jeudi 28 novembre 2019

Station manager striped mouse project South Africa, starting Feb 2020

1 position as station manager (starting February 2020)
1at the striped mouse project in South Africa


We are looking for an extremely motivated and independent biology student with a master’s degree to join the striped mouse project in February 2020 as station manager and a second student to start in July/ August 2020 as research manager until at last November 2021 and for a maximum of 3 years. This position is suitable for somebody who would like to gain experience in field work and scientific management. Managers get free accommodation at the station and a compensation to cover their daily costs. Travel costs can be refunded by up to an additional R 16 000 / year. As such, the position compensates for all arising costs but does not represent a legal employment.
The station manager works closely together with the research manager and both managers share many responsibilities. However, each has specific main duties, but should also be able to deal with all other duties (for example when the other manager is on leave, or when a new manager has to be trained). The new manager will be instructed by the present managers, with the current station manager leaving in May 2020.
You must be hard-working, highly motivated, able to work independently, good in communicating with people, able to supervise others, and not afraid of snakes. You must have a drivers licence and you must love to live at a remote place in nature, without regular internet and cell-phone reception. Most importantly, you are fascinated by nature and science!
Skills needed: Handyman skills are of advantage and needed for the station manager position. Experiences in behavioural ecology, working with small mammals, radio-tracking, blood sampling, and living at a remote location are of advantage.
Great opportunity: This is a great opportunity to spend 1.5-3 years in Africa, acquiring important skills in field biology and project management, while improving your CV. These skills will become valuable whether you later continue with a PhD or other jobs. It will be very hard and demanding, but also a once in a life time experience!
Job description: Five working days a week (Mo, Tue, Thu, Fr, Sat), with Wednesday being used for a shopping trip to town (not counted as working day) and Sundays being free. Included are four weeks of holiday for 12 months, which has to be taken outside the main breeding season (so not during August to November) and during periods when the other manager is present at the research station (the two managers cannot be on leave at the same time).

Primary duties station manager / secondary duties research manager
  • Technical support research station:
    • Water system incl. sewage system
    • Solar system
    • Gas bottles replacement
    • House and furniture
o   Running of the respirometry laboratory
o   Management of the captive colony
o   Management of the research station car
o   Management of bank account and cash box
o   Management of research station supplies

Primary duties research manager / secondary duties station manager
  • Data:
    • Weekly data entry
    • Weekly data check
    • Monthly data backup
    • Monthly data report
    • Training and supervision of field assistants
    • Training of students and postdocs
    • Support for students and postdocs
    • Management of transmitters
    • Management of field and laboratory supplies

Compensation:
·         Free accommodation.
  • A monthly compensation of R 4000 for the first three months, raising to R4700 per month afterwards, which is sufficient to pay all costs of living (approx. 3500/month). The compensation can gradually raise up to R5400/month.
  • For travel costs, R16 000 per year can be refunded, but proof (receipts) must be presented for this. This refund is only payable after November 2021 and will not be paid if the person leaves earlier than agreed.
  • You will become an honorary researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand in the group of Prof. N. Pillay.
  • Scientific co-authorship will be possible if the manager contributes to the success of projects by not only collecting the majority of data, but also by data analysis and writing of the manuscript.
Responsibilities:
·         The manager has to cover the costs to get to the station, including travel costs and visa fees. For this, a refund can be paid (see above).
  • The manager needs to arrange for a health insurance covering him / her during the stay. A copy must be sent to C. Schradin before travelling to the stations. Costs for the health insurance can be refunded as part of the R16 000/year.
Place and project: Succulent Karoo Research Station (SKRS) in the Goegap Nature Reserve near Springbok in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The research projects are on the socio-ecology of small mammals, studying ecological and physiological reasons of social behaviour, behavioural flexibility, and physiological adaptation.
Period: The station manager is expected to start in February 2020, the research manager is expected to start in July or August 2020. Both are expected to stay until November 2021 (end of the breeding season). The agreement might be extended for a total period of up to 3 years.
How to apply? Please send a CV, a letter of motivation and the names and contact information of at least two scientists available as referee. The letter of motivation should state why you think you are the perfect candidate for this, when you could start, and for which position you are applying.
Application deadline: There is currently no deadline and applications will be reviewed as they are received. If necessary, a second call will be published in January and a third one in March 2021. You can send an email to enquire whether the position is still available before applying.
 

