JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 

The Shiripuno Research Center Volunteering
Programs consists of 4 and 8 weeks in the field with a whole series of activities and work assignments.

Our Goals:

- To provide fundamental information to scientists based of field observations
- To create educational material for local schools
- To keep track of 20 km of trails
- To download photos from Trap-Cameras
- To create 50 km of trails
- To built a volunteers facilities
- To built a scientists facilities
- To build a data base online!!!

The Shiripuno Amazon Lodge & Shiripuno Research Center offer opportunities for whose want to have an unforgettable experience and learn about the tropical rainforest. Contact Us

Requirements

Degree in Biology or a similar field (Bachelor Degree)
Ability to speak and write Spanish
Interest in wildlife
A minimum commitment of 6 months
A Visa allowing more than a 6-month stay

What to do

Recognize the wildlife and their ecology
Collect data in the field
Rear caterpillars of lepidopterans
Guide tourist groups
Maintain the compost for the farm

What to read before to come.

The Diversity of Life by E.O.Wilson
A Neotropical Companion by John Kricher
Tropical Nature by Adrian Forsyth and Ken Miyata
One River by Wade Davis
The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen
Birds of Tropical America by Steven L. Hilty