Technicien de laboratoire (H/F)

Chargé de projet scientifique et technique en nématologie (H/F)

Offre de stage

Nous proposons un stage d’une durée de 7 à 8 semaines, entre février et mi-avril, dans le cadre du déménagement d’animaux vers une nouvelle installation.

Les missions sont les suivantes :

• Relevé et analyse des interactions entre un mâle et une femelle kinkajou (Potos flavus), dans le but de la création d’un nouveau couple au sein du programme de gestion européen
• Relevé et analyse des interactions entre ces 2 kinkajous et 2 femelles douroucoulis (Aotus griseimembra), dans le cadre d’une présentation polyspécifique au sein d’un nouvel espace
• Mesure des niveaux d’activité de ces différents individus, en fonction de l’intensité lumineuse – naturelle et artificielle – au sein du nouvel espace fonctionnant en cycle inversé.

Nous souhaitons un niveau L 3 ou M 1.

Le lieu de stage est le Parc Zoo du Reynou (87 – Haute-Vienne).

Contacter

Aude Haelewyn-Desmoulins

Responsable Science et Pédagogie

Head of Science and Education

ahd@parczooreynou.com

Offre de stage en éthologie Clermont-Ferrand

Responsables du stage : Valérie Dufour et Anna Flamant

Equipe éthologie cognitive et sociale, UMR Physiologie de la reproduction et des comportements

23 rue du Loess,

67037 Strasbourg

Nous recherchons un.e stagiaire pour la période du 1er avril au 24 mai 2019.

Le stage a pour objectif d’identifier les facteurs anthropiques et naturels impactant la présence et les comportements des espèces avicoles sur le site d’essais de l’entreprise Michelin à Ladoux près de Clermont-Ferrand. Des collisions entre les oiseaux et les véhicules font courir des risques aux pilotes, l’objectif est de diagnostiquer les situations les plus accidentogènes, afin de fournir un guide de recommandations qui permette de limiter les risques tout en respectant la biodiversité du site (plus de 40 espèces d’oiseaux) et le comportement naturel des oiseaux. Le stage consistera donc en la mise en œuvre de protocoles d’échantillonnage du comportement des oiseaux aux abords des pistes, en présence/absence d’essais, et en présence/absence d’activité agricoles sur le site (fauche, etc.). Ce stage s’effectuera intégralement sur le site de Ladoux en binôme avec une ingénieure de recherche.

Nous couvrons les frais de déplacement aller-retour jusqu’à Clermont-Ferrand, ainsi que les frais de transports quotidiens de Clermont-Ferrand vers Ladoux. Les frais d’hébergement sur place sont à la charge de l’étudiant.e.

Profil désiré : Une réelle motivation pour le travail de terrain est indispensable car une grande partie du stage se fera en extérieur. Des connaissances en ornithologie sont souhaitables. Un temps de travail pour l’analyse des données et la préparation d’un rapport et/ou d’une intervention orale sera aménagé pour l’étudiant.e sur place en fin de stage.

Merci d’envoyer CV et lettre de motivation à Valérie Dufour (valerie.dufour@inra.fr).

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Comparative Affective Science (Psychology)

Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunities (London): bee behaviour, ecology and evolution

Newton International Postdoctoral Fellowships UK

The Newton Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme supports excellent researchers (see eligibility in attached pdf) to come to the UK for a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship. Professor Mark Brown (www.markjfbrown.com) and Dr Elli Leadbeater (http://ellileadbeater.wixsite.com/insectcognition) are actively recruiting potential applicants for these fellowships to join them in their research groups at Royal Holloway University of London. Our study systems include bumblebees and honey bees, and research areas we’re interested in include  learning and cognition, neuroethology, host-parasite interactions, impacts of agrochemicals on bee health, conservation ecology, urban ecology of bees, and general social insect biology. We have bumblebee rearing facilities, a cognition lab, a research apiary that includes observation hives, and microscopy and molecular facilities.

This is a highly competitive scheme. Please read through all the details on eligibility (pdf attached) and see the Newton Fellowship page for previous successful applicants (https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-international/). If you believe you are a competitive applicant, please contact us (mark.brown@rhul.ac.uk or Elli.Leadbeater@rhul.ac.uk) before 15th February with your CV, brief idea for a research project (title and paragraph detailing question, context, importance, main aims - do your best to map this onto the assessment criteria in the attached pdf), and a brief letter detailing confirmation of eligibility, and why you think working with one or both of us is a good next step for you in your career.

