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Internship: Update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species amphibian database
Description:
The IUCN - CI Biodiversity Assessment Unit, a joint initiative between the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Conservation International, seeks an intern to assist with maintenance and update of the amphibian conservation assessment database in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/amphibians). Global conservation assessments allow for the establishment of global baselines for biodiversity monitoring; they are critical tools for the identification of priority species and areas and their maintenance is thus fundamental for informing conservation action. The intern will help update the amphibian database by performing one or a combination of the following tasks: revising taxonomic authorities in the Red List, revising conservation actions for threatened amphibians and revising biogeographic realm codings for a subset of the data. The intern will receive formal training in both the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria and IUCN’s Species Information System (SIS) database.
Qualifications:
−a good understanding of amphibian taxonomy, amphibian declines and amphibian conservation
−strong internet-search and data-mining skills
−strong English language skills
−experience with MS Excel
−attention to detail
Compensation:
While the internship provides no paid remuneration, the intern will receive free copies of the books Threatened Amphibians of the World and Extinction in Our Times upon conclusion of the internship.
Timing and location: Three (3) months full-time or six (6) months part-time. There are no restrictions on location, insofar as the intern has access to a good working computer and high speed internet access.
How to apply: Please download the application form and send the completed form to Neil Cox at n.cox@conservation.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline for application: June 11, 2010.
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