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Just starting your conservation tech career path? Our Early Career group is the best place to network, chat about your master's projects, and seek advice from your peers and those who have been down this path before! Join now to get to know community members and students from around the world!

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unsupervised machine learning to infer syntax and temporal organisations of animal vocalizations

Luigi

7 September 2023 3:02pm

I wish to share an update on my MSc thesis project, that contributes to the field of decoding animal communication. In my work I conducted a factorial experiment  to...

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Kim Hendrikse

26 November 2024 3:41pm

Super interesting work! Maybe one day you will also be able to have a career as a science fiction writer. Lot of interesting outcomes can come of this. ❤️

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Biodiversity-focused companies for data scientists

Alejandro Lopez

22 September 2024 1:06pm

Greetings!This is my first post, I hope to get to know all of you better!I am a PhD in Ecology that wants to jump from academia to the industry. I will start a master's on Data...

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Alejandro Lopez

24 September 2024 8:58pm

Thank you so much! Sadly, those centers are from the US, and it's difficult to get a job there being European (as far as I know). I am a postdoc now and I know about this kind of opportunities, but they are difficult to come across.

Thank you!!!

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Careers in Robotics/ AI 

Dhruv Pandit

9 October 2024 9:51pm

Hi I've recently completed my Master's in Robotics and would like to work at the intersection of conservation and robotics/ai. I was wondering if anyone had any leads as I would...

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Jared Marley

11 October 2024 9:48pm

Hi Dhruv, 

Sadly I don't have any direct leads (unless you want to move to Cananda) but some feedback. 

Keep in mind that the wildlife conservation is a very tiny market in terms of total investment. There are a handful of private companies in Europe that have engineering departments, as well as various institutions that hire technical roles. You should expect some general differences compared to other fields, such as defense. Wages will generally be lower and your teams much smaller, with broader fields of individual contribution. 

There can be gatekeeping in this field and it can be difficult to make that initial breakthrough, especially if you don't have background in wildlife. Be on the lookout to volunteer and spend time on field conservation if you can. Doesn't have to be months unpaid internships, but do some citizen science days with local conservation groups. Most people will want to see some demonstrated passion for wildlife. As the market is small it is worth researching places that hire and try to make connections as you can. 

Best of luck. 

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Where to search for consultancy opportunities in nature conservation?

Frank van der Most

3 October 2024 5:07pm

The past year and a half, I have been looking for specific consultancy opportunities in nature conservation. Basically, I haven't found the one-stop website for these and have...

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Frank van der Most

5 October 2024 12:22am

Thank you for confirming, Vance! I will check out environmentjob.co.uk!

The weird bit about LinkedIn is that I ran into two opportunities posted by someone that I could respond to with an offer. Which is of course nice, but also very much dependent on coincidence, having a broad enough network, and of course endless  browsing.

I noticed that LinkedIn currently has a selection of 'requests for work'. Haven't checked it out though because it requires a premium account. Guess, I will take the free temporary upgrade.

Szilvia Szilagyi

7 October 2024 10:58am

I started my own drone consultancy in 2022, included in wide support about drones usage in nature protection from A- till Z, however there are not as many GIS jobs in Central European Countries compare with UK or US. 

My startup still exists but without funding. 

 

Frank van der Most

7 October 2024 11:47pm

Hej Szilvia!

What an interesting story, especially in light recent questions popping up on business models for nature conservation enterprises!

So, how or where do you find commissions for your drone and geospatial consultancies in nature conservation? 

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Building a biodiversity startup focused on getting landowners to use native plants

Colleen

23 September 2024 3:37pm

I'm fresh off my MEM/MBA degrees building a startup called EarthScape that is focused on assisting landowners in the switch from turf grass lawns (the largest USA irrigated...

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🌍🎶 **Inspiring Moments at the African Bioacoustics Community Conference!** 🎶🌍

Consolata Gathoni Gitau

18 September 2024 3:27pm

The  African Bioacoustics Conference!

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CathyNj

18 September 2024 5:37pm

This is very exciting! Thank you for sharing.
Grace Mchome

26 September 2024 1:08pm

Exciting! what indicators did you use to track land degradation and restoration using acoustics?
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Seeking Internship/Volunteer Opportunity in Human-Wildlife Interaction

Sarah Mshanga

25 August 2024 10:08pm

Hello everyone!My name is Sarah Mshanga, and I am a member of Cohort Three of the Women in Conservation Technology program, based in Tanzania. I am deeply passionate about...

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Alex Rood

3 September 2024 4:15pm

Definitely keep checking the career openings on our resources page! Best of luck :) 

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