Empleo: Francia!

Marine Ecologist: marine mammal.

Applications are invited for job position (9 months) at the Centre de Recherche sur les Cétacés Marineland in Antibes,France.

Candidate: Applicants should have a minimum qualification of a Master degree or equivalent, preferably on marine ecology with experience in marine mammals. The candidate should be highly motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team. Applicants should have good computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, Power point and GIS (preferably ArcView) and be familiar with some of these domains: statistical analysis, abundance estimation, GIS, modelling distribution, oceanography, remote sensing. Experience in cetaceans surveys at sea is an advantage.

French language is not compulsory, otherwise English will be needed.

Duration and Salary: Duration is 9 months.
Salary (gross) is 1 650 euro per month.

Closing date for applications is 30th December 2008. Applications should include curriculum vitae, a letter of application and a list of name of referees. Submit should be sent via e-mail to Sophie Laran: crc@marineland.fr or to the staff manager, S?verine Roussel : s.roussel@marineland.fr par snail mail to
Marineland, 306
avenue Mozart 06600 Antibes,
France.

Roles
- Marine mammals observers : line transect sampling (shipboard and aerial), biopsies collection,...
- Data coding, report editing, map editing using ArcView (8)
- Assisting Project Manager on different project: GIS project with remote sensing imagery, habitat model
- Developing new research projects on marine mammals of Marineland

Sophie Laran (PhD)
Centre de Recherche sur les Cétacés
Marineland - Parques Reunidos
306 av Mozart, 06600 Antibes, France
tel: +33 (0)4 93 33 55 77 / fax: +33 (0)4 93 33 76 91