VOLUNTEER ROLE DESCRIPTION
Volunteer Role:
Department:
Location:
ZSL Contact/ Supervisor:
Purpose of Role/ Project:
ZSL Camera Trap Data Analysis Technician
CP
CP West and North Africa Office
Tim Wacher and Raj Amin
In order to maintain momentum on the excellent progress being made
at ZSL with the camera trap analysis tool, volunteer support is needed to
address data processing workload and maximise use and impact of the
camera trap analysis tool.
The program will be organised to ensure familiarisation with the tool by
providing data entry experience from several of ZSL’s past and ongoing
camera grid operations (see list 1 below). Past data sets will be updated
to the analysis tool format for standardised comparisons. With
experience gained from this process, the second phase will be to
develop a user-manual to support the camera tool (part 2 below).
1. Survey image processing and camera-trap tool data
preparation activities
Saudi Arabia
Uruq survey datasets – August / September 2014;
Kenya (update existing Dodori, Boni forest and Arabuko
survey datasets to tool format)
Guinea (update 2 survey datasets to tool format)
Pygmy hippo (process full data set for first time)
Mongolia (update past datasets and assist with processing new
data sets)
2. Camera trap tool development activities:
- User manual
- Update existing camera trap training material
- Populate region specific tool lookup tables (species, Red list
status, habitats etc.)
3. Admin support (e.g. maintaining list of changes to software etc.)
Main tasks volunteer
will be asked to
undertake:
Anticipated skills and
experience that the
volunteer will bring:
Skills & Experience
Volunteer will gain:
See above
Graduate in biological / environmental science
Experience in GIS and basic statistics
Good writing and communication skills
Awareness of current developments in camera trapping
Publication skills (manual and manuscript)
Camera trap data management and analysis
Practical use of camera trap technology for field conservation
Training Provided:
Camera trap techniques and data analysis for biodiversity monitoring
and management
Preparing scientific publication
Resources/ Uniform
Provided:
Work Place Conditions:
Additional Information:
Desk and computer
Good (CP Africa Programme Office)