Mentor Areas
Behavioral biology, biological anthropology, animal behavior, animal welfare, zoo science, primate research/methods, cognitive science, evolution, community engagement and outreach
Description:
Dr. Jones is looking for 1-2 reliable, collaborative, and organized students to assist with a project examining gorilla tool use. Students will learn to identify individual gorillas housed (or previously housed) at Zoo Atlanta, and use behavioral coding software (Noldus Observer) and will collect data from video footage of gorillas using tools for a few hours a week. In addition, students will attend regular meetings with Dr. Jones, and may be asked to read related articles, and complete related tasks/assignments.
*Please be aware that no internal funding is available, though workstudy students are welcome, as well as those with external funding, independent studies, and of course, volunteers.
Preferred Qualifications
Students who wish to apply must:
- have prior experience and/or course work in animal behavior or primate studies
- have weekly availability to collect data
- be reliable, dedicated, independent, and conscientious
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. Dr. Jones – University of Pennsylvania
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.