The Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program ( http://savegporangutans.org) is looking for a graduate student, or someone with equivalent experience, to assist us with a GIS-based project to assess and model orangutan habitat suitability in Gunung Palung National Park (West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo) and the surrounding buffer zone. This project, supported in large part by the Phoenix Zoo, will provide GPOCP and our local conservation partners, including Indonesian government agencies, with critical knowledge about which habitats are most important, thereby facilitating more effective conservation planning in the region.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience with GIS-based habitat modeling, and ideally experience with MaxEnt. Basic knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia is helpful but not required. He or she will work closely with GPOCP’s Program Director (mostly via Skype, as this project can be executed remotely) to obtain all necessary data and do a literature review to refine the methods of the project. The candidate will be responsible for completing all analyses in accordance with a schedule set out by the Program Director. We aim to publish this analysis, with the successful candidate as an author on the paper. This position is unpaid, but GPOCP will provide one round-trip ticket to West Kalimantan and accommodation for up to two months in our house in Ketapang. The timing of the trip is flexible and will be scheduled in accordance with both the candidate’s and our schedule. Over these two months, the candidate will be expected to work with GPOCP’s Indonesian staff to do capacity building, teaching them the basic principles of GIS work. There may also be an opportunity to travel to the research station in the National Park to see wild orangutans, but this is not guaranteed. For details about how to apply, email Cassie at [email protected] -- Cassie Freund Program Director Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program / Yayasan Palung hp: +62 82250693917 www.saveGPorangutans.org
