Becas del Gobierno de la Provincia de Québec
Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Nature et Technologies 2016-2017
Para becas de doctorado, estancia posdoctoral, estancias cortas de investigación o de perfeccionamiento.
-Manutención.
-Reducción de los montos de colegiatura para extranjeros en igualdad a los montos de los estudiantes.
-Seguro medico a partir del primer mes de estudios.
-El costo del boleto aereo se reducirá del primer pago de la beca.
Convocatoria.
Empleo para biologos. Bolsa de trabajo ciencias de la vida. ¿En que puede trabajar un biólogo?
viernes, 31 de julio de 2015
Patrones de movimiento y uso de hábitat de ganado semi-silvestre en los bosques andino-patagónicos. Voluntarios- Argentina
Se buscan voluntarios para tareas de campo en el marco del proyecto "Patrones de movimiento y uso de hábitat de ganado semi-silvestre en los bosques andino-patagónicos". Las actividades se realizarán en la zona sur del Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapí durante el mes de agosto de 2015. Se cubren viáticos. El traslado desde la residencia del voluntario hasta la ciudad de Bariloche NO está incluido. Contacto.
Oficial de campo para la Reserva de la Biosfera Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
Oficial de campo para la Reserva de la Biosfera Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
6 meses con posibilidad de recontratación
Proyecto "Fortalecimiento de la efectividad del manejo y la resilencia de las Áreas Protegidas para proteger la biodiversidad amenazada por el Cambio Climatico"
Convocatoria
6 meses con posibilidad de recontratación
Proyecto "Fortalecimiento de la efectividad del manejo y la resilencia de las Áreas Protegidas para proteger la biodiversidad amenazada por el Cambio Climatico"
Convocatoria
Operations Manager Position Available- Channel Islands Restoration U.S.
This is a full-time, salaried position. The major duties of the Operations Manager include, but are not limited to: overseeing the organization’s habitat restoration projects (including scheduling personnel and equipment and purchasing supplies) hiring, training and supervising personnel, creating job estimates, monitoring program budgets and interfacing with clients, partners, sub-contractors and CIR management personnel.
Oversee Habitat Restoration Projects:
Schedule operations staff on job sites, including coordinating varied employee schedules, coordinating housing and transportation to and from remote job sites.
Purchase supplies in cooperation with crew leaders for restoration projects.
Schedule equipment on job sites including dumpsters/roll off boxes, sprayers, etc.
Monitor and ensure job safety practices.
Monitor job budgets to ensure that cost targets are met.
Interface with clients, partners, sub-contractors and CIR management staff to ensure job excellence.
Visit sites periodically to evaluate job results and to plan further work.
Photo document job sites before and after work.
Ensure that personnel time is tracked and reported accurately and reported to accounting staff.
Ensure that organization policies regarding volunteer paperwork and time reporting are carried out in an accurate matter.
Perform miscellaneous habitat restoration duties as needed.
Hire, Train and Supervise Personnel:
Interview, hire, evaluate and discipline operations staff in cooperation with the Executive Director.
Train operations staff in cooperation with crew leaders in habitat restoration techniques, including plant identification, invasive plant removal and treatment, tool use, best management practices and job safety.
Creating Job Estimates for Bid and Grant Writing Purposes:
Visit potential job sites.
Work with potential clients and/or partner organizations to identify job specifications.
Evaluate costs of invasive plant removal and revegetation projects including the amount of time and number of personnel needed and the amount of supplies and equipment needed.
Prepare detailed estimates using Excel spreadsheets and MS Word.
Reporting:
Create or contribute to client and/or grant reporting requirements in cooperation with CIR management personnel.
Create and submit government pesticide reports.
Miscellaneous Duties:
Attend trade conferences and training as budget and time allows.
Perform miscellaneous office/administrative tasks in support of related duties.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The candidate will have:
Minimum of three years experience managing invasive plant removal and revegetation projects and supervising restoration crews.
