Fwd: Job working with the gorilla Koko

From: Phil Chappell (phil_chappell@access.inet.co.th)
Date: Thu Dec 04 2003 - 02:46:17 PST


This looks like a job that you would do for the love of it!
Phil

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> JOB AD: GORILLA CAREGIVER / RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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> Great opportunity for career-oriented person with affinity and love for
> animals! Advanced degree and animal care experience required. You will
> be helping
> us save, care for and learn from the species. This is a full-time
> position,
> 5-days per week, including weekends & some evening shifts. (See
> Koko.org website
> for context.)
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> MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY:
> - Assist in daily gorilla care and interspecies communication research
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> QUALIFICATIONS:
> - M.A. or Ph.D. in Linguistics (or related field)
> - Sign Language fluency
> - Must be well organized, proactive, detail-oriented
> - Able to handle multiple tasks with confidence
> - Animal care and research experience
> - Knowledge of American Sign Language
> - Exceptional capacity and appetite for learning
> - Excellent writing skills/Publication experience
> - Excellent communication and presentation skills
> - Experience with Macintosh computers
> - Positive Attitude/Vision of Future Interspecies Relations.
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> ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE SKILLS:
> - Linguistics of American Sign Language
> - Veterinary Technician/EMT/MD/DVM
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> ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT:
> Due to the unique nature of this position, we ask that applicants be
> willing
> to make a long-term commitment and be prepared to move to Maui with us
> in the
> next few years. (See Maui Ape Preserve.)
> For this position we are focusing on candidates who live in the
> Peninsula or
> Silicon Valley region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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> SALARY: commensurate with experience.
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> CONTACT:
> ß For additional information on Koko and The Gorilla Foundation,
> please visit
> www.koko.org.
> ß To be considered for an interview, please send resume, cover letter,
> salary
> requirements and 3 references to:
> jobs@koko.org
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> - Do NOT send attachments. Please put all information in the body of
> your
> e-mail. Thank you.
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