Deadline: initial submission to Brown/Leadbeater 15th February, final application 27th March 2019

open research positions in collective decision making, ISTC-CNR, Rome, Italy

I’m recruiting the following profiles within the context of the project CODE: Collective Decisions in Dynamic Environments (see below for more info), carried out at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies of the Italian National Research Council, in Rome.

The following profiles are required:
- junior post-doc (including those nearing the end of their PhD)
- postgraduate research assistant (with possibility to enrol in a PhD school)
Open positions are for 2 years (with possibility of +1 year). Preferred starting date June the 3rd, 2019.

Ideal candidates should have knowledge about dynamical systems theory, multi-agent systems, swarm robotics. Good programming skills are also required (Python, C++), as well as abilities in data visualisation.
The interested candidate may place an informal inquiry by email to Vito Trianni <vito.trianni@istc.cnr.it>, attaching CV and a short motivation letter. The position will remain open until filled.


CODE: Collective Decisions in Dynamic Environments
The CODE project aims to study collective decision making in dynamical contexts, where the possible alternatives display time-varying features. The study has a theoretical component based on dynamical systems theory, and an experimental component based on multi-agent and multi-robot systems. Dynamical systems are useful to determine the time evolution of collective decision-making under a given parameterisation, with the goal of identifying optimal conditions to maximise efficiency and decision accuracy. Multi-agent models allow to validate the predictions made by analytical models, and to consider heterogeneous interaction topologies that can emerge, for instance, from a complex and dynamic distribution of agents in space, as resulting from non-random motion patterns. The research also includes the possibility to test the identified collective decision strategies with multi-robot systems, exploiting a swarm of kilobot robots.

Offres thèse et Master sur la cognition des poissons

Un projet de Master et un projet de thèse pour étudier l´évolution de la cognition de morphes d´omble chevalier en Islande

Field Research Assistant (Univ of Lethbridge)

5-year Postdoc position available - animal behaviour / bioacoustics - University of Vienna, Austria

Comportement de défense et personnalité des abeilles domestiques, Apis mellifera, en réponse à la pression de prédation exercée par le frelon asiatique à pattes jaunes, Vespa velutina

Introduits depuis une quinzaine d’année maintenant, le frelon asiatique à pattes jaunes, Vespa velutina,  ne  cesse  d’étendre  son  aire  de  distribution  en  Europe. Ce  prédateur  invasif  est notamment  connu  pour exercer  une  pression  de  prédation  importante  sur  les  colonies d’abeilles domestiques, Apis mellifera. Dans les zones de fortes densités de frelons, jusqu’à une  vingtaine  d’individus  chassent  à  l’entrée  des  ruches  d’abeilles.  Alors  que  son comportement de chasse commence à être bien connu, certains points restent en suspens quant au choix des proies et des ruches. En effet, la distribution des chasseuses sur les ruchers n’est pas homogène et ne semble pas corrélée à la force des colonies. Notre hypothèse est que  cette  distribution  des  prédateurs  est  liée  au comportement  des  colonies  d’abeilles, certaines  étant  probablement  plus  efficace  dans  leur  défense.  Les  colonies  d’abeilles  se comportant  comme  un  superorganisme,  leurs  traits  de  personnalité  sont  particulièrement variables entre colonies. Des traits liés à la défense (témérité, activité, agressivité) sont donc intéressants à quantifier tout comme la capacité des colonies à recruter des défenseuses en cas  d’attaque ainsi  que  le  compromis  défense  de  la  colonie  et  capacité  à  maintenir l’approvisionnement général de la ruche tout au long de la période de prédation du frelon (de juillet à fin novembre).
L’intérêt  de  ces  travaux  se  situe  à  plusieurs  niveaux.  Ils  permettront  de  mieux comprendre la façon dont les frelons ajustent leur comportement de prédation à des proies plus  ou  moins  défensives,  ce  qui  d’un  point  de  vue  fondamental  ouvre  également  des perspectives  d’ordre  cognitif  chez  un  groupe  taxonomique  faiblement  étudié  dans  ce domaine.  D’un  point  de  vue  appliqué,  identifier  l’origine  de  la  disparité  de  pression  de prédation est un moyen de trouver les leviers permettant potentiellement de réduire l’impact de  cette  invasion  biologique  sur  une  filière  déjà  particulièrement  touchée  par  d’autres problèmes (pesticides, maladies, etc.). En effet, les comportements de défense des abeilles ont  une  base  génétique  ce  qui  signifie  des  lignées  différentes  peuvent  avoir un  niveau  de défense différent. Nous espérons que ces travaux puissent fournir des données permettant d’envisager  d’orienter la sélection du cheptel apicole, une des voies possibles pour limiter l’impact de ce prédateur invasif.
Le(la) post-doc sera intégré(e) dans le projet Européen Arc Atlantique ’Positive’.
Profil recherché:
Nous recherchons un(e) jeune chercheur titulaire d’un doctorat en biologie/écologie orienté vers  l’écologie  comportementale, maitrisant  bien  les  analyses  statistiques  notamment  les modèles  à  effets  mixtes.  Une  expérience  avec  les  insectes  sociaux  (de  préférence abeilles/guêpes/frelons) est souhaitable. La personne recrutée étant amenée à travailler en interaction avec les apiculteurs, elle devra également être sociable. Des déplacements dans le sud-ouest de la France sont prévus, le permis B est donc obligatoire (depuis plus de 2 ans).
Le post doc sera basé au centre INRA Bordeaux situé à Villenave d’Ornon dans l’UMR.
La supervision sera réalisée par Denis Thiéry (DR INRA, UMR 1065 SAVE, Villenave d’Ornon) et Karine Monceau (MC Université de La Rochelle, UMR 7372 CEBC, Villiers-en-Bois). 

