Tsaobis Baboon Project – Volunteer Field Assistants

The Tsaobis Baboon Project is a long-term study of desert baboons in Namibia.  Based at the Institute of Zoology (the research arm of the Zoological Society of London), and affiliated with the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre (Namibia), our aim is to carry out fundamental research in behavioural ecology and population ecology, and to inform conservation policy and practice for social species. 

We are seeking to appoint six volunteer fieldworkers for the 2014-2015 field season, between late April 2014 and late January
2015. A range of 6-month and 3-month volunteer positions are available over this period. The fieldwork will primarily involve daily follows of baboon troops on foot, collecting behavioural data from individually recognisable animals and their associated ecological conditions. Research over this field season will focus on three themes:

• Sexual coercion and conflicts over reproduction

• Social networks and information transfer

• Climate, behaviour, and host-parasite dynamics

Successful applicants will specialise in one of these three research areas, as well as contributing to the wider long-term study. Further information about the Tsaobis Baboon Project, the volunteer fieldworker positions, and the application procedure can be found on the Project’s webpages: www.zsl.org/tsaobisbaboonproject

The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 6th January 2014.

Interviews will be held at the Institute of Zoology on Monday 13^th and Tuesday 14^th January 2014. Telephone / Skype interviews will be possible for overseas applicants.