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From: Rohit Chakravarty <rohit.chakravarty77@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019, 2:22 am
Subject: Volunteer required for bat project in Uttarakhand
To: <meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx>
Hello,
Can you please circulate the following message?
Thanks,
Rohit
*Opening for a volunteer in bat project in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary*
The project is a part of my PhD on bat communities in Kedarnath. Data
collection will involve mistnetting (followed by taking measurements from
live bats) and ultrasound recording. Although the bulk of fieldwork will
happen during the night, there will be many days where we will also work
during the day. The volunteer is expected to contribute to field data
collection and in helping with organizing and managing the data. At the end
of the field season, the volunteer may also help with acoustic data
analysis (huuuge dataset!). Candidates who are willing to help with
acoustic analysis will be given preference (I can discuss more on this
personally).
*Duration *(tentative): 18 March to 5 June 2019
*Candidates must be / have:*
a) Physically fit with experience of hiking through in hilly terrain and
forests.
b) Prior experience of mistnetting is a plus, but not necessary.
c) Willing to work long and arduous hours at night in cold weather.
d) Good social conduct and be respectful towards field assistants and
locals.
e) Willing to play lots and lots of games of Ludo during the free time :)
*Volunteers will have to put up with:*
a) Rudimentary food and accommodation
b) Carrying heavy load on certain days
c) Working at night
d) Some impromptu schedules owing to my frequent lack of planning
e) My pessimism (which begins on not catching any bat in the first fifteen
minutes)! :)
*In return they will enjoy:*
a) Hands-on training in bat trapping, handling, identification and the use
of bat detectors
b) Free time for birding, butterfly-watching etc.
c) Scenic vistas of mountains and coniferous forests
d) Aloo parathas (often in excess!) and Garhwali hospitality!
*Please note*
a) This is not a paid position. The volunteer will have to bear the travel
expenses to and from the field site, but all living and travel expenses in
the field will be covered by the project.
b) Preference will be given to undergraduate students of biological
sciences.
c) The selected candidate will need to get him/herself vaccinated against
rabies before the start of the field season.
If interested, write to me at chakravarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (not addressing me
as 'Sir' will give you extra points :)) with the subject *'Volunteer 2019'*.
Please include the following in your email:
a) Name
b) Age
c) Gender
d) Your current city
e) Work experience (that is relevant to the project) and why you would like
to volunteer.
Cheers,
Rohit
Rohit Chakravarty
PhD Student
Department of Evolutionary Ecology
Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 17
Berlin-10315
www.izw-berlin.de
