FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Dear Colleagues, The Loro Parque Fundacion would be grateful if you could forward the following position vacancy to any appropriate candidate, organisation or job-list server. Thank you very much, Yves de Soye Scientific Director Loro Parque Fundacion 19.10.98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POSITION VACANCY ASSISTANT TO THE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF THE LORO PARQUE FUNDACION The Loro Parque Fundacion is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation legally registered with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Government of Spain since 1994. Based at Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, it operates on an international basis to promote the conservation of the environment and sustainable development in the following ways: COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION & FIELD RESEARCH PROJECTS To integrate the needs of people and parrots, by encouraging local community initiatives aimed at a wiser use of the local environment; focusing on parrots that can be effective as flagships, to attract more assistance by local people and relevant authorities and institutions. To effect field studies which produce the biological and socio-economic information necessary for the most effective conservation management and improved land and natural resource use by the local communities; parrot population monitoring, ecological and behavioural studies, and reintroduction, protection measures and defining habitats for preservation and extractive uses all contribute to this objective. CAPTIVE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH To improve the management and reproduction of parrots in captivity, through a constant evaluation of husbandry techniques and breeding results of the parrot collection at Loro Parque, and comprehensive captive research programmes; the information gained can also be applied to assist with recovery procedures in the wild state. To organise and participate in coordinated management programmes to establish and maintain sufficient populations in captivity as a safeguard against their extinction. To promote training and research opportunities using the parrot collection collection, as well as within the in-situ projects that it supports. EDUCATION PROGRAMMES To support and implement grass-roots, community education programmes at project sites and in countries where parrots occur, as well as broader awareness campaigns by methods which include publication of a newsletter, Cyanopsitta, and the hosting of International Parrot Congresses every four years. The Fundacion also develops and implements the education programme based at Loro Parque, which uses the collection of flora and fauna as an educational resource. Loro Parque is a first-class zoological and botanical park, with a varied collection of fauna, principally Psittacidae. The Loro Parque Fundacion owns the parrot collection, part of which is exhibited in Loro Parque, and the larger part maintained in a geographically separate breeding centre. The Loro Parque Fundacion is constituted with a Board of Trustees, including the President, and has an international Board of Advisors. At present, the principal personnel of the Fundacion are the Director, Scientific Director and Educator. Loro Parque provides the services of a team of keepers headed by a Curator, as well as veterinary assistance, to maintain the parrot collection. The Fundacion now seeks an Assistant to the Scientific Director. POSITION REQUIREMENTS The Assistant should have acquired experience in the conduct, monitoring and management of field conservation and/or research projects in countries in the tropics, to assist the Scientific Director in the day-to-day administration and the on-site implementation and evaluation of the projects of Loro Parque Fundacion; experience in the supervision and development of captive research programmes would be an additional asset. An appropriate tertiary qualification in the life sciences is desirable. Full command of spoken and written English is a must, as well as a high level of understanding of Spanish; knowledge of Portuguese would be helpful. The position reports to the Scientific Director of the Loro Parque Fundacion. MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES Depending on the experience and qualifications of the Applicant, priority will be given to either the on-site development of the field conservation projects (networking, implementation, monitoring, reporting) or, based at the Fundacion�s offices on Tenerife, the day-to-day management and supervision of the conservation and ex-situ parrot research programmes (assessment of proposals for support of conservation and research projects, development of collaborative ventures, assistance to and administration of in-situ projects, supervision of ex-situ research projects and publication of results, drafting of proposals and new conservation and research programmes). APPLICATION AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Letters of application, supported by curriculum vitae including a salary history and contact details of three referees, should be sent by e-mail, fax or mail to the President of the Loro Parque Fundacion as soon as possible. Salary level and other terms of employment will be agreed through direct arrangement with the President. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loro Parque Fundacion Avda. Loro Parque 38400 Puerto de la Cruz Tenerife Canary Islands Spain Tel: +34 922 374081 Fax: +34 922 375021 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.loroparque-fundacion.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
