Jobs with Biosphere Expeditions in wildlife conservation volunteering with citizen scientists

There are no paid full-time jobs available at the moment.

Biosphere Expeditions is currently recruiting part-time paid freelance expedition leaders with employment on a contract basis for between one and four months in any one year and with significant out-of-contract periods between expeditions.

Skills/background required

Interest in / experience of wildlife conservation activities. Ideally an educational background or degree in one of the Life Sciences
Experience of leading expeditions / groups / tours abroad
Flexible and friendly, but with the ability to provide leadership and take charge when necessary
Well travelled with experience of dealing with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds
A current and nationally or internationally recognised basic first aid qualification, ideally with relevance to expedition medicine
A full clean driving license, preferably with some offroad driving experience
Ideally a diving qualification of PADI divemaster or above or equivalent

Selection process

Our selection process is continuous and those who feel they are suitable for the position should apply now with a full CV and a covering letter.

This covering letter must state clearly how you intend to handle the patchy expedition contract work we can offer and how you can support yourself in between contracts. Applications omitting this information will not be considered. Your CV must state clearly:

your age
first aid qualifications
languages spoken (indicate level of proficiency)
driving licences held
experience in relation to the above job description and skills/background required.

Generic applications and CVs which do not refer to the required skills or do not include a covering letter as described above will not be considered.

Send your application to your local office.

Application deadline: None, apply anytime

Internships (part-time / unpaid / expenses paid)

We have the following unpaid internships with payment of expenses on site and travel to the expedition country included:

Camp manager on the Tien Shan expedition

We need you for the duration of the expedition +1 week beforehand for setup
You will be integrated into the expedition as junior helper staff and as such take part in all research activities
You will also help with camp tasks and cooking as needed and support the expedition leader and scientist in this capacity
You need to have camping and cooking skills and be a good organiser
You are reliable, punctual and can work in a team and to schedule
Ideally you have a driving licence and some off-road experience

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Camp manager on the Sweden expedition

We need you for the duration of the expedition +3-4 days beforehand for setup
You will be integrated into the expedition as junior helper staff and as such take part in all research activities
You will also help with camp tasks and cooking as needed and support the expedition leader and scientist in this capacity
You need to have camping and cooking skills and be a good organiser
You are reliable, punctual and can work in a team and to schedule
Ideally you have a driving licence and some off-road experience

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Selection process

Our selection process is continuous and those who feel they are suitable for the position should apply now with a full CV and a covering letter. Your CV must state clearly:

your age
first aid qualifications
languages spoken (indicate level of proficiency)
driving licences held
experience in relation to the above job descriptions and skills/background required

Generic applications and CVs which do not refer to the required skills or do not include a covering letter will not be considered.

Send your application to your local office.

Application deadlines: If a suitable candidate comes forward, we will award the internship then, so it pays to apply as soon as possible. Hard deadlines for applications are 1 April (Sweden) and 1 May (Tien Shan).

Placements for local people (part-time / unpaid)

Biosphere Expeditions offers part-time unpaid placements for local people of the expedition countries on all its wildlife volunteer conservation expeditions. They are awarded on a competitive basis and preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate (1) a genuine interest in wildlife conservation or a career in this field and (2) that they will use their conservation expedition experience to further environmental protection in the expedition country and carry the message to other people, thereby multiplying the effect of their experience. Successful applicants will then take part in the volunteer expedition at no cost other than getting themselves to the expedition assembly point. Note that placements are not paid positions. Also note that the number of places available and the time when they are available will vary from expedition to expedition. More information and application form.

Exploration Bursary (part-time / unpaid)

The unpaid part-time Biosphere Expeditions Exploration Bursary in cooperation with the Royal Geographical Society makes one place on any Biosphere Expeditions project available once a year for one person. The bursary is for "all who are inspired to explore the world in a challenging and meaningful way, and to give something back by doing so", in line with the ethos of exploration and responsible travel shared by Biosphere Expeditions and the RGS. We particularly encourage students planning an overseas expedition or budding early-career field researchers with a new idea to apply. More information and application form.

Home projects (part-time / unpaid)

If you are interested doing some unpaid part-time project work for Biosphere Expeditions from your home on a voluntary basis, then please have a look at the tasks below. If you have your own ideas, then we would like to hear from you too. Please just get in touch with your local office.

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