[APES Jobs] PhD or postdoc opportunity in Malawi

[Bursaries, Employment and Career Opportunities in Environmental Fields]

Hi everyone.  Dr Leslie contacted Norman and about finding a student for 
the project described below.  If you are nearing the end of your degree 
and think you might be interested, you can contact Dr Leslie directly.

Regards,
Jason
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*From:*Dr Alison Leslie [mailto:aleslie at sun.ac.za]
*Sent:* Thursday, August 08, 2013 5:32 PM
*To:* Norman Owen-Smith
*Subject:*

Gooday Norman...

Greetings from a very warm, southern Malawi. Sure hope all is well with you?

I believe you have heard via the grapevine (a PhD student of mine who 
contacted you) that I am currently running a research programme in 
Majete Wildlife Reserve in Malawi. A phenomenal re-introduction 
programme over the past 10 years and we are now getting a 
monitoring/research programme up and running. 2500 individuals of 14 
species have been re-introduced including elephants, black rhino, 
buffalo, sable, lion, leopard etc. This is an African Parks initiative. 
We have also recently, via camera traps, discovered what we think is a 
pretty healthy population of hyenas.

My student who contacted you, Colin Tucker, has decided that the PhD is 
not for him after all, so I am on the hunt for some good quality 
students/or postdoc. As we know these days, they can be hard to come 
by!! I would really like someone to continue the buffalo/sable work and 
wonder if you have any ideas. I believe that the elephants and buffalo 
are going to become a management nightmare, and we have actually already 
shown in an MSc thesis that elephants are causing a considerable amount 
of damage. The park is 70 000ha in size and fully fenced - electric. 
There are 9 artificial waterholes and a number of natural springs, 4 of 
which are perennial. Much of the park is also high altitude, 
transitional (??) miombo woodland and a portion has the DShire River as 
a boundary.  It is virtually a living lab as we know what was re-introduced.

We have a stunning research camp with en suite accommodation and now 
even internet access, I feed all and provide 2 vehicles, we have camera 
traps available etc etc etc. The majority of funding is coming from the 
Earthwatch Ins. - and we run 8 volunteer teams a year. Students would 
only be required to source their own bursary funds.

Please let me know if you have any really reliable students up your sleeve!!

Warm regards

Alison

PS: I know you are semi-retired but I do not think you will ever stop!!

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