[Pply] VL: Other: Lapland_Sweden.AvianFieldAssist

[Esa Hohtola]

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Esa

Lähettäjä: bilsa-bounces at lists.oulu.fi [mailto:bilsa-bounces at lists.oulu.fi] Puolesta Tanja Pyhäjärvi
Lähetetty: 28. toukokuuta 2020 11:31
Vastaanottaja: bilsa at lists.oulu.fi
Aihe: [Bilsa] Fwd: Other: Lapland_Sweden.AvianFieldAssist

Begin forwarded message:

Expenses paid field assistant positions to assist fieldwork with 
Siberian Jays in Swedish Lapland

We are looking for 3 highly motivated expenses paid field volunteers to 
join our field project (main responsible Dr. Michael Griesser, 
University of Konstanz, Germany).

For the upcoming field season (15 Aug ¡V 8 Nov 2020) we are looking for 3 
assistants to assist in our work on social evolution in Siberian jays. 
The work of the assistants will be to help with catching and ringing 
birds, do behavioural observations, do field experiments, and data 
management. The work will be carried out in both pristine and managed 
boreal forests. Observe that temperatures in the end of the season can 
be as low as -15C, and that the fieldwork can be physically strenuous at 
times.

Qualifications:
1) Field work experience, involving behavioural observations and
  experiments
2) Preferably bird ringing and mist-netting experience
3) Ability to work in small teams and sociable personality
4) Driving license (manual transmission)
5) Fluent in English
6) Highly motivated

Applications received before 6 July 2020 will be given full consideration.

If you wish to apply, send a motivation letter, CV, publication list, 
two contacts for references and short summary of your current research 
(as a single PDF) to michael.griesser at gmail.com


Michael Griesser
Department of Biology
University of Konstanz
78457 Konstanz, Germany

Michael Griesser <michael.griesser at gmail.com>