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RESEARCH ASSISTANT AND DATA ANALYST

Hello! I’m Jo Riley and I’m looking for casual field or lab work in the biological sciences. I’m available immediately for any time period, even if it’s just a day and it’s all data wrangling! I am currently working at the School of Forestry as a casual field assistant with Dr. Laura Young.

Previous projects:

Great Victoria Desert, WA - targeted fauna surveys for ecological consultancies.

WWF - microchip tagging of critically listed black-flanked rock wallabies.

University of Bristol - lesser horseshoe bat radio telemetry survey on the effect of LED street lighting on commuting routes to preferred foraging sites.

The Kimberley, WA - remote fauna surveys and microchip tagging of terrestrial mammals including golden-backed tree rats, northern quolls and scaly-tailed possums.

University of Western Australia - cardiac RA on ischemia / reperfusion injury.

University of Cambridge - 5 years as RA in insect biomechanics, behaviour and genetics.

Skills:

Field - terrestrial fauna surveys, mist netting, veg transects, DNA collection, wildlife photography, GPS triangulation, heterodyne bat detection, radio telemetry

Lab - high-speed video, fluorescence microscopy, SEM, TEM, figures, data & stats, bioassays, Langendorffs, ELISA, DNA / PCR / gels, Westerns, histology, cell culturing

Confident in adverse climates; physically fit with own transport; 4WD & First Aid

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