Description

I have recently graduated from a MSc in primate conservation at Oxford Brookes University, thus completing a decade of experience in ecology research for the benefit of conservation intervention. This masters degree included a 10 month independent research position which I conducted on the movement ecology of a Critically Endangered (CR) primate, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus) in Ha Giang, Vietnam. I also hold a BSc degree in biological sciences that I completed with an extra geosciences major by doing additional modules in GIS and remote sensing to compliment my skillset.

I have worked mostly as a volunteer most notably a year spent in Guinea, west Africa as a research assistant contributing to a long term data set on wild chimpanzee populations. However I have also contributed to population monitoring surveys for micro-bat and macro-invertebrate populations in the Murray-Darling basin, Australia. In Australia I also worked for 4 years in an environmental restoration company that focused on the extirpation of noxious flora species to return ecosystems to natural processes. In this position I learned a great deal about the professional role of ecologists as consultants including developing conservation management plans in a professional environment. I am currently looking for positions that will allow me to further develop my knowledge in ecology while following my passion as a conservationist.

On a personal note I have travelled around the world and developed my maturity while handling the complexities of foreign languages, governments (permits/funding/visas) and basic living conditions. I am proud of my accomplishments but realise there is always so much to learn about my passion – conservation. Most notable degrees are listed below, but for much more information please see my CV.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Nick