Le(a)  candidat(e)  devra  avoir  une  pratique  courante  du  français  et  de  l’anglais.  La personne recrutée aura montré sa capacité à publier dans des journaux scientifiques à comité de lecture (au moins deux articles). Les candidats ayant effectué plus de cinq ans de contrat post-doctoral ne seront pas admis.
Date butoir de candidature: jeudi 21 février ; Entretien : 1ère semaine de mars
Durée du contrat post doctoral et salaire prévu.
Le contrat durera 16 mois pour une date de recrutement prévue en mai 2019 (employeur INRA). Le niveau de salaire dépend du niveau de qualification post doctoral. Il est entre 2300 à 2512 € brut/mois.
Envoi de candidatures aux encadrants : denis.thiery@inra.fr ; karine.monceau@univ-lr.fr
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Denis_Thiery
http://www.kmonceau.fr
Éléments à fournir : CV (production scientifique), Lettre de motivation, coordonnées de deux référents.
Littérature :
Arca, M., Papachristoforou, A., Mougel, F., Rortais, A., Monceau, K., Bonnard, O., Tardy, P., Thiéry, D., Silvain, J.-F. & Arnold, G. 2014. Defensive behaviour of Apis mellifera against Vespa velutina in France: testing whether European  honeybees  can  develop  an  effective  collective  defence  against  a  new  predator. Behavioural Processes, 106, 122-129.
Breed, M.D. & Rogers, K.B. 1991. The behavioral genetics of colony defense in honeybees: genetic variability for guarding behaviour. Behavior Genetics, 21, 295–303.
Breed, M.D., Guzmán-Novoa, E. & Hunt, G.J. 2004. Defensive behaviour of honey bees: organization, genetics, and comparisons with other bees. Annual Review of Entomology, 49, 271–298.
Kastberger, G., Thenius G., Stabentheiner, A. & Hepburn, R. 2009. Aggressive and docile colony defence patterns in Apis mellifera. A retreater–releaser concept. Journal of Insect Behavior, 22, 65–85.
Monceau, K., Arca, M., Leprêtre, L., Bonnard, O., Arnold, G. & Thiéry D. 2018. How Apis mellifera behaves with its invasive hornet predator Vespa velutina? Journal of Insect Behavior, 31, 1-11.
Monceau, K., Arca, M., Leprêtre, L., Mougel, F., Bonnard, O., Silvain, J.-F., Maher, N., Arnold, G. & Thiéry, D. 2013.
Native  prey  and  invasive  predator  patterns  of  foraging  activity:  the  case  of  the  yellow-legged  hornet predation at European honeybee hives. PLoS ONE, 8, e66492.
Monceau,  K.,  Bonnard,  O.  &  Thiéry,  D.  2014. Vespa  velutina:  a  new  invasive  predator  of  honeybees  in Europe. Journal of Pest Science, 87, 1-16.
Monceau, K., Bonnard, O., Moreau, J. & Thiéry, D. 2014. Spatial distribution of Vespa velutina individuals hunting at domestic honeybee hives: heterogeneity at a local scale. Insect Science, 21, 765–774.
Monceau, K., Maher, N., Bonnard, O. & Thiéry, D. 2013. Predation dynamics study of the recently introduced honeybee killer Vespa velutina: learning from the enemy. Apidologie, 44, 209-221.
Wray, M.K., Mattila, H.R., Seeley, T.D. 2011. Collective personalities in honeybee colonies are linked to colony fitness. Animal Behaviour, 81, 559–568.

