Missions

Organization of field missions. Writing scientific publications.

Activités

-Interviews
-Vegetation surveys
-Qualitative data analysis
-Quantitative data analysis

Compétences

• The position requires demonstrated experience in quantitative data analysis as well as qualitative analysis. Mastery in R and/or Statistica, and experience in database management are required.
• Fieldwork experience in the dry forests of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, including the Cerrado, Chaco, and/or Caatinga is required. Existing contacts with community leaders in those regions are a plus.
• Portuguese fluency and an academic fluency in English are requirements. French is not required but is a plus.
• Experience in collecting ecological and ethnobiological data (including application of participatory methods, application of interviews, etc.), and experience with indigenous peoples and traditional communities is required.
• Experience with the implementation of restitution of the investigation to local communities (booklets, manuals of good management practices, video documentaries, etc.) is a plus.

Contexte de travail

UMR CESCO: The Center for Ecology and Conservation Sciences (CESCO) conducts research on biodiversity conservation through multidisciplinary approaches in population ecology and social sciences (conservation management sciences, political science, conservation psychology). https://cesco.mnhn.fr/fr

Le poste se situe dans un secteur relevant de la protection du potentiel scientifique et technique (PPST), et nécessite donc, conformément à la réglementation, que votre arrivée soit autorisée par l'autorité compétente du MESR.