A B.S. or greater in weed science, agriculture, botany, biology, ecology, natural resource management, or equivalent from an accredited institution preferred.
A Qualified Applicator’s Certificate or License (can be obtained after duties commence).
Experience utilizing hand-tools such as loppers, Pulaski, McLeod, shovel, hoe, GPS units.
A Class C Driver’s License and access to a car. Applicant must be willing to commute to neighboring communities to perform work.
The ability to work and hike outdoors in all weather conditions, including hiking over steep, rugged terrain with frequently unstable rocky substrate while carrying hand tools. Handling of plants is routine. Contact with cactus, stinging nettle and poison oak is common. Must be willing to wear appropriate safety gear such as coveralls, hiking boots, gloves, and goggles.
The ability to deal with field conditions that are strongly weather-dependent and may be hot, dusty, cold, muddy, and/or wet depending on season and degree of exposure. Must be willing make multi-day trips to the Channel Islands.
Current First Aid and current CPR certification (can be obtained after duties commence).
Demonstrable skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience creating job estimates and developing job leads.
COMPENSATION:
$35,000 to $52,000 depending on experience, plus employer contribution to health care plan.
Submit a cover letter of intent to apply and a résumé via email. Candidates may also submit reference letters from previous employers. The most qualified candidates will be invited to interview. Do not apply unless you have the qualifications and minimum experience as outlined above. Further details can be provided by contacting:
Ken Owen, Executive Director
Channel Islands Restoration
ken@cirweb.org
More information about Channel Islands Restoration can be found on our web page at: www.cirweb.org.
Channel Islands Restoration is a non-profit organization that restores habitat in sensitive and unique natural areas on the California Channel Islands and adjacent mainland. We help protect rare and endangered native plant and animal species by restoring the natural habitat they depend on for survival. We educate a variety of groups about the value of native habitat and how to protect it. We recruit volunteers and identify and develop public and private funding sources for habitat restoration programs.
Channel Islands Restoration is an "at will" employer offering equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation or disability (within the physical parameters defined in the position description and those associated with remote work locations). Any offer of employment will be contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States.
Oversee Habitat Restoration Projects:
Schedule operations staff on job sites, including coordinating varied employee schedules, coordinating housing and transportation to and from remote job sites.
Purchase supplies in cooperation with crew leaders for restoration projects.
Schedule equipment on job sites including dumpsters/roll off boxes, sprayers, etc.
Monitor and ensure job safety practices.
Monitor job budgets to ensure that cost targets are met.
Interface with clients, partners, sub-contractors and CIR management staff to ensure job excellence.
Visit sites periodically to evaluate job results and to plan further work.
Photo document job sites before and after work.
Ensure that personnel time is tracked and reported accurately and reported to accounting staff.
Ensure that organization policies regarding volunteer paperwork and time reporting are carried out in an accurate matter.
Perform miscellaneous habitat restoration duties as needed.
Hire, Train and Supervise Personnel:
Interview, hire, evaluate and discipline operations staff in cooperation with the Executive Director.
Train operations staff in cooperation with crew leaders in habitat restoration techniques, including plant identification, invasive plant removal and treatment, tool use, best management practices and job safety.
Creating Job Estimates for Bid and Grant Writing Purposes:
Visit potential job sites.
Work with potential clients and/or partner organizations to identify job specifications.
Evaluate costs of invasive plant removal and revegetation projects including the amount of time and number of personnel needed and the amount of supplies and equipment needed.
Prepare detailed estimates using Excel spreadsheets and MS Word.
Reporting:
Create or contribute to client and/or grant reporting requirements in cooperation with CIR management personnel.
Create and submit government pesticide reports.
Miscellaneous Duties:
Attend trade conferences and training as budget and time allows.
Perform miscellaneous office/administrative tasks in support of related duties.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The candidate will have:
Minimum of three years experience managing invasive plant removal and revegetation projects and supervising restoration crews.
A B.S. or greater in weed science, agriculture, botany, biology, ecology, natural resource management, or equivalent from an accredited institution preferred.
