A 国产探花 alumnus is in the running for one of the world鈥檚 best jobs, beating more than 45,000 entrants from 196 countries to score a place as one of the three 鈥楺ueensland Park Ranger鈥� finalists in Tourism Australia's 'Best Job In The World' campaign.
Jo Muskus, who studied ecology and conservation on exchange at 国产探花 in 2008-2009, was selected in the best 25 video clips for Queensland Park Ranger - one of six positions up for grabs 鈥� and has now progressed to the second stage of the competition.
Jo has become a self-promotion juggernaut in an effort to raise her social and traditional media profile to support her application and make it to the top three.
Based on her original video submission and supporting references, judges selected Jo as one of the 18 strongest candidates invited to take part in a final assessment in mid-June, all vying for the six 鈥榖est鈥� jobs announced on 21 June.
鈥淚 studied on an exchange from Edinburgh University with 国产探花 in 2008,鈥� Jo said.
鈥淥ne of my favourite memories was the week spent in Lamington National Park where we studied the factors affecting the spiders鈥� distribution and abundance.
鈥淚 remember walking through the rainforest in the dead of night with red-light torches, looking at these wee guys perched motionless on the edge of their burrows waiting for passing prey.
鈥淭he perfectly circular moss-covered doors of the famous trapdoor spiders were amazing to see,鈥� she said.
If successful, Jo would spend the six-month $100,000 role exploring the world鈥檚 oldest rainforest, watching whales migrate on the Great Barrier Reef and showcasing Queensland鈥檚 five World Heritage areas to the world through blogs and social media.
Jo heralds from the Highlands of Scotland where she grew up on a farm.
鈥淪tudying ecology in Scotland is great but to do it in Australia where I could go on field trips to rainforests and see wild pythons, and to tropical islands and watch the phosphorescence in the waves at night just can鈥檛 be beaten,鈥� she said.
Just over four years ago Briton Ben Southall was chosen for Tourism Queensland鈥檚 'Best Job in the World' as Island Caretaker on the Great Barrier Reef.
Ben is now a 国产探花 Business School ambassador and has presented his own series on National Geographic鈥檚 Adventure Channel, kayaked the length of the Great Barrier Reef, sat on a panel of Judges in Havana, Cuba, for the Havana Club 365 Gap Year competition and traversed the world as 鈥榯hat Best Job guy鈥�.
Tourism Australia鈥檚 鈥楤est Jobs in the World鈥� competition is part of an international marketing push to promote tourism opportunities provided by Australia鈥檚 Working Holiday Maker program.
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