*About Association ELI-S*

Association ELI-S is a small French nonprofit organization created in 2013. Our organization aims at promoting, protecting and conserving cetaceans in Central America, and launched since 2016 the pioneer project “ Cetacean Conservation of Nicaragua “. The aim is to generate knowledge on cetacean presence, population size, distribution and habitat use patterns. The expected output is to generate:1) scientific data on cetaceans in Nicaragua, 2) environmental awareness to the local communities in order to create a socio-economic relevance in conserving and protecting their natural environment and 3) responsible eco-tourism. Eight species were identified and the most abundant species are: humpback whales, bottlenose dolphins and pantropical spotted dolphins.

ELI-Scientific is recruiting a team leader for field work, photo-identification and data entry from between January and April 2020 in San Juan del Sur. This position is a great opportunity for a scientist that wish to gain additional experience on the field and learn how a small non-profit organization works.

*Location: *San Juan del Sur South-West of Nicaragua

*Period: *01 January to 30 April - 4 month commitment

*Type of agreement: *Full time.

*Duties:*

- Assist in Boat based and land based surveys in collecting data on cetaceans

- Photo-identification of whale and dolphin species

- Coordinate a group of research assistants with the project director

- Verify Data entry of collected data

- Participate to public outreach and events

*Desirable Skills and qualifications:*

- *Mc in biology / environmental sciences*

- *Fluency in Spanish and English (!)*

- *Enthusiastic, conscientious and hard working (!)*

- Experience of working in developing countries

- Proactive

- Interest in marine mammal research

- Experience with photo-identification : matching and grading systems

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Being able to manage a small team

- Being able to live in basic living conditions

This position is an *unpaid position* but food and accomodation will be provided.

*To apply:*

Please email a CV, 2 references and cover letter outlining your experience and motivations. Send this to v.pouey@hotmail.fr and eliscientific@gmail.com in copy with "Team Leader 2020" in the subject line. Deadline of Application: 31th of October 2019. Interviews via Skype on 01 November 2019.

*Contact:*

For further information or any queries, please contact *Joelle De Weerdt, Project Director* via eliscientific@gmail.com

Website: www.nicacetacea.org / www.eli-s.com

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