A Qualified Applicator’s Certificate or License (can be obtained after duties commence).
Experience utilizing hand-tools such as loppers, Pulaski, McLeod, shovel, hoe, GPS units.
A Class C Driver’s License and access to a car. Applicant must be willing to commute to neighboring communities to perform work.
The ability to work and hike outdoors in all weather conditions, including hiking over steep, rugged terrain with frequently unstable rocky substrate while carrying hand tools. Handling of plants is routine. Contact with cactus, stinging nettle and poison oak is common. Must be willing to wear appropriate safety gear such as coveralls, hiking boots, gloves, and goggles.
The ability to deal with field conditions that are strongly weather-dependent and may be hot, dusty, cold, muddy, and/or wet depending on season and degree of exposure. Must be willing make multi-day trips to the Channel Islands.
Current First Aid and current CPR certification (can be obtained after duties commence).
Demonstrable skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience creating job estimates and developing job leads.
COMPENSATION:
$35,000 to $52,000 depending on experience, plus employer contribution to health care plan.
Submit a cover letter of intent to apply and a résumé via email. Candidates may also submit reference letters from previous employers. The most qualified candidates will be invited to interview. Do not apply unless you have the qualifications and minimum experience as outlined above. Further details can be provided by contacting:
Ken Owen, Executive Director
Channel Islands Restoration
ken@cirweb.org
More information about Channel Islands Restoration can be found on our web page at: www.cirweb.org.
Channel Islands Restoration is a non-profit organization that restores habitat in sensitive and unique natural areas on the California Channel Islands and adjacent mainland. We help protect rare and endangered native plant and animal species by restoring the natural habitat they depend on for survival. We educate a variety of groups about the value of native habitat and how to protect it. We recruit volunteers and identify and develop public and private funding sources for habitat restoration programs.
Channel Islands Restoration is an "at will" employer offering equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation or disability (within the physical parameters defined in the position description and those associated with remote work locations). Any offer of employment will be contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States.
Supervision de proyectos financiados por el Mesoamerican Reef Fund INC
Consultoría: Supervisión de proyectos financiados por el Mesoamerican Reef Fund, Inc. Sede de trabajo: Cancún. Consulta los términos de referencia.
Convocatoria.
Convocatoria.
Tercera convocatoria para proyectos ambientales comunitarios del programa de subvenciones Alianza de América del Norte para la Acción Comunitaria Ambiental, CCA
El Consejo de la Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental (CCA) convoca a organizaciones locales que realizan trabajos prácticos a presentar una propuesta al programa NAPECA, al cual se asignaron 1,325,000 dólares canadienses, según dio a conocer el 15 de julio de 2015 en el marco de su vigesimosegunda sesión ordinaria.
La alianza NAPECA tiene el propósito de respaldar a organizaciones no gubernamentales sin fines de lucro, grupos ambientales, asociaciones comunitarias e instituciones académicas, así como grupos y comunidades indígenas o autóctonos con miras a generar un sentido compartido de responsabilidad en la protección del medio ambiente. Para el periodo 2015-2016, el Consejo de la CCA acordó centrar la atención de las propuestas en el tema “comunidades sustentables e iniciativas urbanas”.
Límite para la entrega de propuestas: 26 de agosto de 2015 (17:00 horas, tiempo del este) Selección de los solicitantes de subvenciones elegidos: finales de octubre de 2015 Anuncio oficial de las subvenciones: primera semana de diciembre de 2015 Inicio de los proyectos: enero de 2016
Los criterios de selección para el otorgamiento de apoyo se establecieron a efecto de asegurar que los proyectos subvencionados logren objetivos medibles y produzcan resultados claros y tangibles. Estos criterios, junto con la información relativa al proceso de selección, se describen en la convocatoria para la presentación de propuestas anexa.
