AVES TROPICALES se necesitan voluntarios

TROPICAL BIRD ECOLOGY, MANU NATIONAL PARK, PERU at UBC, UF and

UC-Riverside. Website:

http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~jankowsk/Manu_Project.html Location: Cusco,

Peru. Duration: 4.5 months. Job Type: Volunteer. Application Deadline:

25 May 2013. Job Description: Our research group is looking for driven

and energetic students and researchers interested in working with

tropical birds in Manu National Park, Peru. Our project will take place

between August and mid-December of 2013 at sites along an elevational

gradient from 400 – 3400m (lowland jungle to montane treeline). Within

this gradient, we work at several permanent field stations (Pantiacolla

– 400m, San Pedro – 1400m, Wayqecha – 2900m) and along more remote

transects elsewhere in the region. We have a number of volunteer

positions available. Primary activities in this work include nest

searching and monitoring as well as mist-netting and banding, collection

of samples from captured birds, vegetation plots, field recordings,

metabolic measurements, and playback experiments. We work six days a

week at each field station from approximately 6am to 6pm, with

occasional data entry and organization in the evenings. Mist-netting

teams are expected to hike to and work in more remote areas for up to

two weeks at a time. Field conditions are variable, depending on the

field station to which assistants are assigned. Please visit our webpage

(link below) for specific details on each station. In all cases,

communication is limited at best, and assistants can expect to be out of

touch for 2-3 weeks at a time. We camp in tents for the entirety of the

season and cook for ourselves (rice, pasta, legumes, cassava, plantain,

and fresh-ish vegetables). At field stations, generator power is

available on a nightly basis. Applicants should be in good physical

condition, must be able to work well in a group setting, and should be

willing to work long hours under difficult conditions (heat, rain, cold,

high humidity and lots of biting and stinging insects). Please read

comments from previous field assistants at our project website (URL:

http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~jankowsk/Manu_Assistants.html). Applicants

with nest searching, and mist-netting experiences will be desirable. In

this position, we cover station fees, food and transportation to and

from the field sites for all assistants. Salaries and airfare to Cusco

are not provided. This work is most appropriate for those pursuing a

career in ecology or behavior and who have previous field experience

working in remote locations. There are often opportunities for students

to develop thesis projects, and such students are strongly encouraged to

apply. Please keep in mind that these are competitive positions and we

receive many applicants each year. We will accept applications for field

assistant positions until May 25. Qualifications: Applicants should be

in good physical condition, must be able to work well in a group

setting, and should be willing to work long hours under difficult

conditions (heat, rain, cold, high humidity and lots of biting and

stinging insects). Please read comments from previous field assistants

at our project website (URL:

http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~jankowsk/Manu_Assistants.html). Applicants

with nest searching, and mist-netting experiences will be desirable.

Number of Openings: 20. To apply, please send a completed application

form (available on our website) and your CV to (EM:

manubirdproject@gmail.com

). More information on the project and information for

potential assistants can be found on our project webpage (URL:

http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~jankowsk/Manu_Project.html).