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I am
currently based in Tswalu Kalahari
Reserve and need assistance in the
field for a minimum of two weeks
during March, starting as soon as
possible. The field work will
involve trapping birds (setting up
mistnets and springtraps) and
obtaining blood samples from birds.
If you have any experience in the
above and you are willing to spend
the entire day (temperatures can
exceed 35°C), and potentially, late
nights in the field, please contact
me as soon as possible (see
contact details below). Food,
accommodation and travel costs (bus
or airfare to Tswalu) will be
covered.
Contact: Ben Smit
Mobile: +27-(0)82-9251383
Fax: +27-(0)12-3625242
Email:
smitbe@gmail.com
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Closing date for applications: 15
March 2010
Advert for: Biodiversity
Specialists (Fixed Term Contracts
up to a period of three years)
Purpose: The North West Department
of Agriculture, Conservation,
Environment and Rural Development
is in the process of implementing a
project to improve the status of
biodiversity information for the
Province. To achieve this, The
Chief Directorate: Environmental
Services intends to employ on a
contractual basis, specialists in
the following fields:
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Plants
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Reptiles
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Amphibians
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Fish
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Invertebrates
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Mammals (specifically small
mammals)
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Birds
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Wetlands
Successful applicants will be
awarded contracts for a specified
period of time, over the next three
years.
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Closing date for applications: 15
March 2010
Working on Fire is a vibrant
partnership programme involving the
private and public sectors, aiming
to reduce the occurrence of
damaging wildfires by facilitating,
co-ordinating and implementing
integrated fire management across
the fire-prone regions of South and
southern Africa. Funded primarily
by the Department of Water and
Environmental Affairs as an
Expanded Public Works Programme
initiative, there is a strong
developmental focus in the way it
does business.
We
are seeking four enthusiastic, self
–starting individuals to join the
WoF Advocacy team, who have a
qualification in Social Work, enjoy
teamwork and appreciate the
diversity of cultures in the
rainbow nation. They should be able
to create and maintain professional
helping relationships and be
qualified to provide crisis
intervention and counselling if
required. Developmental work
includes building problem solving,
life and coping skills with
firefighting staff and community
groups, using workshops and other
proven capacity building
techniques.
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Closing date for applications: 15
March 2010
Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Cape
Town (2 year Contract, Salary level
10)
The
Applied Biodiversity Research
Division of SANBI undertakes
projects on biodiversity and
ecosystem services. One of the main
projects that will soon be
implemented is the Global
Pollination Project, funded by the
GEF and co-ordinated by the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO). This project
will assess the sustainable use of
pollination services in seven
countries using the ecosystem
approach.
SANBI is looking for a highly
motivated individual to co-ordinate
and manage the pollination project
and contribute to the development
and management of related projects
on ecosystem services. The
incumbent will be expected to
co-ordinate the inputs from
different partners, manage the
staff, budgets, and contracts
relating to the projects, and
liaise with the donors and other
country co-ordinators to ensure
effective implementation. The post
requires a well organized
individual with good interpersonal
skills, proven ability in the key
performance areas relating to
people and financial management,
and knowledge of the biodiversity
network in South Africa. Experience
in implementing large biodiversity
projects and an understanding of
ecosystem services would be an
added advantage.
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Closing date for applications: 31
March 2010
The
Postgraduate Bursaries are
available to students who are
registered or intending to register
full-time for MSc, PhD or
Post-Doctorate degrees in 2010 at
any university which has the
resources to support the intended
field of research. The bursaries
are funded by the Grasslands
Programme and funding requests of
up to R100 000 will be approved if
they have sufficient merit.
Field of Study:
The
Postgraduate Bursaries will support
priority research areas identified
from the grasslands research
strategy (copy of the research
strategy available from
www.grasslands.org.za).
Research projects must demonstrate
linkages with topics identified in
the research strategy under these
themes:
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Research on pressures, threats
and adaptation of the grasslands
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Quantifying and monitoring
biodiversity and ecosystem
services
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Predictive understanding of
ecosystem response to change
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Supporting conservation actions
and plans by Conservation
authorities
Preference will be given to
research projects that support the
implementation of the
UNDP-GEF-funded programme of
mainstreaming biodiversity
objectives into major production
sectors operating on the grasslands
biome, namely, agriculture, urban,
forestry and coal mining.
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Closing date for applications: 1
April 2010
Description of job: The person will
be responsible for both camp
management and project
coordination. Camp management
duties include: oversee camp staff;
ensure maintenance of camp and
vehicles; organise kitchen, tent,
office and research supplies.
Project coordination duties
include: coordinate conservation
and research activities; organise
research permits; communicate with
project leader and other
stakeholders; monitor and evaluate
ongoing projects and develop new
projects; collect and analyse data,
including database management and
mining; search and study
literature; write proposals,
(annual) reports and publications;
help with fundraising; attend
meetings and conferences; give
talks and presentations.
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