Tercera convocatoria para proyectos ambientales comunitarios del programa de subvenciones Alianza de América del Norte para la Acción Comunitaria Ambiental, CCA 2015 (235.22 kB)
Beca postdoctoral de CONICET en el CIT Jujuy, Argentina
Se ofrece la posibilidad de presentarse a una beca postdoctoral de CONICET en el CIT Jujuy (convocatoria permanente) en el proyecto Efecto de la fragmentación de bosques sobre el hábitat de especies amenazadas de aves y mamíferos de las Yungas australes. Los candidatos deben contar con un doctorado finalizado o deben estar próximos a defender su tesis doctoral, tener experiencia en manejo de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, en análisis a través de sensores remotos y deberán residir en la ciudad de S.S. de Jujuy si es que obtienen la beca. Enviar una carta de intención y CV hasta el 15 de Septiembre de 2015. Contacto.
Asesor/asistente técnico del Proyecto Finanzas de la Biodiversidad.
Asesor/asistente técnico del Proyecto Finanzas de la Biodiversidad.
6 meses con posibilidad de recontratación.
Finanzas de la Biodiversidad (BIOFIN)
Area de especialidad: Medio ambiente, Finanzas Públicas, Desarrollo, Planeación estratégica,
Convocatoria completa.
Long term volunteer assistant (8 weeks minimum, 2 - 3 month stay preferred) - Peru
Long term volunteer assistant (8 weeks minimum, 2 - 3 month stay preferred) at Tambopata Macaw www.macawproject.org
Volunteer activities: You will be trained to identify all parrots by sight and sound, monitor the clay lick, conduct parrot censuses, locate foraging parrots and enter data. General requirements: Volunteers should be self-disciplined, responsible, enthusiastic, and patient. You should also be able to tolerate moderate insect levels, and hot weather (85-90F/30-33C with high humidity). You must also be able to get along well with others in a remote field setting. Additional requirements: Good physical condition, able to carry a 40 lb (18 kg) pack over moderate terrain for up to 2 km, no fear of heights. Costs: Volunteers must pay their transportation to Peru (Puerto Maldonado City) and a fee of $20 per day to cover the cost of food and lodging
Previous field work experience Biology/Ecology/Forestry degree or Senior Students (or similar careers) Some knowledge of Spanish (not required but helpful)
Volunteers assistantship position
To apply please send an email to coordiantor@macawproject.org. This email should contain the following: 1.A letter of interest explaining why you are want to work on the project 2.Your CV or resume 3.Email addresses for at least 3 references 4.The range of dates when you will be available and how long you can participate. For example you may say something like “any 60 day period between March and July 2013”. For more information please check: http://macawproject.org/become-a-volunteer
Becas a través de la Convocatoria Conacyt-Secretaría de Energía-Sustentabilidad Energética
Becas a través de la Convocatoria Conacyt-Secretaría de Energía-Sustentabilidad Energética
México, DF. 1 de julio de 2015 (Agencia Informativa Conacyt).- El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Conacyt) apoya al Fondo Sectorial Conacyt-Secretaría de Energía-Sustentabilidad Energética en la formación, el desarrollo y la vinculación de recursos humanos de alto nivel para consolidar las capacidades nacionales que contribuyan al sector energía en materia de sustentabilidad energética. Por está razón, convoca a profesionistas mexicanos a recibir una beca a través de la Convocatoria Conacyt-Secretaría de Energía-Sustentabilidad Energética 2015-2016.
El objetivo de la convocatoria es ofrecer apoyos para la formación de profesionistas mexicanos con el fin de incrementar la capacidad científica, tecnológica y de innovación del país, y contribuir al desarrollo del sector energía en materia de Sustentabilidad Energética.
Podrán postularse profesionistas mexicanos que sean trabajadores en activo del sector energía, así como la comunidad en general, interesados en cursar estudios de posgrado (especialidad, maestría o doctorado) en México o en el extranjero.
