Location: Panama Duration: Approx. 5 months. Job Type: Intern Number of Openings: 1 Application Deadline: 30 Oct 2015. Start date: February 1st, 2016. End date: June 1st, 2016 (end date flexible).
Job Description: I seek a field assistant to for research project in Panama studying how habitat characteristics influence social structure and reproductive dynamics lek-mating Red-capped Manakins (Ceratopipra mentalis). Fieldwork will include mist-netting and banding birds, re-sighting color- marked birds, telemetry on females, behavioral observations at male leks, fruit surveys, and various experiments. 50% of research will be conducted on Pipeline Rd in Soberania National Park, 50% will be conducted at various sites across the Isthmus of Panama. Provided housing will be in Gamboa, Panama. This work is in collaboration with the University of Wyoming and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Qualifications: B.A./B.S. degree in biology, natural resources, wildlife biology or related field. Experience with mist-netting, avian measurement, blood extraction, and telemetry is required. Ability to drive a manual vehicle and 4WD is necessary. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the tropics. Practical fluency in Spanish and English is required, conversational fluency in both preferred. Must be in good physical condition and be able to endure long field days in a tropical setting. A successful candidate will possess strong motivation, a positive attitude, and the ability to adapt to challenges with pluck and humor. Compensation: Salary: A stipend of $500/month, housing, field vehicle, and air travel to and from Panama are provided. To apply, contact Dan Albrecht-Mallinger (EM: dalbrech AT uwyo.edu), University of Wyoming. Please provide letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for 3 references familiar with your experience and qualifications. Review of applications will begin immediately. No more applications will be accepted after October 30th. The University of Wyoming is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law and University policy. Please see (URL: http://www.uwyo.edu/diversity/fairness). We conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of the background check.
