Below are our current vacancies. Individual adverts will provide the contact details required to apply for the position. If there are no current voluntary positions that you would be interested in please fill in the volunteer form and we will keep your details on file.

Voluntary
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Voluntary

 

Orangutan Tropical Peatland Research Project Volunteers Wanted

The Orangutan Tropical Peatland Research Project works to protect one of the most important areas of tropical rainforest in Borneo - the Sebangau Forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. We monitor the distribution, population status, behaviour and ecology of the forest's flagship ape species, carry out biodiversity and forestry research, and work with local partners to implement conservation solutions.

Our research and eco-volunteer program is a focus for conservation efforts, provides much-needed employment and financial benefits for the local community and has replaced illegal logging as the main activity and source of income in the northern Sebangau Forest.

A limited number of volunteer places are available each year to participate in the research programmes of the Forest Dynamics and Biodiversity Monitoring Teams. This would particularly suit recent graduates or undergraduates wishing to gain fieldwork experience in a tropical forest environment. A willingness to work long hours in the field, a good level of fitness, and basic biological/ecological knowledge is advantageous. There are also several opportunities for students to undertake research for part of their undergraduate honours project or post graduate masters thesis. For more information please visit http://www.orangutantrop.com or e-mail info@orangutantrop.com

Location:Indonesia

Expires:12/12/2010

Orangutan Foundation Volunteers

Founded in 1990, Orangutan Foundation is the foremost orangutan conservation organisation working actively across the entire range of the orangutan species. Their overall mission is to conserve the orangutan and the biodiversity of their habitat through the protection of the tropical forests of Borneo and Sumatra.

Their 2010 Volunteer Programme will work in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve and Danau Sentarum
National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Working as part of a team of up to 12 volunteers, this 6-week programme gives unrivalled experience of essential conservation work in one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Their programme promises exciting opportunities for adventurous individuals to participate in conservation fieldwork that really makes a difference.

Full details can be found in the leaflet download-able here.

For more information please contact Cat Gibbons at the Orangutan Foundation on 020 7724 2912 or email elly@orangutan.org.uk

Location:Indonesian Borneo

Expires:30/4/2010

Crayfish Project Volunteer

The Upper Thames Crayfish Removal project is a replicated ecological experiment studying the effects of removing invasive signal crayfish from an Oxfordshire river. The study will runs April to September 2010, and volunteers will be needed throughout this period to assist with the day to day fieldwork. Volunteers will have the opportunity to gain experience of research in the area of invasive species biology, learn about capture-mark-recapture techniques and gain excellent overall experience of ecological fieldwork. Field activities will include setting and checking crayfish traps and handling, measuring and marking signal crayfish, working with the freshwater biology team at WildCRU. We usually recommend that volunteers should aim to be with the project for a minimum of two months, should be reasonably fit and willing to work in field conditions whatever the weather (glorious if sunny but not so good if tipping it down - the work carries on irrespective).

To apply, or for further details, please email Dr Tom Moorhouse at tom.moorhouse@:zoo.ox.ac.uk.

Location:Oxfordshire

Expires:15/08/2010

Volunteer form

Personal

1. Name:

2. Sex:

Male
Female

3. Date of birth:

4. Address:

5. Telephone:

6. Email:

Academic qualifications

7. Degree topic:

7. Degree class:

8. Graduation date:

9. University:

10. Projects completed:

Interests

11. Do you have a particular interest in: Mammals
Birds
Invertebrates
Plants

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Post Doctoral researcher

 

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Administrative support

 

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Research studentship