Further information under www.stripedmouse.com
Dr. Carsten Schradin, Director of the Succulent Karoo Research Station, a registered South African non-profit organization supporting research in organismic biology.

lundi 25 novembre 2019

Influences environnementales précoces sur le comportement de locomotion des crapauds accoucheurs

Laboratoire d’accueil :
CEBC-CNRS
Encadrement :
Léa Lange, doctorante CEBC CNRS UMR 7372 - Université de la Rochelle (lea.lange@cebc.cnrs.fr)
Equipe Ecophysiologie Evolutive
Période-Durée :
8 semaines
Janvier-Mai 2019

Contexte :
Dans le cadre d’une thèse sur le crapaud accoucheur Alytes obstetricans, nous recherchons un stagiaire de M1.
Missions du stagiaire :
L’objectif principal est d’étudier la régulation parentale des conditions de vie embryonnaire chez une espèce d’amphibien qui réalise des soins aux œufs.  Le stagiaire sera en charge d’automatiser l’exploitation et l’analyse de vidéos de comportements de locomotion de têtards élevés en conditions contrôlées.

Compétences souhaitées :
Le stagiaire devra être autonome, rigoureux et organisé dans son travail. Des connaissances en écologie comportementale et biologie évolutive sont souhaitées. Une première expérience du logiciel ToxTrac (ou similaire) serait un gros avantage. Il est préférable d’avoir le permis de conduire pour ce stage et une voiture personnelle. 

Gratification et conditions d’accueil :
Il n’est pas prévu de gratification. Un logement et une restauration sur place du stagiaire est possible à la charge de l’étudiant. 

Modalités de candidature :
CV et lettre de motivation à envoyer jusqu’au 05/01/2020 à Léa Lange lea.lange@cebc.cnrs.fr
(également pour toute demande d’informations).

samedi 23 novembre 2019

Internship offer

The study of facial micro-expressions in domestic animals
(Canis lupus familiaris)
Description:Micro-expressions are facial movements expressed less than 500 milliseconds. They are associated with different emotions as disgust, anger, joy, etc. Micro-expressions are not under our voluntary control so these expressions cannot be simulated, which is not the case with long lasting facial expressions (Bhatnagar et al., 2016). It is  interesting to analyse them because they could givedifferent information. Up to now, micro expressionshave been explored a lot in humans but a few in non-human animals.
This internship aims to investigate whether dogs have or not some facial micro-expressions, and if they express them according to a socio-cognitive context. A first step will be to make a literature review in humans on facial expressions and micro-expressions,and then a comparison in domesticated animals (dogs and horses). This comparison will be completeduring the internship with the data analysed. The person  will  participate  to  the  protocol  setup  and  recordings,  and  then  to  the  data  and  statistical analysis.
This investigation could be compared with another one done on horses, by another person during the same time period.
Time:6 months, between January and July
Requested profile: We are searching for a person in second year of amaster’s degree, interested in human-animal relationship, who had some experienceswith dogs. The person should know how to study animal behaviour, dogs’ one preferentially.
Contact: Sophie PELLON, sophie.pellon@ulb.ac.be, Faculty of Medecine, Université Libre de Bruxelles  (BELGIUM)

Internship offer

The study of facial micro-expressions in domestic animals (Equus caballus) 

Description:Micro-expressions are facial movements expressed less than 500 milliseconds. They are associated with different emotions as disgust, anger, joy, etc. Micro-expressions are not under our voluntary control so these expressions cannot be simulated, which is not the case with long lasting facial expressions (Bhatnagar et al., 2016). It is  interesting to analyse them because they could give different information. Up to now, micro expressionshave been explored a lot in humans but a few in
non-human animals.
This internship aims to investigate whether horses  have or not some facial micro-expressions, and if they express them according to a socio-cognitive context. A first step will be to make a literature review in  humans  on  facial  expressions  and  micro-expressions,  and  then  a  comparison  in  domesticated animals  (dogs  and  horses).  This  comparison  will  be  complete  during  the  internship  with  the  data analysed. The data will be analysed from recordingswhich have already been done, in a context of interspecific communication with a human experimenter. If necessary, additional recordings could be done.
This investigation could be compared with another one done on dogs, by another person during the same time period.
Time:6 months, between January and July
Requested profile: We are searching for a person in second year of amaster’s degree, interested in human-animal relationship, who had some experienceswith horses. The person should know how to study animal behaviour, horses’ one preferentially.
Contact: Sophie PELLON, sophie.pellon@ulb.ac.be, Faculty of Medecine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (BELGIUM)

