WEBSITE and DATABASE DEVELOPMENT INTERN
Bushmeat Crisis Task Force
Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF)
[<http://www.bushmeat.org/>http://www.bushmeat.org/]
is a consortium of conservation organizations and
scientists dedicated to the conservation of
wildlife populations threatened by unsustainable
commercial hunting. Since 1999, the BCTF has
worked to keep its members informed of
opportunities to address the bushmeat crisis,
leverage information and funding to improve conservation results in the field.
BCTFs core mandate is to identify and share
information regarding the bushmeat crisis with
our stakeholders, including policy makers,
scientists, conservationists, media and the
public. Our longest-running project is the
Bushmeat Listserv, which is compiled weekly and
distributed to our global network of more than
350 professionals working on the bushmeat crisis.
The Bushmeat IMAP (see
<http://www.bushmeat.org/imap>www.bushmeat.org/imap
for more details) is an initiative developed by
BCTF to create a central repository of
information on the causes and solutions of
bushmeat hunting, consumption and trade
worldwide. Currently, the IMAP has three
components: the digital library, an interactive
map tool of factors influencing bushmeat trade
and a geo-referenced database of projects on
bushmeat related issues. Recently BCTF has
developed a fourth component: a Project
Assessment Framework to evaluate the impact and
effectiveness of bushmeat projects carried on the
ground. Targeted work to finalize the development of this framework is needed.
The overall objective of this new framework is to
re-create conceptual models for each project in
the database and for any region selected by the
user, in order to understand the state of
biodiversity, threats to conserving biodiversity,
actions taken to mitigate conservation pressures
and, in the future, measure the efficiency and impacts of interventions.
BCTF is seeking a website and database
development intern (full time) to start
immediately to work with supervision to develop
the mapping portion of the IMAP and its related
use in the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking
(CAWT) website that BCTF also manages. In
addition, the intern will implement a database
for the Project Assessment Framework and maintain the Bushmeat Listserv.
Specific Tasks
- develop the database to support the Project Assessment Framework
- develop the data entry forms and reports
- enhance the mapping portion of IMAP
developing and migrating the content to Google Map structure
- integrated the world search with the interactive map tool of IMAP
- update the BCTF website with relevant news and announcements
- update the CAWT website with relevant news and announcements
Required skills
- Experience with developing HTML forms
- Comfortable with SQL database language
- Comfortable with web tagging language (e.g., PHP or JSP)
- Familiar with GIS concepts
- Strong organizational skills and close attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- A demonstrated interest in wildlife conservation
This position will report to Dr. Heather E.
Eves, Director of BCTF. The contract will be
established for three months and a small stipend is available.
Applicants should send their resume and a cover
letter, detailing relevant experience and skills,
by email to
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] by
June 06 2008. We intend to hold interviews the
following week for a small group of selected candidates.
