Independent Research

Personalised Research Opportunities

Create your own path

Being in the Amazon Rainforest offers endless opportunities for your own research. Here at amaZOOnico we encourage those looking for research opportunities to utilise our forest for their very own projects.

This may include:

Behavioral assessment of animals living in captivity and assisted freedom
Abundance, distribution, and habitat use of terrestrial and arboreal mammals
Ecology and/or ethology of free living primates
Evaluation of forest resource availability for different wildlife species e.g. tapirs, primates, peccaries
Evaluation of innovative techniques to detect hunting in the reserve (drones, smartphone monitoring systems, automated recording of sound and/or mage, etc)
Seed dispersal potential and effects of gut passage on the germination of seeds ingested by wildlife
Prevalence and ecology of parasites
Seed dispersal potential and effects of gut passage on the germination of seeds ingested by wildlife
Innovative ways of using renewable energies and sustainable materials for the benefit of the center

REQUIREMENTS

Proficiency in English or Spanish
Fee of $600 per 4 weeks
Have or be working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree
Able to withstand environmental conditions of the Amazon Rainforest
Cover own travel expenses to and from our field sites
Non-residents of Ecuador must be able to obtain an Ecuadorian temporary resident visa if research project will last more than 90 days

HOW CAN I APPLY?

Click "Apply as Researcher", then fill out the form and submit it.

Before completing the form, make sure you have the following documents ready:

CV (3 pages maximum)
Motivation letter
Brief information about your project (title, abstract, objectives, importance, methods)
Contact information for two references

Apply as Researcher

Please direct any questions regarding potential research to amaZOOnico's conservation director, Tesa Mendoza: tesa@amazoonicorescue.org

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