Research Assistant needed in Reykjavik, Iceland, for summer 2015.
Elding Whale Watching Reykjavik is looking for three voluntary research
assistants with a passport from an EEA country to assist for 5 months (1 st May
to the 31 st September 2015). Research is conducted in co-operation with the
University of Iceland’s research center in H úsavik and it comprises of photo
identification and behavioral studies mainly of minke whales and white-beaked
dolphins but occasionally also humpback whales, orca, fin whales and basking
sharks.
Elding Whale Watching Reykjavik is a family owned company established in 2000.
Elding has from the beginning worked closely with the University of Iceland
offering our boats as a platform for marine biologists so that we can better
understand the wildlife we are encountering on our tours. For further
information regarding the company please visit our website at www.elding.is .
Research will be conducted on the whale watching tours (3 hours, 3 times a
day). There will always be two assistants on board taking data and one on land
processing, cropping, ID matching and uploading onto an online database. Each
researcher will have four days at sea and two days on land processing. Working
day averages at about 12-14 hours for those at sea and 6-8 hours those on land.
You will have every Sunday off work as well as bad weather days when tours are
cancelled.
We are looking for assistant that;
* Have a strong interest and education in marine science specifically
cetaceans and marine birds.
* Good spotting skills
* Have experience on boats preferably above 17m and not acceptable to
seasickness easily.
* Be able to work calmly and politely under pressure and sometimes in
stressful situations.
* Must be a quick learner, adaptive, have a very good sense of humour, hard
working, outgoing and generally a very positive person.
* Willingness to work long hours outdoors in sometimes unfavorable
weathers.
* A Team Player
* Physically fit - there may be some heavy lifting. i.e. moving cases of
drinks or working with heavy ropes, being on your feet for most the day.
* Have their own equipment e.g. DSLR camera and computer.
Assistants will be responsible for their own travel costs, travel insurance and
personal expenses but accommodation is provided throughout the working period
as well as an afternoon hot meal.
Further information on living and working in Iceland can be found at
http://www.mcc.is/media/frettir/Living_and_working_in_Iceland.pdf and
www.iceland.is
Accommodation
You will be living on an old converted capelin fishing boat that now acts as a
permanently stationed gift shop/ waiting area/ small museum for our passengers
in the heart of Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik. You will get your own small
bedroom but the living area, shower room, kitchen and toilet, with all
essentials, will be communal with the other researchers.
How to apply:
Please email your cv, covering letter specifying any relevant experience and
qualifications to Megan Whittaker ( [email protected] ) by the 31 st February
2015.
Megan Whittaker
Head Guide
Elding Whale Watching
Ægisgarður 5, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Tel. (+354) 519 5090
Elding Whale Watching
Elding Viðey Tours
Tel: ( +354) 519 5000
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