A Training Course in Ecological Research Methods

A Training Course in Ecological Research Methods

24 April - 21 May 2006

Walailak University

and the Biodiversity Research and Training Program (BRT)
are seeking students to participate in a field course on ecological research methods,

24 April - 21 May, 2006, at Walailak University.

The course will focus on the process of scientific inquiry:

1) asking interesting and valuable ecological questions

2) identifying the data needed to answer them

3) designing appropriate methods and conducting a field study

4) analyzing and interpreting results

5) reporting results in a scientific paper

Students will learn basic methods for studying plant and animal populations in

the wild.

Instructors:

Santa Barbara, USA), Dr. Chatchai Ngamriabsakul (Walailak University), Dr.

Anchana Prathep (Prince of Songkla University), and Dr. George Gale and Dr.

Tommaso Savini (King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi).

Venue:

place in forest at Khao Nan National Park and in near-shore marine habitat at

Khanom National Park.

Language of course:

Qualifications: BOTH WOMEN AND MEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Applicants should be entering an MSc. program in ecology in June, 2006 at any Thai

university. They should have undergraduate coursework in ecology and be interested

in research in either forest or marine ecosystems.

Application closing Date:

For information

Ms. Pankamon Sornsuwan at (02)6448150-9 # 533 for voice, and

nattha.wat@biotec.or.th and pankamon.sor@biotec.or.th for e-mail.

To apply:

(English), to Ms. Nattha Wattanaratchakit (nattha.wat@biotec.or.th) or Ms.

Pankamon Sornsuwan (pankamon.sor@biotec.or.th), by e-mail only. List coursework

in biology (and statistics, if any) and any research experience, in the CV.


ขอบคุณครับ

ฉัตรชัย

Submit a letter of application (Thai or English), with transcription and vita: Contact Ms. Nattha Wattanaratchakit at (02)6448150-9 # 518 or15 March, 2006 or until available spaces are filled.Thai and English, with bilingual interpreters always available.The training course will be based at Walailak University. Field work will takeDr. David Greenberg (Walailak University and University of California,