2 funded PhD positions available fieldwork in Comparative & Cross-cultural development

I have two fully-funded PhD positions in comparative and cross-cultural psychology to investigate the development of empathy in human and bonobos (supported by an ERC Starting Grant). The project will involve studying empathy development in wild bonobos in DR Congo as compared to human infants living in small scale societies in Samoa and Vanuatu (South Pacific). Both positions require students with existing field-experience

I would be hugely grateful if you could please share this within your networks

Funding is available for 2019 entry to cover UK/EU Tuition Fees, Stipend (~£14 777 pa) for up to 4 years. Field-research costs are covered.  Please see the link below for further information. Applications due Friday 15th February 2019. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TvOS0MIcj3l8yC0hASUzN_y02xwdecpD/view?usp=sharing

I will soon be advertising for three post-doctoral positions (open to EU/ non-EU) within the same theme so please feel free to spread the word/ encourage potentially interested candidates to get in touch.

Fully funded 4-year PhD position on the eco-evo-devo of social personalities

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic evolutionary or behavioural  ecologist  for  a  fully  funded  4-year  PhD  position.
The  successful  applicant  will  work  on  a  multidisciplinary project  aimed  at  understanding  the  emergence  of  social personalities,  using an integrative approach which considers the  interplay  of  ecology,  evolution,  and  development.  To  this end, the PhD candidate will work with researchers from three different  groups:  Dr.  Marion  Nicolaus  (Animal  Ecology),  Prof. Franjo Weissing (Theoretical  Biology) and Prof. Ton Groothuis (Animal  Behaviour),  which  are  all  embedded  within  the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES).
Description
In  most  animals,  individuals  differ  systematically  in  social  competences  and  behaviour.  The existence  of  such  ‘social  personalities’  is  intriguing  both  from  an  eco-evolutionary  perspective
(when  does  the  local  environment  select  for  diversification  in  social  behaviour?)  and  from  a mechanistic  perspective  (how  do  personality  differences  emerge  in  individual  development?).
Using  an  integrative  eco-evo-devo  framework,  the  successful  applicant  will  address  three questions:  How  do  the  ecological  conditions  at  different  life  stages  lead  to  the  development of social  personalities  (eco-devo)?  How  does  the  interplay  of  environment-dependent  selection  and developmental  mechanisms  affect  the  stability  of  social  personalities  (evo-devo)?  What  are  the eco-evolutionary consequences of mechanisms like social niche choice or social niche construction (eco-evo)?  These  questions  will  be  addressed  by  studies  on  three-spined  sticklebacks (Gasterosteus  aculeatus),  both  in the  field  and  in  a semi-natural  environment (replicate  series of ponds connected by corridors allowing dispersal and habitat choice). The empirical research will be complemented by theoretical modelling to derive testable predictions and to provide a framework for interpreting the empirical results.
The PhD candidate will receive varied and cutting-edge research training, with ample opportunities for  following  advanced  courses,  workshops  and  conferences,  complemented  by  training  in transferable skills and teaching. The successful applicant is committed to conduct independent and original  scientific  research,  to  report  on  this  research  in  international  publications  and presentations,  and  to  present  the  results  of  the  research  in  a  PhD  dissertation,  to  be completed within  4  years.  PhD  candidates  are  expected  to  contribute  10%  of  their  overall  workload  to teaching.
Qualifications
The  ideal  candidate  is  highly  motivated,  hardworking,  ambitious,  creative,  and  has  affinity  with empirical  behavioural  ecology  research  and  with  theoretical  modelling.  The  successful  candidate will have the following required qualifications:
  an  MSc degree with specialization in biology  (ecology, evolution and/or animal behaviour) or related disciplines;
  the ability to work independently and in a team;
  excellent command of the English language;
  excellent communication and presentation skills, both in word and in writing.
Preferentially,  the  successful  candidate  has  some  experience  with  modelling  and  knowledge  of  a programming language (R, C++).
Conditions of employment
The  University  of  Groningen  offers  a  salary  of  €  2,266  gross  per  month  in  the  first  year  to  a maximum of € 2,897 gross per month in the final year (salary scale Dutch Universities), based on a fulltime position (1.0 fte) excluding a 8% holiday allowance and a  8.3% end of the year bonus.
The position offered is for four years. For more details click on this link.
The preferred starting date is 15 April 2019

