Applicants must be quick learners, highly motivated, and willing to work. Food, transportation and all living expenses will be provided. Field Assistant needed for study of dominance and social structure in hyrax in Ein Gedi, near the Dead Sea, Israel. Position is available from March to July. Volunteer must commit for the full 4 months.
Lodging is provided as well as allowance for food and transportation.
Duties will include trapping, marking, measuring and sampling animals, and behavioural observations. Applicants should have experience with at least some of these activities, have their own binoculars, be in good physical condition, and be able to work long hours in hot humid conditions. Approximately ten summer undergraduate research fellowships, funded by the National Science Foundation and Baylor University, will be offered for Summer 2001. Underrepresented minorities and women are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants for the NSF-funded positions must be US citizens or permanent residents.