Lepidopterist
Operation Wallacea
Operation Wallacea is a network of academics from European and North American universities who design and implement biodiversity and conservation management research programmes across 10 countries worldwide.
We are currently recruiting lepidopterists to work at various locations. Positions will be from five to eight consecutive weeks between June and early August.
The position will involve carrying out butterfly surveys as part of a large-scale monitoring programme. Methods include pollard walks, sweep netting and von sommering traps. Applicants should have experience working in remote areas, butterfly survey experience and a biology or geography-related degree.
In return, successful applicants receive full accommodation and food on-site, networking and skills development, travel bursaries for more experienced candidates, and, of course, the opportunity to contribute towards long-term conservation efforts.
The positions will be filled as and when we find suitable candidates, so if you are interested, please apply as soon as you can to give yourself the best chance. The positions do involve working with minors, so if successful, you will be asked to complete a background check.
About Operation Wallacea Ltd
Operation Wallacea (Opwall) began working within the Wallacea region of Indonesia in 1995. Initially funded to run a rapid assessment of this poorly-explored area, we soon discovered that the need for long term monitoring data in many ecosystems was critical.
Nearly 30 years on, we now run biodiversity research expeditions all over the world, sourcing data that has underpinned hundreds of research papers and informed high-level environmental policy decisions in the sites we work in. We also offer biodiversity and conservation field training courses in the UK as well as online training courses using data collected on our expeditions.
Operation Wallacea (Opwall) began working within the Wallacea region of Indonesia in 1995. Initially funded to run a rapid assessment of this poorly-explored area, we soon discovered that the need for long term monitoring data in many ecosystems was critical. Nearly 30 years on, we now run biodiversity research expeditions all over the world, sourcing data that has underpinned hundreds of research papers and informed high-level environmental policy decisions in the sites we work in. We also offer biodiversity and conservation field training courses in the UK as well as online training courses using data collected on our expeditions.
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