The Field Museum is hiring a Social Scientist
The Keller Science and Action Center at The Field Museum seeks an experienced social scientist with a background in conservation and community-based development to join an interdisciplinary team committed to translating science into action for conservation and improved quality of life for forest dwellers in the Andes-Amazon region. The team combines research with sustained partner […]
Funding available for indicator development for Aichi Targets
Request for Proposals: Indicators for Aichi Biodiversity Targets 1, 13 and 15 Deadline: 17:00 GMT on 31st January 2017 Download the flyer here. Biodiversity indicators are essential communication tools, which allow evidence-based decision-making and policymaking. Indicators help to understand the status of and trends in biodiversity, key pressures driving these trends, the impacts of changes on […]
Field Assistants Wanted – Frog Communication Research at Kaieteur National Park, Guyana
The iconic golden rocket frog (Anomaloglossus beebei) Deadline: January 31, 2017. James Tumulty, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Ecology Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota, is looking to recruit field assistants for acoustic communication research on golden rocket frogs in Kaieteur National Park in Guyana. This project will test hypotheses about how male golden […]
Navjot Sodhi Conservation Research Award for students from developing countries
Deadline: December 31, 2016. Dear ATBC student members, We are accepting application to Navjot Sodhi Conservation Research Award for students from developing countries. Overview In remembrance of the contribution of late Dr. Navjot Sodhi to tropical conservation science, ATBC provides a cash award of 500 USD for a student from a developing country each […]