Offre de stage de Master 2 Recherche en Ethologie/Bioacoustique marine


Thématique du stage : effets perturbateurs du sonar militaire chez les cétacés
Période du stage : fin janvier à juillet 2020.
Laboratoire administratif : Cerema Strasbourg
Laboratoire d’accueil : Cerema Rouen
Directeur du stage : Charlotte Curé, chargée de recherche en bioacoustique au Cerema
Objectif du stage : étudier les différences potentielles dans les réponses comportementales des grands cachalots au sonar militaire continu (CAS) versus pulsé (PAS), et évaluer l’effet de la distance animal-source sur ces réponses.
Des données ont été récoltées au cours de précédentes campagnes (été 2019), l’étudiant participera au dépouillement et analyse des données comportementales récoltées au moyen de balises multi-capteurs attachées de façon transitoires sur le dos des animaux.
+ Bases en bioacoustique  +  programmation (Matlab, R) recommandées.
+ Anglais courant (projet de recherche international)
Veuillez envoyer votre CV et lettre de motivation avant le 1er décembre 2019 à :
charlotte.cure@cerema.fr

jeudi 21 novembre 2019

Offre de stage de Master 2

Titre du projet : Les serpents sont-ils vraiment des agents majeurs de l’évolution des primates ? Examen critique de la théorie dominante 

Contexte scientifique 
La course aux armements entre les primates (les proies) et les serpents (les prédateurs) aurait favorisé le développement d’un module visuel de détection des serpents, qui à son tour aurait stimulé l’émergence de traits majeurs comme la grande taille du cerveau humain. Selon cette théorie, la peur phobique des serpents aurait façonné l’évolution de la lignée humaine. Différentes hypothèses qui en découlent ont été testées avec succès en produisant des publications de haut niveau. Mais il existe des zones d’ombre qui justifient de nouvelles investigations. Par exemple, la routine qui consiste à tester les réactions des sujets face à des images de serpents versus des amphibiens est biaisée puisqu’il manque des prédateurs non-serpents. En effet, chez les singes, la sélection naturelle aurait aussi dû favoriser des systèmes de détection rapide des félins. Il s’avère donc nécessaire d’avoir une approche holistique impliquant l’homme et les primates non-humains ainsi que leurs prédateurs au sens large. 

Objectifs du stage et rôle du stagiaire
1.Synthèse bibliographique avec la production d’une base de données décrivant les espèces, méthodes et stimuli utilisés 
2.Création de la banque d’images (e.g. photos détourées de serpents, félins, objets neutres) 
3.Tests sur les sujets humains (en ligne et en laboratoire) à l’aide de photos de prédateurs 
4.Tests sur les primates non-humains 

Profil recherché 
1.Etudiant.e en master 2 ou en école d’ingénieur ou en année de césure 
2.Connaissances théoriques ou pratiques dans l’étude du comportement animal  
3.Connaissances en statistiques, utilisation de R
4.Des compétences en physiologie ou neurosciences seraient un plus. 
5.Pas de peur des serpents ou des primates. 

Dates et durée du stage : Fin Janvier – Juin 2020, 5 mois 

Lieux du stage : CEBC (Chizé) pour l’enquête internet (3 semaines en Février), ENS (Paris) pour les tests sur les sujets humains (6 semaines – Mars/Avril), Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes (Paris) pour les tests sur les primates (8 semaines – Avril/Mai), UMR 7206 (Musée de l’Homme, Paris) pour la rédaction du mémoire de stage (Juin).  

Rémunération: La gratification sera de 630 euros/mois. Un trajet Niort-Paris sera également pris en charge.  

