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Job Description
The overall goal of the internship: The internship with WCS is to provide hands-on training and field experience to help produce a new generation of biologists to support our work to save threatened wildlife and habitat in Cross River and Bauchi States, Nigeria.
Responsibilities
- The overall goal of the internship: The internship with WCS is to provide hands-on training and field experience to help produce a new generation of biologists to support our work to save threatened wildlife and habitat in Cross River and Bauchi States, Nigeria.
- At the same time, the internship is expected to provide additional support in the field to assist in the conservation and management of WCS sites in both locations.
Specific internship objectives and work description:
- The Intern’s primary duties will be to work closely with the WCS Project Coordinators on our sites, assisting the project manager in organizing law enforcement patrols of our sites.
- The Intern will be provided with training and field experience to familiarize himself with the new SMART system for law enforcement monitoring.
- The Intern will participate in our anti-poaching and wildlife monitoring patrols. By directly participating in patrols, the Intern will assist with supervising and monitoring rangers in the field and recording data using SMART. The Intern will also help our project managers download data from SMART input devices in the field, conduct data analysis, and report writing.
- The Intern will support conservation education and livelihood activities in our sites when necessary or as directed by the Project Coordinators.
Qualifications
Nationality:
- Candidates must be bonafide; law-abiding Citizens of Nigeria.
Education:
- Candidates must have graduated from fields relevant to the work and mission of WCS, and preferably a B.Sc / HND in Pure & Biological Sciences / Humanities.
Language Requirements:
- Applicants in Calabar must speak fluent English, and Bauchi applicants must speak fluent English and Hausa.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (a PDF document) which should consist of a 1-page CV, a Cover Letter, and a colouredState copy of your Degree Certificate and be sent to: nigeriaapplications@wcs.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Location: Bauchi and Cross River, Nigeria.
For More Information: INTERNS