Cada uno deberá participar en el proceso de selección para obtener una beca, conforme a las disposiciones establecidas en los Términos de Referencia de la presente convocatoria, los cuales se encuentran acorde a lo establecido en las disposiciones administrativas del Programa de Formación de Recursos Humanos Especializados en Materia de Sustentabilidad Energética.
Los programas de posgrado para los que se solicite la beca deberán atender alguna de las siguientes áreas prioritarias de interés, definidas por el Fondo Conacyt-Secretaría de Energía-Sustentabilidad Energética:
a) Básicas: programas asociados al estudio de las ciencias exactas y su relación con el sector energía en materia de Sustentabilidad Energética (por ejemplo física, química, matemáticas, etc.).
b) Específicas: en las cuatro líneas de investigación del Fondo, eficiencia energética, energías renovables, uso de tecnologías limpias y diversificación de fuentes primarias de energía.
c) De Soporte a la Operación: programas asociados a disciplinas que soportan las operaciones en procesos y subprocesos del sector energía en materia de Sustentabilidad Energética (por ejemplo sistemas, TI, instrumentación, impacto ambiental y sustentabilidad, etc.).
d) De Soporte a la Gestión: programas asociados a la gestión integral del sector energía en materia de Sustentabilidad Energética (por ejemplo regulación, gestión de recursos, planeación, negociación, economía, ciencias sociales, etc.).
Los rubros que se cubren pertenecen a dos modalidades de beca:
Tipo A) Beca para Estudios de Posgrado en el Extranjero (presencial de tiempo completo), en instituciones académicas y programas de reconocido prestigio.
Tipo B) Beca para Estudios de posgrado de tipo presencial con dedicación exclusiva en México, en programas con registro en el Programa Nacional de Posgrado de Calidad (PNPC)
Los interesados deberán completar la solicitud en línea que se encuentra disponible en la página del Conacyt; después tendrán que completar, crear o actualizar su Currículum Vítae Único (CVU), también en el mismo portal.
Consulta la convocatoria completa aquí. Si necesitas información más detallada o tienes alguna duda, comunícate a la Subdirección de Asignación de Becas al Extranjero, al teléfono: 5322-7700, extensiones 1518 y 1213; o manda un correo electrónico a: asignacionbextx@conacyt.mx (Tipo A) o asignacionbn@conacyt.mx ( Tipos B y C).
El horario de atención es de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a 14:00 horas. La entrega de la documentación es en las oficinas del Conacyt, en Insurgentes Sur No. 1582, Colonia Crédito Constructor, en la Ciudad de México.
Contrato predoctoral para Teledetección de la Degradación de los Bosques Sub-Tropicales, en la Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Se ofrece plaza con contrato
predoctoral para Teledetección de la Degradación de los Bosques
Sub-Tropicales, en la Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. El candidato/a
seleccionado centrará su trabajo en evaluar procesos de deforestación y
degradación en el bosque del Chaco, como por ejemplo la intensificaion
de los sistemas de pastoreo o el aprovechamiento maderero. Este proyecto
esta financiado por la Fundación Alemana de Investigación (DFG) y se
realiza en colaboración con el Instituto de Tecnología Agropecuaria
(INTA) en Buenos Aires y Salta, la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, y la
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (todos ellos en Argentina). En el
Departamento de Geografía, el/la solicitante formará parte del
Laboratorio de Biogeografía y Conservación de la Biodiversidad que
trabaja en colaboración con investigadores e instituciones
investigadoras de todo el mundo y contribuye en redes científicas como
el Global Land Project y Diversitas. El idioma de trabajo del grupo es
el Inglés. El sueldo se rige por el EGr. 13 TV-L HU (60% de un puesto),
en decir, un sueldo bruto anual de aproximádamente 22,000-25,000 EUR, en
función de la experiencia investigadora previa del candidato. La
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ofrece todos los beneficios del servicio
público Alemán a sus empleados, incluyendo seguridad social. Buscamos
un/a candidato/a con una titulación de master (o equivalente) por encima
de la media en Geografía, Ciencias Ambientales, Ciencias Forestales,
Ecología, o temas relacionados de cualquier nacionalidad; con
experiencia y un fuerte interés en la temática relacionada con la
ciencia de los sistemas de la tierra, ecología forestal, y ciencia de la
sostenibilidad. El candidato/a debe tener las siguientes habilidades
metodológicas: una sólida experiencia en teledetección, sistemas de la
información geográfica, y estadística espacial. Se valorará experiencia
en lenguajes de programación de scripts (como Python) y R, así como en
métodos de biometría forestal. Excelente dominio del Inglés, buenas
aptitudes de comunicación, así como disposición a trabajar en equipos de
investigación internacionales. Se valorará un buen conocimiento de la
lengua española. Más información sobre
el puesto. Los solicitantes deben incluir (1) una carta de motivación,
(2) un Curriculum Vitae completo, (3) una muestra de un trabajo escrito
(por ejemplo una publicación o parte de una tesis), y (4) detalles de
contacto de dos referencias. Enviar solicitud en format electrónico en
un único documento PDF a la Sra. Dagmar Wörister .
