FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Closing Date: Friday, 24 July 2009
CTFS-TEAM Project Coordinator Position Description: Vertebrate Biologist/Ecologist The Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM) of Conservation International are working together to expand the long-term monitoring of biodiverse tropical forests. As a part of this initiative, we seek a Project Coordinator to implement a new program of vertebrate and climate monitoring in tropical forests. The position of CTFS-TEAM project coordinator will be based at either the CTFS Asia office in Singapore or at the CTFS headquarters in Panama, and will work widely across TEAM and CTFS sites. The CTFS-TEAM Project Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation of a program of vertebrate and climate monitoring across the network of CTFS forest research plots and TEAM field sites. Duties of the Project Coordinator include: to develop and oversee a research program that uses camera traps and standardized protocols to monitor vertebrate populations in tropical forests; to implement climate monitoring stations associated with the research sites; to promote open access to data from these protocols; to manage and analyze data derived from this project; to maintain strong collaborative relationships with CTFS and TEAM partner institutions; to train ecologists and forest managers in the fields of tropical forest ecology and vertebrate biology; to provide project administration, including budgets, reports and proposals; and to conduct personal research associated with the CTFS-TEAM Project. Send CV and names of three references to: William Tootle, CTFS, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, USA ([email protected]). STRI and CI are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers.
