Magyar Vad- és Állatkerti Állatorvosok Társasága

PhD position for veterinarian

We are looking for a veterinarian for a PhD (or similar) project on health monitoring in wild chimpanzees of the Taï National Park, Ivory Coast.

The
project will be carried out in the context of the long-term project on
the Taï chimpanzees under the supervision of Prof. Christophe Boesch,
Max-Planck-Institute for evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
The health component of the project is executed in collaboration with
Dr. Fabian Leendertz of the Robert Koch-Institute in Berlin.
The work schedule will roughly be:
Preparations (approx. 2 month):

2) 2 years of field work in the Taï National Park, Ivory Coast 
(Interrupted by some first analyses between the 2 years)
3) Analyses at the Robert Koch-Institute and the Max-Planck-Institute
4) Publications etc.

Total duration: ~ 3 years

The
field work requires good physical condition, the ability to work
independently and involves some management work. Good oral French and
English language skills are required. 
The candidate will be
responsible for sample collection and preservation as well as disease
outbreak response including necropsies. A specific project on vectors
carrying pathogens of importance for the chimpanzees including sample
collection and analyses on site will be the basis for a PhD (or
similar) project.

Applications
including a cover letter stating research experience and interests,
detailed curriculum vitae, and the names and e-mail addresses of two
referees should be send electronically to Fabian Leendertz. The
evaluation of applications will start on the 28th of April 2009 and
applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Find more information on http://www.eva.mpg.de/primat .

Dr. Fabian Leendertz
Coordinator "Great Ape Health Monitoring Unit" (GAHMU)
Veterinarian Taϊ Chimpanzee Project, Côte d'Ivoire 
Robert Koch-Institut Berlin, Research Group „Emerging Zoonoses“
Nordufer 20
D-13353 Berlin
Phone: 01888 754 2592
Email: LeendertzF@rki.de