*Osa Conservation is looking for field assistants for this 2019 season. * We are a regional non-profit conservation organization in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, whose mission is to conserve the extraordinary biodiversity of the Osa region. OC utilizes science facilities and programs to engage students, professionals and the broad public with diversity conservation. We operate in several field research stations and other facilities on 2500 hectares of private land that includes old growth rainforest, marine coastal habitats, wetlands and agricultural landscapes.
Field assistants are needed year-round and are required to stay a minimum of 6 months. Fluency in Spanish and English are highly desired. Having a degree in biology or conservation, previous field experience, and willingness to work with local communities are some of the selection criteria that we may consider. *Our open positions in this 2019 are:* *1) Agroecological Farm Technical Assistant: *Emphasized in developing and improving local food production through agro-ecological practices. Spanish fluency indispensable. Program Contact: Noelia Hernández, noeliahernan...@osaconservation.org *2) Restoration and Rewilding Research Field Assistant: *Emphasized in creating a Restoration Network to gather communities and local landowners to improve Restoration and Land Connectivity efforts. Spanish fluency indispensable. Program Coordinator: Michelle Monge-Velázquez, michellemo...@osaconservation.org *3) Biological Monitoring Research Field Assistant: *Emphasized in surveying different species across different landscapes. Program Coordinator: Eleanor Flatt, eleanorfl...@osaconservation.org *4) Watershed Conservation Research Field Assistant: *Emphasized in river restoration projects and water quality monitoring. Program Coordinator: Hilary Brumberg, hilarybrumb...@osaconservation.org *5) Marine Program Research Field Assistant:* Emphasized in coral reef monitoring, work with communities and environmental education. Diving title and Spanish fluency indispensable. Program Coordinator: Noelia Hernández, noeliahernan...@osaconservation.org *6) Sea Turtles Research Field Assistant*: Emphasized in beach patrols to look for sea turtles nests and help with the maintenance of the sea turtle hatchery. Program Coordinator: Mónica Espinoza, monicaespin...@osaconservation.org *7) Station's operations and Conservation Experience Assitant:* This position is for someone willing to offer and outstanding client service to researchers, tourists and students from all over the world in our OC facilities and supporting the delivery of conservation experience by assisting and proactively helping us improve our operations system and communications. This position requires proficient Spanish and English speaking. Background related to tourism, hospitality, marketing or sustainability. Program contact: Lucía Vargas, volunt...@osaconservation.org The best, Dr. Noelia Hernández Science Director Osa Conservation
