This is a second and final call for applications from volunteers to help with fieldwork on the effects of noise on humpback whales from 20 September to 19 October, 2008. The work will take place during the whales' southward migration along the Australian east coast and is funded by the Australian Centre for Applied Marine Mammal Science (ACAMMS). The fieldwork will take place at Peregian Beach, approximately 140km north of Brisbane. Peregian sits on the migratory corridor of the east Australian humpback whale population of around 11,000 whales. This will be a large, multi-disciplinary study of the passing whales during their southward migration and include controlled exposure experiments (CEEs), the deployment of DTAGs, the collection of behavioural and positional data from a land station, the acoustic recording and tracking of singers using an array of hydrophone buoys moored offshore, and the boat-based collection of photo-IDs, biopsies and blow mucus samples. This will provide willing volunteers with excellent experience in a wide variety of disciplines including acoustics, photo ID, tagging and biopsy collection. Volunteers should be available for the entire four week study. You will be responsible for your transport to and from Peregian Beach, but once there, we will provide accommodation and food. The project will suit young scientists with interests in humpback whale behaviour, behavioural ecology, acoustics and communication. Successful applicants will have a mature attitude towards marine mammal research and be able to live and work constructively with others in a team. Preference will be given to those who have a degree in biology, marine science, or veterinary science, and who have previous relevant marine mammal field experience Applicants should send an email introducing themselves to Michael Noad mnoad@uq.edu.au, Becca Dunlop r.dunlop@uq.edu.au and Melinda Rekdahl mlrekdahl@gmail.com. The email should include an outline of why you would like to work on this project, your qualifications and previous experience. Please also attach a brief CV including the contact details of two relevant referees. Applications will be accepted until 27 June and places will be offered soon after this to allow you time to make travel arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael Noad BVSc PhD Lecturer Veterinary Anatomy Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Laboratory School of Veterinary Science University of Queensland St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia Ph. (07)3365-2088 Mob. 0416-270567 Fax. (07)3365-1255 Email mnoad@uq.edu.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~