Resident Lecturer in Wildlife Management

The SFS Centre for Wildlife Management Studies in Rhotia, Tanzania seeks an enthusiastic, team-oriented individual to serve as part of a residential team of faculty and staff that delivers an interdisciplinary, hands-on learning experience to students spending a semester or summer abroad.

Reports to:
Centre Director, supported by SFS Dean

Start Date:
1 September 2011

Course Overview:
As one of three disciplinary courses taught, the Techniques in Wildlife Management course is designed to assist students in understanding the questions, principles and tools used by resource managers in the Tanzania savanna ecosystem, with a focus on large mammal conservation. Issues to be addressed in the course include the following: behavior of large animals, wildlife assessment and management techniques, protected area management, human-wildlife conflict, community conservation strategies, statistical analysis, and local tourism initiatives, among others. The course also introduces students to wildlife field research techniques, data collection, data analysis, and scientific writing. The successful candidate will work closely with the lecturers in Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Policy to deliver an interdisciplinary program through education and research in a field setting. Each lecturer is expected to provide high quality, inquiry-based teaching and will lead students in Directed Research projects defined in the Centre’s research plan.

Minimum Qualifications:
•Tanzanian work authorization required
•Ph.D. (strongly preferred) and university-level teaching experience in Wildlife Management, Wildlife Ecology, Natural Resource Management, or similar field
•Experience living and working in Tanzania with appropriate language skills (English, Kiswahili)
•Excellent English communication •Field research experience wildlife and resource management in East Africa
•Demonstrated ability to work as part of a teaching and research team
•Demonstrated commitment to environmental and conservation issues

TO APPLY:
Fill out brief online application at
http://fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/index.php?m=portal&a=details&jobOrderID=369255