Hello all, Apologies for any cross postings, but this may be of interest to some. The original posting was on the Pacific Seabird list and replies should be sent to gimenez.verdugo(at)gmail.com. Kathy Two volunteers needed to help with seabird and cetacean fieldwork in South of Spain (Andalusia) CIRCE (http://www.circe.info) is seeking applications from two volunteer tohelp in the motorboat ELSA in the study of abundance and distribution of seabirds and cetaceans in the Gulf of Cadiz (Andalucia - Spain) from 14th April to 31st May 2013. (Note: If you are coming to the ECS in Setubal (Portugal), you can join us after the conference, it is just 5 hours away). Volunteers should be available for the entire period. You will be responsible for your transport to and from the main centre, but once here, we will provide accommodation, transport to the different harbors and food expenses (communal shopping/cooking will be arranged). The main port will be Chipiona and all the volunteers and research team will be based there, although other ports (Barbate, Isla Cristina) could be used during the surveys (in that case everyone will sleep in the boat). We will do lineal transects to cover the coastal area of the Gulf of Cadiz (12 nautical miles) with the motorboat ELSA (10 meters) with an observation point at 5 meters above sea level to monitor seabirds, cetaceans and anthropogenic activities. Volunteers should be prepared to long working days (some days more than 10 hours) under the sun, the wind and cold weather and to help with data entry and office duties during bad weather days. Successful applicants will: -have previous experience in seabirds and cetacean identification at sea. -have a mature attitude towards seabird and marine mammal research. -be autonomous and quickly operational. -be able to live and work constructively with others in a team. -be able to live in a small boat (10meters) for some days. -speak fluently Spanish and/or English. -be available for the entire period. Applicants should send an email introducing themselves to gimenez.verdugo(at)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, detailing your previous experiences relevant to this project. *Applications will be considered in order of arrival.* Sincerely, *Joan Giménez Verdugo* PhD Student Mail: gimenez.verdugo(at)gmail.com Phone: 619176849 *************************************************************************** This is a message from the Pacific Seabird Group listservice. To subscribe, visit https://www.fws.gov/lists/listinfo/pacificseabirds. To unsubscribe, send an email to PacificSeabirds-request@lists.fws.gov. Enter "unsubscribe" in the subject field. Questions? Contact Verena Gill at verena_gill@fws.gov ***************************************************************************