[Sdi-latinamericacaribbean] Project Manager/Post-doctoral Researcher, Guyana (deadline 1 October)

[Kate Lance]

Project Manager/Post-doctoral Researcher, Interactions between indigenous peoples and large animal populations, Guyana
The focus of this NSF funded project is to understand the ways in which cultural changes undergone by indigenous peoples interact with biodiversity. The study is based in the Rupununi savannahs, forests and mountains of southern Guyana, the home of Macuxi and Wapixana Amerindians. The project is gathering field data on animal populations, hunting practices and hunting returns, remotely sensed data on land use and habitat characteristics of study sites from a large sample of villages exhibiting a range of degrees of acculturation and integration to national society. The project manager will coordinate field sampling efforts, project logistics, and oversee community relations in this remote area over the next two years. Ideally this position is for a post-doctoral researcher, who will be encouraged to develop and pursue questions of their own interest within the broad scope of the project. Required: 1) advanced graduate training in wildlife biology or
 conservation biology; 2) expertise in field sampling of large animal populations; 3) experience with working with GIS/GPS data, 3) preferably previous experience working with indigenous people in tropical forest environments, 4) desire and ability to work in wilderness areas under strenuous field conditions for an extended period, 5) capacity to interact effectively in cross-cultural situations. Salary: approximately $32,000 per year (based on experience) for 2 years. Start date: as soon as possible. Reviews of CV will begin on September 1 and end on October 1.

Applicants should e-mail: 1) letter detailing qualifications for position, 2) curriculum vitae, and 3) contact information for at least 3 references to: 
Dr. Jose Fragoso: fragoso at hawaii.edu
Environmental Studies Dept.
University of California-Santa Cruz


       
____________________________________________________________________________________
Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.
http://sims.yahoo.com/  
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-latinamericacaribbean/attachments/20070831/015f8844/attachment.html