Category: Cool Biology Job of the Week
Barbary Macaques and a Little Moroccan Spice – This Week’s Cool Biology Job
Laëtitia Maréchal at the University of Roehampton is looking for 3 research assistants to join a PhD project investigating tourism related to wild Barbary macaques in the Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Data collection will be conducted from January 2012 to January 2013.
The project is an interdisciplinary study investigating the human/primate interface in a tourist environment, and will offer experience in a large range of data collection methodologies from both biological and social anthropology: behavioural, ecological, endocrinological and ethnographic data collection. The project is part of The Barbary Macaque Project, a longitudinal study into socio-ecology directed by Dr. Bonaventura Majolo of the University of Lincoln, UK and Professor Mohamed Qarro of Ecole Nationale Forestière d’Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco.
The living conditions at the field site are very comfortable; however, the work is physically and psychologically very demanding. The field site is between 1,400 … Read More »
Children’s Educator in Horticulture: This Week’s Cool Biology Job
The Camden Children’s Garden in New Jersey is looking for a full-time educator for its school-based programs. The successful applicant for this position will assist the garden with carrying out their educational mission related to both on and off site classes, distance learning lessons via video conferencing, family festivals and scouting activities. Major responsibilities will involve conducting distance learning lessons broadcast from the gardens to school children in various locations. You will also be responsible for scheduling and billing all educational activities conducted at the Camden Children’s Garden.
Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in science education, horticulture, biology, environmental education or a related field, and 1-2 years work experience.
The position is for 28-32 hours per week.
Interested? Send a cover letter, resume, sample lesson plan and a list of 3 references to: info@camdenchildrensgarden.org
Need more info? Please contact:
Valerie R. Frick
Camden Children’s Garden
3 Riverside Drive
Camden, … Read More »
Holy Ecology Jobs Batman! Get ‘em while they’re hot…
I’ve noticed several postings lately for tenure-track ecology positions (and a few others) at several major universities. So many in fact, that I have compiled a list with links so that all you potential ecology wizards can have a heyday and get your resumes sent out en masse! Some of the positions are more specialized than others, so take note…and good luck.
Faculty Position in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Lecturer in Community Ecology, Queen’s University, Belfast (Ireland)
Assistant Professor of Ecology, University of California, Merced
Assistant Professor of Plant Chemical Ecology, University of Alberta
PhD Position in Marine Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt (Germany)
Assistant Professor of Microbial Ecology, University of Utah
Faculty Position in Marine Ecology, Duke University (Durham, NC)
Postdoc in Microbial Ecology, Arizona State University
Tier II Canada Research Chair in Ecology, University of Alberta
Assistant Professor in Microbial Ecology, … Read More »