VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (4 positions available) needed for
February 1, 2011 to June 1, 2011 to assist with a study on the
foraging behavior of the tropical frog-eating bat, Trachops
cirrhosus. Work will be conducted at Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute facilities in PANAMA, both in the mainland town of Gamboa,
and for the month of March on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama
canal. No prior experience is required, but applicants should be
comfortable working late at night in hot, humid, and buggy
conditions. Work will include mistnetting bats, recording frog and
insect calls in the field, ecological surveys, and behavioral
experiments. As the position is unpaid, volunteers are expected to
work only 4 days a week with 3 days off. Volunteers must cover all
their own expenses including airfare to Panama City, housing and
food. Housing in Gamboa is $300-$400 per month and we will make
regular trips to the grocery store in Panama City. On Barro Colorado
Island combined room and board is $980. If interested, please send a
resume and contact information for three references to PATRICIA JONES
(email: <mailto:patricia.jo...@mail.utexas.edu>patricia.jo...@mail.utexas.edu).