Field-assistant required for 6 weeks in peninsular Malaysia

VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANT needed for 6 weeks starting mid Aug, for study of hover wasp behavioural ecology in peninsular Malaysia (note: these are small wasps that rarely sting, with average colony sizes <5 individuals). The work will involve helping a PhD student to census and observe colonies, and collect wasps for genetic analysis.

The successful applicant must be prepared to work hard and have an interest in behavioural/evolutionary biology and enthusiasm for fieldwork. A driving license is advantageous and, because the work involves recording colour marks on individual animals, the job would not be suitable for someone who is colour-blind! For further details of the research that we do, see: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/fieldlab/

Accommodation will be provided, and air fare (from the UK) will be reimbursed on successful completion of the field trip, with the applicant needing to pay for only their own food/personal expenses, which are relatively cheap in Malaysia. Accommodation will be a room in a small flat- relatively good for tropical research (shower, cooking facilities, TV etc.), with the apartment shared with the female PhD student. The field site is in a small village which is a centre for bird-watchers.

APPLICATIONS PROCEDURE

Applicants should send a covering letter and a CV, including contact details (including e-mail addresses/telephone nos.) for the applicant and 2-3 referees who would be available to provide references as soon as possible. Applicants must be available for interview in the UK during June or July. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Applications should be sent to:

Professor Jeremy Field,

School of Life Sciences,

John Maynard Smith Building

University of Sussex

Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.

Or e-mail your application as a single Word document to: j.field@sussex.ac.uk AND l.holt@sussex.ac.uk