Incluir el número de referencia en el asunto de su correo electrónico.
Fecha de comienzo: apartir del 1 de Octubre de 2015. Para más
información contactar a Dr. Tobias Kuemmerle.
Volunteer: Research Assistants for Turtle Trax/Pretoma Beach Projects- Costa Rica
Volunteer Opportunity. This internship is not paid, and interns pay a fee that depends on the project.
Research Assistants for Turtle Trax/Pretoma Beach Projects
Caletas: There are 2 positions available for September 2 - November 27
Corozalito: There is one position available for September 20 - December 15
Southern Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Background Information
Turtle Trax SA is a Costa Rican company that runs four sea turtle nesting beach projects in partnership with PRETOMA, a Costa Rican NGO. The focus of the projects is to protect sea turtle nests from poaching and depredation by conducting night patrols and relocating nests to the project hatcheries. The projects are funded through a combination of the volunteer program and private donations. Each project a team of one coordinator, 3-month term research assistants, and short-term volunteers.
Duties
Research assistants will be responsible for assisting the coordinator in all aspects of running the project, and will gain hands-on experience working with sea turtles. It is crucial that selected assistants bring a positive attitude to the project, work well within a team, be adaptable to a variety of situations, and be prepared to partake in ALL aspects of the project. Examples of responsibilities include:
- Leading 3-4 hour night patrols and morning censuses
- Tagging and measuring nesting turtles
- Building and maintaining project hatcheries
- Hatchery monitoring and nest excavations
- Station house maintenance and cleaning
- Cooking group meals
- Training volunteers
Requirements
Research assistants are expected to stay at the project site for the entire period in which they are selected. Requirements include:
- Independent, reliable and responsible.
- Motivated, positive and adaptable to unexpected situations.
- Able to undertake physical labor during night and day in extreme weather conditions.
- Comfortable in an isolated setting and working within a team.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
Conversational spanish and previous experience working in the outdoors, especially with sea turtles, are valuable, but not required.
Benefits/Costs
This internship is not paid, and interns pay a fee that depends on the project.
Caletas: $200 per month.
Corozalito: $300 per month.
The RA fee includes accomodation and 3 meals per day. Travel expenses and extra snacks are not included.
Additional Contact Information
Please visit our website to read more about the position and individual projects. Email the following documents to maddie@turtle-trax.com:
1. Cover letter (please state whether you prefer a particular project)
2. Resume
3. List of at least 2 professional or academic references
Volunteer with Carnivore Research Malawi
Carnivore Research Malawi (CRM) is a non-profit conservation project based in Malawi, created in partnership with the University of Bristol, UK. The project falls under the umbrella of the UK Charity Conservation Research Africa (CRA).