Superviseurs : Cécile Garcia (UMR 7206) et Xavier Bonnet (UMR 7372) 

Candidature (CV et lettre de motivation) à adresser à cecile.garcia@mnhn.fr et bonnet@cebc.cnrs.fr

mardi 19 novembre 2019

Postdoc Position: Evolution and genetics of brains and behaviour in Heliconius butterflies

We invite applications for an ERC funded postdoctoral research position to study divergence in brains and behaviour in Heliconius butterflies with Dr Richard Merrill's research group at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich. The project will run in close collaboration with Dr Stephen Montgomery at the University of Bristol, with project partners at Universidad Regional Amazónica (Ecuador) and Universidad del Rosario (Colombia). The position is funded by an ERC starting grant awarded to Dr Merrill, and is initially available for 2 years, with a further 2 years of funding available dependent on progress and interests. The position would be available at the earliest from February 2020.

The postdoc will focus on the evolution and genetic basis of differences in neuroanatomy and associated behaviours between divergent Heliconius taxa. The major aims of the position are to


    develop and execute assays of olfactory and visual sensitivity and integration using behavioural experiments,
    quantify heritable variation in neuroanatomy between populations,
    determine the behavioural effects of intermediate traits in interspecific hybrids.


The postdoc will also determine whether divergent behavioural and neuroanatomical phenotypes are functionally linked by assaying interspecific hybrids. By combining these data with genomic techniques the researcher will then investigate the genetic basis of shifts in brain and behaviour. The successful candidate will be required to spend substantial periods in the tropics (predominantly Ecuador), which will require excellent project management skills and considerable self-motivation.

Applicants should have a PhD, completed or completion imminent, in evolutionary biology/genetics, sensory biology, neuroethology, animal behaviour, or a related field. Experience of managing animal stocks and conducting behavioural analyses in insects would be desirable. Candidates are expected to work collaboratively, within the group and across the community more generally, and to take an active role in the supervision of students and management of insectaries. Enthusiasm, determination and the capacity to work independently are essential.

LMU is recognized among Europe's premier academic and research institutions, being consistently ranked among the top Universities worldwide. Within the Division of Evolutionary Biology (http://www.evol.bio.lmu.de), the postdoctoral researcher will be part of vibrant international communities of scientists. In addition, the researcher will join a collaborative and driven community of Heliconius biologists. The working language of the lab and the Division of Evolutionary Biology is English.

Further information can be found at (https://richmerrill.wordpress.com), and questions should be directed to Richard Merrill (merrill@bio.lmu.de). Applications, made up of a single pdf (file name = candidates surname), should include a current CV, letter of motivation and names and contact details of two referees. Please send applications by email (subject: 'Brain postdoc') to Richard Merrill (merrill@bio.lmu.de) before the deadline of 30 November 2019.

Postdoc position on speech BCI (Univ Grenoble, France)

I would be very grateful if you could forward this announcement for a postdoc position currently available in my group at the University of Grenoble (France) on the development of a speech brain-computer interface (ECoG and Intracortical). More information is available at the following link:

https://sites.google.com/view/blaise-yvert/available-positions/postdoc-decoding-of-cortical-activity-for-speech-bci-applications

lundi 18 novembre 2019

PhD opportunity at Debrecen University, Hungary - Sex role evolution and demography in shorebirds

Sex role evolution and demography in shorebirds PhD studentship based in Debrecen, Hungary 2020–2024

Supervisors: Prof Tamás Székely (Debrecen University) and Dr Vojtěch Kubelka (Debrecen Uni.)

Deadline of application: 15 December 2019

We are interested in:
Sex roles (i.e. courtship, competition for mates, pair bonding and
parenting) are among the most diverse social behaviour. Recent research is uncovering key elements of sex role variation, but significant gaps remain.
Appropriate sexual behaviour is essential for reproduction, and thus understanding the causes and implications of sex roles are at the core of evolutionary biology and fundamental for the study of life history evolution, physiology and population biology. Understanding sex roles and demography (reproduction and mortality rates) is also important for biodiversity conservation since disruptions to normal sexual behaviour due to environmental changes reduce the viability of wild populations.
Our team was awarded an project of Hungarian Science Foundation, the ÉLVONAL Shorebird Science: https://elvonalshorebirds.com/ to investigate sex role evolution in shorebirds.

