Job opportunity at the Field Museum: Collection Manager, Mammals
The position involves all aspects of care, maintenance, and accessibility of The Field Museum’s mammal collection. This large, actively growing collection is home to many research and education initiatives by both resident and extramural scientists. Duties include overseeing all aspects of specimen preparation, identification, care, and organization of specimens; training, supervision and coordination of staff, […]
Oxford University Biodiversity Fellows Programme
ICCS Biodiversity Fellows Programme aims to improve engagement between researchers, conservation practitioners, policy-makers and businesses, in order that scientific research is informed by, and meaningful for, real-world conservation issues. The program is now calling for applications for the 2016/17 (first deadline mid-May.) This call is focussed on developing country nationals working in either junior or senior roles, within […]
TNC is hiring a new Spatial Scientist position focused on Lake Tanganyika
Many of the last remaining intact terrestrial and freshwater systems in the tropical world are in Africa – from the intact delta of the wild Ogooué River to the grasslands of Northern Tanzania to the deep and spectacular lakes of the Rift Valley. Ecosystem services such as fish protein, clean water, and floodplain productivity that […]
A $1 million prize for the best method to map peatlands
The Indonesian Peat Prize is an ambitious, collaborative prize for finding a more accurate, faster and affordable method of mapping the extent and thickness of Indonesian peatlands. A $1 million prize purse will be awarded to the winning team along with their invaluable contributions to establishing a better national standard for mapping peatlands in Indonesia. […]