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Title | Technical-scientific Assistant for Huinay Scientific Field Station (Chilean Patagonia) |
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We are looking for one technical-scientific assistant for the Huinay Scientific Field Station in Chilean Patagonia. The job is for a six months trial period beginning as soon as possible. You should be open to stay at least two years. We are ideally looking for technicians with biological knowledge capable in the following areas: Key abilities:
We cannot consider applicants without these key abilities!
In addition he/she should:
In general the assistants are in charge of and keep track of the day to day scientific activities at the field station and represent the scientific staff for visiting scientists, tourists and other visitors, during the absence of the staff biologists. They are in charge of keeping the database updated, keeping track of all ongoing projects, and training and supervise interns. They should be able to work quite independently, but follow the guidelines given by the scientific director/managing scientist and ask for feedback when major decisions have to be made.
The specific work tasks include:
We offer:
You can find more information on the website http://www.huinay.cl or ask Francine ("Research Assistant" ).
We are looking forward to your applications consisting of (1) the application form (ask the research assistants for it), (2) a cover letter explaining your personal incentive to apply at Huinay Scientific Field Station and why you think you are qualified for the job, and (3) a CV (no longer than 4 pages). Please list 3-5 references that are able to speak of your abilities to deal with difficult and unknown situations, rather than just your professional abilities. Please do not send reference letters until you are asked for them. We will contact references for the short listed applicants only. Please send the full application to huinayresearch@gmail.com. Information about the Huinay Foundation: The Huinay Foundation is a private Foundation that is operating a scientific field station in Chilean Patagonia. Huinay Scientific Field Station was inaugurated in 2001 and is situated 100 km south of Puerto Montt, in the fjord Comau; it is the only scientific station in a Chilean fjord. The surroundings are characterized by steep mountains and volcanoes. Almost 6000 mm annual precipitation gives rise to extremely lush vegetation characterized by extra-tropical rain forests. The small village of Huinay neighbors the scientific field station and has approximately 15 inhabitants. Huinay can only be accessed by a 1-1.5 hour boat-trip (speed boat) from Hornopiren. The closest amenities, besides some small shops and a rural hospital in Hornopiren, are located in Puerto Montt, a 3 to 4 h drive or bus trip from Hornopiren. Knowledge of organisms and ecological functioning of the fjord ecosystems is very poor in Chilean Patagonia, especially in the marine environment. The goal of the station is, besides carrying out some long term projects, to attract national and international projects which help to fill this existing gap. To accomplish this, the field station has basic infrastructure: a dry and a wet laboratory, diving and lodging facilities (8 rooms for up to approximately 16 scientists/assistants/interns).
Projects involve all kinds of terrestrial and marine base-line research. Ongoing projects include for example counseling for the establishment of a network of marine protected areas. In this context we are mainly promoting inventory studies of the fjord ecosystems and we generally organize at least one expedition to remote areas of the fjord region each year. In 2010 we finished a major project, a scientific field guide for marine benthic fauna of Chilean Patagonia (see www.PatagoniaMarina.info).
We have telephone and internet access via satellite and power supply by a hydroelectric plant. We have two permanent technical-scientific assistants, and one GIS/database assistant. The assistants are supervised and report to two biologists in charge of the scientific operation who are approximately a one week a month on the station, but can be contacted practically at any time. Besides these two scientists (the scientific director and a research coordinator) and their assistants, the permanent staff consists of the an administrator, administrative assistant, one person in charge of the greenhouse, two boat captains, 1-2 people in charge for cooking and cleaning, and approximately 3 auxiliary administrative workers. We have 1-2 interns at any time at the station who help the scientific-technical assistants. Scientists can visit throughout the year, but most visit between December and April (in the last years we had approximately 15 groups with a total of 40-50 scientists yearly)
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