This PhD project will focus on sex role behaviour in shorebirds. Using behavioural observations in wild populations it will investigate causes of display behaviour, pair bonding and parenting. The PhD student will test whether (i) sex role behaviours are induced by ambient environment, demographic parameters or social environment, (ii) explore the relationship between different sex role components, and (iii) test the fitness implications of sex role variations.

The ideal candidate:
has a strong interest in evolutionary biology, behavioural ecology and field biology, and willing to work in remote areas, e.g. South Africa, South America or Arctic Russia or elsewhere. He/she needs to have a solid background in data analyses preferably in R, and statistical modelling. A condition of the application is a Master degree (or equivalent) in biology, zoology or similar subject. Experience in field ornithology and bird ringing is desirable but not essential. The studentship will start in September 2020. We are preferably seeking candidates willing to raise their own funding. Note that for students from eligible countries the Stipendium Hungaricum offers a scholarship programme (www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu).

Are you interested?
Contact Dr Vojtěch Kubelka (kubelkav@gmail.com).
Applications includes:  a CV (max 3 pages) and a max 2 pages cover letter with personal motivation and the name and contact details of two references (both in English) should be sent to Dr Kubelka before deadline.


References
Carmona-Isunza, M C, C Küpper, M A Serrano-Meneses & T. Székely. 2015.
Courtship behavior differs between monogamous and polygamous plovers.
Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 69: 2035–2042.
Cunningham, C, J. E. Parra, L. Coals, M. Beltrán, S. Zefania & T. Székely.
2018. Social interactions predict genetic diversification: an experimental manipulation in shorebirds. Behavioral Ecology 29: 609–618.
Eberhart-Phillips, L. J., …, T. Székely, … 2018. Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation.
Nature Communications 9 (1651).
Kubelka V., Šálek M., Tomkovich P., Végvári Z., Freckleton R. P. & Székely T. 2018: Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds. Science 362: 680–683.
Liker A., Freckleton R. P. & Székely T. 2015: The evolution of sex roles in birds is related to adult sex ratio.
Nature Communications 4 (1587).
Vincze, O., A. Kosztolányi, … & T. Székely. 2016. Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division.
Global Ecology and Biogeography 26: 347–358. 

PhD position: Sleep in the wild: reproductive benefits & health costs of sleep deprivation in fallow deer

We are recruiting a PhD student under the competitive funding DfE scheme. 

Project title: SLEEP IN THE WILD: reproductive benefits & health costs of natural sleep deprivation in fallow deer

Project details:

Like us, animals sleep. When sleeping, animals do not perform any of the activities that enhance their chance of survival or reproduction, such as feeding, finding mates or raising offspring. In addition, they face high risk of predation. Sleep has important benefits that offset these costs, like boosting the immune system and maintaining brain functions. How do animals balance the costs and benefits of sleep under changing environmental and social conditions? To answer this question, we need to study sleep in natural environments; yet, virtually all we know about sleep comes from laboratory studies under very artificial settings where animals do not experience any costs associated with sleeping. This project will measure sleep, and the health costs of natural sleep loss, in wild animals of different age and personality, facing the challenge to balance time for sleep and reproduction in a seasonal environment. Using the unique combination of sleep recording with state of the art dataloggers (Daily Diaries), observations of deer behaviour, measures of reproductive success and parasite load, and environmental data, the student will quantify how sleep time varies over the year in fallow deer, and what health costs animals pay when sleep deprived to invest in reproduction.

This project will be supervised by Dr Isabella Capellini, Dr Domhnall Jennings and Professor Eric Morgan (Queen’s University School of Biological Sciences) and Dr Simone Ciuti (University College Dublin) and Professor Luca Borger (Swansea University).

Applications MUST be submitted through https://dap.qub.ac.uk/portal/user/u_login.php.

Specific skills/experience required by applicants:

Essential: Applicants hold or are expected to hold an Honours degree in biology, ecology, zoology or related disciplines. The ideal applicant has experience with field work, data collection and analysis of animal behaviour, is self-motivated, able to work both independently and in collaboration with others.
Desirable: Masters degree in a relevant discipline. Previous research experience with dataloggers and studying animal behaviour in the field will be of great advantage.

