Wildlife Preservation Canada is looking for an enthusiastic young Canadian scientist to participate in a rigorous eight-month professional training program called “Canada’s New Noahs.”

The successful candidate will be trained on the island of Jersey in the English Channel, then move to Mauritius to work with endangered birds.

Candidates must be available to work from July 2013 through March 2014 and have a post-secondary degree in biology, zoology, veterinary or related studies.

More information is available in their application package (pdf). Application deadline is December 14, 2012.

Tags: Scholarships & Awards; Faculty of Science; biological sciences