations and project protocols.This role will also have the opportunity to act as a liaison between our field operations and our local partners.This is an amazing opportunity for someone who is looking to launch their career as a biologist, or conservationist ...

Position Description:We’re looking for volunteer field assistants to help with ongoing research as part of the Primate & Predator Project based within the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa. Our study site has an abundance of all five species of South African primate: chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), vervet monkey (Cercopithcus aethiops), samango monkey (Cercopithecus mitis erythrarchcus), thick-tailed bushbaby (Otolemur crassicaudatus) and southern lesser bushbaby (Galago moholi). We are also fortunate that this montane environment supports one of the highest densities of leopard (Panthera pardus) recorded anywhere in Africa, and the leopard population, alongside other predators, is also ...