DIARIO NATURA ANIMAL

Primate Scientist Position with OuTrop

Hiring Organization: OuTrop (Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project)

Position Description:
OuTrop is looking for a new Primate Scientist to help manage its Orangutan, Gibbon and Red Langur research projects in the Sabangau research station located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (Borneo). The successful candidate will work together with the Project Directors to help maintain and improve the scientific integrity, relevance and impact of our primate research. This will include ensuring the quality of data collected by yourself and our Research Assistants, Interns and other personnel; collecting, analysing and reporting upon data as
required; and training and supervising Research Assistants, Interns, visiting students and/or volunteers.

We are looking for a post-graduate primatologist, with a scientific mind and aptitude, excellent coordination and management skills, primate field research experience and a dedication to wildlife conservation. The candidate needs to be flexible, patient, amicable (good social skills), well organized, a good communicator, and physically and mentally fit. Applicants must also have the ability to cope well under stress and to readily master new skills.

Duties include:
• Maintaining and improving the scientific integrity, relevance and impact of OuTrop's primate research.
• Ensuring that field data are collected according to protocol and are of high quality, that field data are entered into electronic databases, and that the integrity of all data collected by yourself and all others on the project is maintained and improved.
• Assisting in defining primate research objectives and working together with the Project Manager and other relevant personnel to ensure that these objectives are achieved.
• Assisting with the analysis and reporting of data, as required (this may present opportunity for authorship or co-authorship on reports and/or publications).
• Provide short information, short stories, etc., to OuTrop's Communications Team to help disseminate relevant information to the non-academic community.

Qualifications/Experience:
• Post-graduate degree in primatology or related discipline
• Experience in tropical primate field research projects (min. 1 year preferred)
• Proven record of research outputs preferred
• Staff management and coordination experience
• Excellent computing skills (including Access, Excel, Word, etc)
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Previous experience of working in Indonesia and competence in the Indonesian language preferred

Salary/funding:
• Good local salary, commensurate with experience/to be negotiated.
• Local stipend to cover basic food and other minor costs in Palangka Raya.

Support provided for positions:
• Accommodation in the Research camp in Sabangau and OuTrop Office/House in Palangka Raya, with all associated facilities.
• One set of international flights up to GBP 700 and one set of domestic flights from Jakarta to Palangka Raya will be reimbursed for each 12 month contract period.
• All visa-related costs will be covered by the Project
• Travel insurance up GBP 25/month will be covered by the Project.

Term of Appointment: 1 year (extendable upon agreement by both parties)

Application Deadline: 1st February 2012 or until the position is filled (references can be received up to 6th February 2012).

Interviews are anticipated to start on 6th February 2012, with an aim for the applicant to start work in the field ASAP (March/April 2012, depending on length of time taken to obtain a visa).

Comments: Please send a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for the position, two references and an up-to-date CV to OuTrop's Director of Gibbon and Felid Research, Dr Susan Cheyne: scheyne@outrop.com with the job title as the subject heading.

Website: http://www.outrop.com/

College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Cornwall Campus
Associate Research Fellow in Marine Vertebrate Ecology (Ref. P42975)
Salary: £24,520 - £26,779 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience
Fixed term contract for 18 months

The College wishes to recruit up to three Associate Research Fellows to support the work of Professor Brendan Godley, Dr Annette Broderick and Dr Matthew Witt in the UK and overseas. These positions are funded by the Darwin Initiative, EU FP7 and NERC are available immediately for 18 months. Research topics include Marine Renewable Energy, Fisheries Bycatch, Marine Acoustics, Satellite tracking, Spatial Ecology and Conservation.

The posts include a broad range of research and project management skills. The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. The successful applicants will be either experienced marine vertebrate or spatial ecologists. All candidates should have a strong track record of publishing in peer reviewed literature.

For further information please contact Dr. Matthew Witt, e-mail m.j.witt@exeter.ac.uk. To apply, Please send your CV and covering letter with the contact details of three referees, to Dr. Witt, quoting the job reference P42975.

The closing date for completed applications is 15 February 2012. Interviews are expected to take place in the week of 27th February 2012.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive About Disabled People': if you have a disability, you should mention this in your application. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

La empresa TRAGSA-TRAGSATEC, está buscando dos candidatos para una licitación internacional para la IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LAS DIRECTIVAS AVES Y HÁBITAT EN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.
en los siguientes puestos:

TEAM LEADER:

Formación y Experiencia
- Licenciado en Ciencias biológicas, ciencias ambientales o similar
- Perfecto manejo hablado y escrito de la lengua inglesa
- Al menos 10 años de experiencia profesional en gestión ambiental
- Experiencia en gestión de proyectos (participación como Team Leader o puesto equivalente en al menos 2 proyectos relacionados con el objeto de este contrato)
- Mínimo 5 años de experiencia en implementación de las Directivas Aves y Hábitat en Estados de la UE o países candidatos
- Experiencia en refuerzo de capacidades de instituciones con competencia en naturaleza y conservación de la biodiversidad (al menos 2 proyectos relacionados con esta área)
- Se valorará experiencia en comunicación/divulgación de temas científicos relativos a la conservación

Tiempo de estancia en el extranjero: aprox. 400 días
Dedicación: tiempo completo

Condiciones de la contratación:
- Contrato laboral por obra o servicio
- 75.000 €/año (estimado). Este importe incluye la manutención y alojamiento en el país de destino
- 6 vuelos de ida/vuelta al año.


ESPECIALISTA EN BIODIVERSIDAD

Formación y Experiencia
- Licenciado en Ciencias biológicas, ciencias ambientales o similar
- Perfecto manejo hablado y escrito de la lengua inglesa
- Al menos 10 años de experiencia profesional en conservación de la biodiversidad
- Al menos 5 años de experiencia en inventariación y cartografía de la biodiversidad
- Experiencia en el establecimiento y/o gestión de áreas protegidas (al menos 2 proyectos relacionados con esta área)
- Experiencia en elaboración de modelos de conservación en áreas protegidas (al menos 1 proyecto relacionados con esta área)
- Experiencia en Biodiversidad y trabajos de conservación en el Sudeste europeo (al menos 1 proyectos relacionados con esta área)


Tiempo de estancia en el extranjero: aprox. 300 días
Dedicación: tiempo completo

Condiciones de la contratación:
- Contrato laboral por obra o servicio
- 70.000 €/año (estimado), prorrateado a los días de estancia en el extranjero y de 40.000 €/año (estimado) para el tiempo de trabajo en España. Este importe incluye la manutención y alojamiento en el país de destino
- 6 vuelos de ida/vuelta al año.


Duración del proyecto: 2 años
Comienzo: previsto en junio 2012
Plazo de presentación de los candidatos: 10 de febrero de 2012

Actualmente el proyecto está en fase de presentación de ofertas por parte de una preselección de 8 candidaturas entre la que se encuentra la nuestra.

Los interesados pueden enviar su Cv a Elena Bermejo Bermejo, ebermej1@tragsa.es ó Íñigo Vázquez-Dodero ivazquez@tragsa.es

Para más información contactar con Elena Bermejo: ebermej1@tragsa.es; 913225996 o Íñigo Vázquez-Dodero ivazquez@tragsa.es; 913226478.