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Research Manager
Advertised 20/4/2023
Application Process:
Download an application pack
Download an application form
Email it to Emma Stone: els201@bath.ac.uk
We are recruiting for a Research Manager to coordinate and manage all our research and conservation programmes and the team in Malawi across our field sites according to need. We are conducting a straw coloured project, slit faced bat tracking project, Mops urban bat project this coming year and need as much assistance as we can get!
The role includes harp trapping, mist netting, acoustic recording and roost surveying, and potentially radio tracking. This will require field work at night and in the day and the candidate must be willing to work and be based in remote environments and work according to demand.
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The post offers an excellent opportunity for career development for a researcher who is interested in applied conservation biology, bats and human-wildlife conflict.
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Package: We provide a $650 per month stipend (paid in local currency), accommodation, camp food when on site, visas and access to a project vehicle during your post.
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Application: If you are interested then download an application pack
and the application form and email it to Emma Stone at els201@bath.ac.uk
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Please note previous field survey experience of trapping bats is ESSENTIAL to this role, any candidates without bat field trapping experience will not be considered.
Senior Research Assistant
Advertised 20/4/2023
Application Process:
Download an application pack
Download an application form
Email it to Emma Stone: els201@bath.ac.uk
ABC are recruiting for a paid Bat Research Assistant to assist the team in all aspects of field research work mainly based at the Urban Research Centre based in Lilongwe, and across our field sites including Kuti Wildlife Reserve, and around Salima and Lake Malawi.
Work includes harp trapping, mist netting, acoustic recording and roost surveying.
We will provide accommodation and food during your contract and a moderate stipend of $250 per month (paid in local currency).
The post will require field work at night and in the day and the candidate must be willing to work hard in challenging situations and be based in remote environments.
The post offers an excellent opportunity for career development for a researcher who is interested in applied conservation biology, bats and human-wildlife conflict.
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If you are interested then download an application pack
and also an application form and send it to els201@bath.ac.uk
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(Advertised 20/4/2023. Closed when position is filled)
ABC Project Internship - CLOSED
ABC are recruiting for a voluntary Bat Research Assistant to assist the team in all aspects of field research work mainly based at the Urban Research Centre based in Lilongwe, and across our field sites including Kuti Wildllife Reserve, and around Salima and Lake Malawi. Work includes harp trapping, mist netting, acoustic recording and roost surveying. We will provide accommodation and food during your contract. The post will require field work at night and in the day and the candidate must be willing to work hard in challenging situations and be based in remote environments. The post offers an excellent opportunity for career development for a researcher who is interested in applied conservation biology, bats and human-wildlife conflict.
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If you are interested then download an application pack and also an application form and send it to angelena@africanbatconservation.org
Closed when position is filled)
WORKING WITH
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Dominique Greeff
ABC Research Assistant
(2019 - 2020)
"I was provided every opportunity to learn about handling and other aspects of bat research. ABC has a high standard of ethical conduct and a thorough set of working guidelines, which sets an example for professional behaviour.
My time with ABC has definitely provided me with experience I can use in my career. Malawi is a beautiful country, and I must say that I fell more deeply in love with it than I would have ever thought possible.
I also got to work with some amazing people during my time at ABC and I have made some of the best friends through this work. The passion, dedication, and determination that each of these people had inspired me to be the most authentic version of myself, to grow personally and professionally, and to spend as much time laughing as possible."
