A 2-year Postdoc position is available to study the consequences of parasitoid-mediated apparent competition between herbivores of maize and lima bean in Mexico.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. in entomology, ecology or a related field, as well as experience with fieldwork is required. The candidate should be self-motivated and capable of conducting independent lab and fieldwork. A period of 3-4 months per year will be spent conducting fieldwork in Mexico and supervising Master students. Review of applications will begin Nov. 15, 2013, and continue until a suitable applicant has been found.
The University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) offers highly competitive working conditions, state-of-the-art facilities, and ample opportunity to interact with
other scientists. The working language in our research groups is English, but some knowledge of Spanish and/or French would be a plus. Neuchātel is beautifully located at the foothills of the Jura mountain range, overlooking the lake of Neuchātel and the Swiss Alps.
Starting date: April 1st 2014.
The project will be conducted in the context of an on-going collaboration between the laboratory of Evolutionary Entomology (Betty Benrey) and the laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Research in Chemical Ecology (Ted Turlings).
For information on our research groups visit:
http://www2.unine.ch/evol/page-6423_en.html
http://www2.unine.ch/farce/lang/en/farce
Applications should be sent by email to: betty.benrey@unine.ch
Please send with your application a letter of motivation, CV, and names
and contact information of at least two persons who can provide references.