Application
Application  for  this  position  is  open  until  15  March  2019.  To  apply,  please  fill  in  the  online application form (click on the Apply button below the advertisement on the university website).
Applications for the position should include (as a single PDF file):
  a  cover  letter  explaining  the  educational  background  of  the  candidate  and  the  motivation to apply for this position;
  a  detailed  description  of  previous  research  experience,  such  as  obtained  in bachelor/master research projects (1-2 pages);
  a comprehensive curriculum vitae, providing details on bachelor and master degrees, work experience, and a publication list (if applicable);
  academic transcripts;
  contact  details  of  two  or  (preferably)  three  academic  references  who  can  provide information on the candidate’s suitability for the position.
Interviews are scheduled to take place in end March 2019 in Groningen.
Information
For information you can contact:
  Dr. Marion Nicolaus: nicolaus.marion@gmail.com
  Prof. F.J. Weissing: f.j.weissing@rug.nl

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Entomology

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Science

• Research position focused on investigating the impact of stress on collective behaviour in honey bee colonies
• Full-time, 3 Years Fixed-Term, Camperdown Campus
• Academic Level A Base Salary: $92,682 p.a. - $98,940 p.a. plus leave loading and a generous employer’s contribution to superannuation.

About the opportunity

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with a team investigating the impact of stress on collective behaviour in honey bee colonies. This will involve: using a variety of sensors to monitor colony health; conduct data analysis; participate in lab meetings; publish high quality scientific publications and maintain and care for honey bee colonies.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence and are seeking to recruit for a Postdoctoral Research Associate role within the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, who has:

• PhD in biology or closely-related discipline before October 2019.
• Must  be comfortable working with honey bees
• Must be comfortable working in an interdisciplinary environment
• Must have experience designing experiments and analysing data

About us

The Faculty of Science is one of six faculties operating within the University and includes the Schools of

Chemistry, Geosciences, History and Philosophy of Science, Life and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Psychology, and the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. The Faculty stewards a range of research entities including the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, and partners with University-wide research centres including the Charles Perkins Centre (CPC), the Brain and Mind Centre (BMC) and the University of Sydney Nano Institute.

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 2476/1218F to apply.

Closing date: 11:30pm, 10 February 2019 (Sydney Time)

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

© The University of Sydney

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

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Animal behaviour, welfare and neuroscience PhD opportunity, London

We are offering a PhD studentship at the Royal Veterinary College, which asks ‘Does cognitive stimulation reduce behavioural and neural measures of ‘boredom’ in laboratory ferrets?’.

The aim is to deepen fundamental understanding of emotionally relevant responses to mental stimulation in animals, as well as contributing preliminary insights into cognitive aspects of time perception. The work is also likely to lead to practical recommendations for refining laboratory animal studies to enhance animal performance on behavioural tasks and improve animal welfare.

The student will be based in the Animal Welfare Science and Ethics team at RVC, with links to the Bizley neuroscience group at UCL.

The deadline for applications is 10/02/2019.

RVC Website:

Does cognitive stimulation reduce behavioural and neural measures of ‘boredom’ in laboratory ferrets?