CRM and CRA were founded by Dr Emma Stone from the University of Bristol UK. CRM works in collaboration with Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT) and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Malawi (DNPW) and conducts three core activities:
Applied research for wildlife conservation management: by establishing long-term carnivore monitoring and ecology projects to assess species status, threats and provide conservation recommendations; as well as a number of smaller student projects to facilitate and inform long-term conservation management of carnivore populations and their habitats. Project results are used to update IUCN species status reports and assist DNPW in long-term population monitoring and protected area management.
Education and awareness of the ecological role of carnivores, human wildlife conflict mitigation, biodiversity and related issues through comprehensive community based education programmes and teacher training workshops in collaboration with Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT) and their Eco-schools programme.
Capacity building: to increase project effectiveness and long-term success by building capacity in ecological research, biodiversity monitoring and management for DNPW, students from the Lilongwe University of Natural Resources through training courses, attachment programmes and postgraduate research projects at MSc and PhD level.
Malawi is a unique county with remnant populations of carnivores in each national park and very little conservation research. CRM are the only carnivore research organisation working in Malawi to conserve carnivores across the country. CRM started working in Malawi with a focus on the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered carnivores and have undergone severe declines in the last 50 years and viable populations are believed to be limited to only six of 34 previous range countries.As well as the wild dog research project, CRM are conducting a variety of applied research projects on carnivores across Malawi, in Kasungu, Liwonde and Nyika National Parks.
View our projects page for more information about our work www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/projects.html.
Volunteering with us gives you an unique opportunity to work in a remote unspoilt African wilderness with very few visitors, untouched by mass tourism as found in Kenya and Tanzania. CRM has two research camps one located on the shores of the Lifupa dam in Kasungu National Park and the other based on the banks of the Shire River in Liwonde National Park, hosted by Central African Wilderness Safaris. Check out our research camps on our website
www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/liwonde.html; and www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/kasungu.html
We conduct a variety of research projects giving you the opportunity to gain a diverse range of skills. We conduct research on all carnivores and their prey and having ongoing projects including:
Spotted hyaena behavioural ecology project (radio tracking)
Urban hyaena research project
Wild dog research project
Serval and hyaena relocation projects
You will have the opportunity to gain many new skills including field research techniques such as carnivore acoustic call-in surveys, carnivore radio tracking, hyaena habituation, radio tracking and behavioural observations, spotlighting, camera trapping, habitat mapping using GIS, vegetation surveys, and large mammal foot transects.
Download and complete online application form at www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/volunteer
and email it to us at volunteer@carnivoreresearchmalawi.org
CRM and CRA were founded by Dr Emma Stone from the University of Bristol UK. CRM works in collaboration with Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT) and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Malawi (DNPW) and conducts three core activities:
Applied research for wildlife conservation management: by establishing long-term carnivore monitoring and ecology projects to assess species status, threats and provide conservation recommendations; as well as a number of smaller student projects to facilitate and inform long-term conservation management of carnivore populations and their habitats. Project results are used to update IUCN species status reports and assist DNPW in long-term population monitoring and protected area management.
Education and awareness of the ecological role of carnivores, human wildlife conflict mitigation, biodiversity and related issues through comprehensive community based education programmes and teacher training workshops in collaboration with Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT) and their Eco-schools programme.
Capacity building: to increase project effectiveness and long-term success by building capacity in ecological research, biodiversity monitoring and management for DNPW, students from the Lilongwe University of Natural Resources through training courses, attachment programmes and postgraduate research projects at MSc and PhD level.
Malawi is a unique county with remnant populations of carnivores in each national park and very little conservation research. CRM are the only carnivore research organisation working in Malawi to conserve carnivores across the country. CRM started working in Malawi with a focus on the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered carnivores and have undergone severe declines in the last 50 years and viable populations are believed to be limited to only six of 34 previous range countries.As well as the wild dog research project, CRM are conducting a variety of applied research projects on carnivores across Malawi, in Kasungu, Liwonde and Nyika National Parks.
View our projects page for more information about our work www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/projects.html.
