Volunteering opportunities
Find a student or graduate volunteer position working with ecology researchers or teachers, in the lab or field.
Eagle ray collection in Moreton Bay
Job position: volunteer work
Closing date: 12 August, 2019
Location: Moreton Bay Research Station
Contact: Chris Lawson at christopher.lawson@uq.edu.au
Job details: I'm looking for volunteers to help with bringing live eagle rays back to Moreton Bay Research Station.
Essentially this would involve heading to UQ's Moreton Bay Research Station on North Stradbroke Island, and we would take a boat out on the bay to meet up with commerical fisherman who often get eagle rays as by-catch and release them. The plan is to grab some rays and return them to the station alive.
The work involves daytrips, and no boating licence is required.
Email me for more details.
Connecting habitats at Samford eco-corridor
Job position: volunteer work
Closing date: 31 August 31, 2019
Location: Samford
Contact: Marina Richardson at mrichardson@cva.org.au
Job details: The Samford Eco-Corridor project began in 2013 with the aim of restoring biodiversity to waterways and connecting riparian habitats along the South Pine River. Since the program’s inception, over 6000 trees have been planted to recreate a section of “Gallery Rainforest on Alluvial Plains”, a habitat type that is currently not protected in any Queensland reserves. The project site contains 120 species of native plants and provides critical habitat for threatened species such as koalas and platypus.
Join CVA as we support the collective efforts of different stakeholder groups including Land For Wildlife property owners, UQ, MBRC Bushcare volunteers and the Brisbane Rainforest Information and Action Network to connect riparian zones along the South Pine River!
This project is a great way to network and gain hands on skills for a career in conservation while making a real difference to our environment.
If this project is fully booked but you are able to make your way to and from the project site we would love to have you on board, simply contact our Brisbane office via phone or email and we can manually add you on to the project.
Remember to wear long pants, a long sleeved shirt, enclosed shoes, a hat, sunglasses and please bring your lunch and plenty of water.
Find out more: Connecting Habitats at Samford Eco-Corridor
Help identify Southeast Asian wildlife from camera trap photos
Job position: volunteer work
Closing date: 1 December 2020
Location: Goddard Building (8), St Lucia. (Mostly remote work, will need to use personal laptop)
Contact: Matthew Scott Luskin on m.luskin@uq.edu.au
Job details: I'm looking for volunteers to help identify Southeast Asian wildlife from camera trap photos. I would also be interested in help looking up ecology references for some of the rare species.
The work involves 2-10 hours per week, mostly from your laptop, with occasional tutorials put on by the Ecological Cascades Lab researchers (https://www.ecologicalcascades.com/people). Email me for more details.