FindAPhD:

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/does-cognitive-stimulation-reduce-behavioural-and-neural-measures-of-boredom-in-laboratory-ferrets/?p105878

Please do forward to any potentially interested candidates. BSc students in their final year of year of study are eligible to apply, as well as those who have already completed their degree. We encourage informal enquiries.

Postdoc/PhD position in Evolutionary Ecology and Fu nctional Genomics

PhD Opportunity at Liverpool John Moores University working on cooperatively breeding fishes

am looking for students with excellent CVs (first class degree and/or distinction at the Masters level, plus relevant experience and/or publication success in peer reviewed journals) to apply for a competitive 3 year doctoral scholarship in the school of Natural Sciences and Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University (https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/phd%20scholarships).

Group living provides substantial advantages but may also engender conflict over reproduction or other resources. In order for groups to form and persist, animals must be able to manage this conflict. Across species, complex sociality involves an interplay between dominance hierarchies, aggression, submission, cooperation, and kinship. Understanding these dynamics is a major focus in social behaviour research. Much of the work done so far has examined primates and other mammals, however, conducting carefully controlled experiments in these species is often difficult. The cooperatively breeding cichlid fish, Neolamprologus pulcher, lives and breeds in highly complex permanent social groups. N. pulcher are small bodied and can easily be housed in aquaria where these remarkable fish will perform their full suite of social behaviour.

We will make use of a newly established N. pulcher breeding colony at LJMU. Social behaviours can be scored within these groups using both live observations and high definition video recordings. I am interested in understanding social behaviour from an integrative perspective, and thus neural, endocrine and/or molecular approaches may also be used. The specific details of the project are flexible and can be developed in collaboration with the successful candidate to align with his or her interests, skills, and expertise. This is an excellent opportunity for a keen student to develop their own project. The project will likely be primarily laboratory based, though field work in Lake Tanganyika may also be possible.

Preferred candidate characteristics include a keen interest in animal social behaviour; experience studying behaviour in the laboratory and/or the field; strong writing and analytical skills; knowledge of experimental design and statistical analysis. Previous experience working with fish is desirable but not essential. Full training will be provided. UK/EU nationals only. 

The selected candidate will be put up for a competitive internal award (https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/phd%20scholarships). If successful, the scholarship will cover all applicable fees for 3 years including a stipend at the standard UK rate (~£15000pa) and provides £1500pa in research funding 

Please apply by email to a.r.reddon@ljmu.ac.uk with a CV, a brief statement outlining your interest, and the names and contact information for two references. Applications due to me by Feb 18. Please feel free to email me with any questions.

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PARROT COGNITION (TENERIFE) VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Comparative Cognition Research Group, Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Tenerife, Spain

The Max-Planck Comparative Cognition Research Group (CCRG) https://www.orn.mpg.de/Comparative-Cognition-Research-Group… invites applications for volunteer research assistants. The CCRG forms part of the collaboration between the Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany, and the Loro Parque Fundación (LPF), Tenerife, Spain. We are currently running various comparative research projects on social and physical cognition in parrots. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact us to enquire about the ongoing projects. Successful applicants can expect to gain a solid insight in the field of Animal Cognition/Experimental Psychology and gain experience in working with psittacids in a dynamic, international research environment. The research is carried out on captive parrots of the LPF, which holds the largest parrot collection and gene reserve in the world (ca. 350 subspecies) for conservation and research purposes.
Logistics:
Voluntary research assistant position starts on 25 January 2019, but applications will be taken until the position is filled. The position requires a minimum of 4 months, but ideally 6 months, continuous commitment at the research station in Tenerife, Spain. Free accommodation in a shared student apartment can be provided. Successful applicants will be responsible for their own transportation expenses to and from the research station (Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain).
Important skills/qualifications:
Successful candidates will have:
· completed a degree in Biology or any related field
· a strong interest in comparative cognition
· high motivation and commitment to the project
· reliability, efficiency and an ability to work independently
· confidence to interact with animals
· previous research experience
· good verbal and written English skills
· initiative to develop the project
· good team work attitude and social skills (shared accommodation between 3 students
To apply:
Please send your CV and a cover letter reporting any relevant experience you have and motivation to participate in the project to Dr. Auguste von Bayern (avbayern@orn.mpg.de ) and Dr. Matthew Petelle (mpetelle@orn.mpg.de ). Contact details of 2 referees may be requested.

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