Volunteering with us gives you an unique opportunity to work in a remote unspoilt African wilderness with very few visitors, untouched by mass tourism as found in Kenya and Tanzania. CRM has two research camps one located on the shores of the Lifupa dam in Kasungu National Park and the other based on the banks of the Shire River in Liwonde National Park, hosted by Central African Wilderness Safaris. Check out our research camps on our website
www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/liwonde.html; and www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/kasungu.html
We conduct a variety of research projects giving you the opportunity to gain a diverse range of skills. We conduct research on all carnivores and their prey and having ongoing projects including:
Spotted hyaena behavioural ecology project (radio tracking)
Urban hyaena research project
Wild dog research project
Serval and hyaena relocation projects
You will have the opportunity to gain many new skills including field research techniques such as carnivore acoustic call-in surveys, carnivore radio tracking, hyaena habituation, radio tracking and behavioural observations, spotlighting, camera trapping, habitat mapping using GIS, vegetation surveys, and large mammal foot transects.
Download and complete online application form at www.carnivoreresearchmalawi.org/volunteer
and email it to us at volunteer@carnivoreresearchmalawi.org
miércoles, 22 de julio de 2015
CONABIO: programadores web
CONABIO abre dos plazas para programadores web en el area de Ecoinformatica.
Convocatorias completas:
Front end.
Backend
Teledetección de la Degradación de los Bosques Sub-Tropicales
Se ofrece plaza con contrato
predoctoral para Teledetección de la Degradación de los Bosques
Sub-Tropicales, en la Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. El candidato/a
seleccionado centrará su trabajo en evaluar procesos de deforestación y
degradación en el bosque del Chaco, como por ejemplo la intensificaion
de los sistemas de pastoreo o el aprovechamiento maderero. Este proyecto
esta financiado por la Fundación Alemana de Investigación (DFG) y se
realiza en colaboración con el Instituto de Tecnología Agropecuaria
(INTA) en Buenos Aires y Salta, la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, y la
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (todos ellos en Argentina). En el
Departamento de Geografía, el/la solicitante formará parte del
Laboratorio de Biogeografía y Conservación de la Biodiversidad que
trabaja en colaboración con investigadores e instituciones
investigadoras de todo el mundo y contribuye en redes científicas como
el Global Land Project y Diversitas. El idioma de trabajo del grupo es
el Inglés. El sueldo se rige por el EGr. 13 TV-L HU (60% de un puesto),
en decir, un sueldo bruto anual de aproximádamente 22,000-25,000 EUR, en
función de la experiencia investigadora previa del candidato. La
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ofrece todos los beneficios del servicio
público Alemán a sus empleados, incluyendo seguridad social. Buscamos
un/a candidato/a con una titulación de master (o equivalente) por encima
de la media en Geografía, Ciencias Ambientales, Ciencias Forestales,
Ecología, o temas relacionados de cualquier nacionalidad; con
experiencia y un fuerte interés en la temática relacionada con la
ciencia de los sistemas de la tierra, ecología forestal, y ciencia de la
sostenibilidad. El candidato/a debe tener las siguientes habilidades
metodológicas: una sólida experiencia en teledetección, sistemas de la
información geográfica, y estadística espacial. Se valorará experiencia
en lenguajes de programación de scripts (como Python) y R, así como en
métodos de biometría forestal. Excelente dominio del Inglés, buenas
aptitudes de comunicación, así como disposición a trabajar en equipos de
investigación internacionales. Se valorará un buen conocimiento de la
lengua española. Más información sobre
el puesto. Los solicitantes deben incluir (1) una carta de motivación,
(2) un Curriculum Vitae completo, (3) una muestra de un trabajo escrito
(por ejemplo una publicación o parte de una tesis), y (4) detalles de
contacto de dos referencias. Enviar solicitud en format electrónico en
un único documento PDF a la Sra. Dagmar Wörister .
Incluir el número de referencia en el asunto de su correo electrónico.
Fecha de comienzo: apartir del 1 de Octubre de 2015. Para más
información contactar a Dr. Tobias Kuemmerle.
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