Funding Notes

Only UK and EU students are eligible to apply. Before applying, it is strongly recommended that you read the full information on eligibility criteria available from DfE: View Website.

vendredi 15 novembre 2019

Offre Master2/PhD stress et chevaux sauvages / Calgary

Jocelyn Poissant (université de Calgary; https://vet.ucalgary.ca/contact-us/faculty-members/full-time/jocelyn-poissant) propose un stage pour l'étude du stress dans une population de chevaux sauvages (2000 échantillons collectés sur 700 individus sur 6 ans).
Si des candidats sont intéressés, ils peuvent le contacter directement: Jocelyn.poissant@ucalgary.ca

Offre de stage-Repeuplement Saumon Atlantique

OFFRE DE STAGE DE 6 MOIS (à partir de Janvier 2020 au plus tôt)
Evaluation de l’impact du repeuplement de saumons atlantique grâce aux empreintes génétiques
Contexte de l’étude :
Depuis 2008, MIGADO s’est entourée de l’INRA et du SYSAAF pour améliorer le suivi des repeuplements de saumons (en Dordogne et Garonne) en intégrant l’outil génétique.  L’objectif principal est de savoir s’ils sont issus des piscicultures de repeuplement ou de reproduction sauvage, et ainsi d’évaluer l’efficacité du repeuplement.
Description du stage :
Le  (la)  stagiaire  travaillera  sur  des  jeux  de  données  acquis  par  MIGADO  depuis  2008  (codes  de  prélèvements, enregistrement  des  fécondations,  des  effectifs  et  stades  de  lâcher,  etc).  En  parallèle,  la  filiation  des  saumons  est reconstituée grâce aux empreintes génétiques.
L’objectif du stage est d’apporter des éléments de réponses à de nombreuses questions soulevées quant à l’impact du repeuplement, telles que :
- quels stades et lieux de lâcher génèrent le plus de retours ?
- quelle est la variabilité génétique des migrants échantillonnés ?
-  quelle est la part de saumons issue de pontes de reproducteurs sauvages et celle issue de croisements réalisés dans les piscicultures de repeuplement ?
Pour y répondre, le (la) stagiaire sera entouré(e) des  collègues généticiens du SYSAAF pour  l’aider dans la compréhension des données, dans l’interrogation de la base de données, et dans leur analyse. Les encadrants de l’INRA  viendront en soutien pour affiner les questions auxquelles le stage doit répondre, en particulier sur les aspects relatifs à la variabilité génétique, et bien sûr pour l’interprétation des résultats obtenus. L’équipe de MIGADO sera disponible pour présenter les objectifs et la structuration du repeuplement ainsi que pour répondre à toutes questions relatives aux données et à la rédaction du rapport de stage.
Compétences recherchées :
En Master 2 ou Ecole d’ingénieur (césure ou dernière année), le (la) stagiaire doit montrer des qualités de rigueur et de persévérance, des capacités de synthèse, d’analyse de données  et rédactionnelles, ainsi qu’un bon relationnel. Il (elle) devra pouvoir manipuler Access et Excel sans difficultés.
Présentation des partenaires impliqués :
L’association  MIGADO  (Migrateurs  Garonne  Dordogne  Charente  Seudre)  a  pour  objectifs  principaux  la  gestion,  la restauration  et  le  soutien  des  populations  de  poissons  migrateurs  du  bassin  Gironde-Garonne-Dordogne-CharenteSeudre.  Ses  principaux  domaines  d’action  sont  le  suivi  et  la  gestion  des  populations,  la  production  piscicole,  la conservation et la réintroduction d’espèces, le suivi des milieux aquatiques, l’animation de programmes et l’éducation à l’environnement.
Le SYSAAF  (Syndicat des Sélectionneurs Avicoles et Aquacoles Français) est  spécialisé dans l’appui technique d’une 40aine d’entreprises  et  associations  dans  les  domaines  de  la  sélection  génétique  ou  de  la  restauration  écologique,  ce  qui concerne 28 espèces avicoles et aquacoles.
L’INRA  intervient à travers ses équipes Génétique et Aquaculture (Jouy-en-Josas) et Conservation et  Restauration  des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (unité ESE, Rennes), qui apportent leurs connaissances en assignation de parenté, dynamique et génétique des populations et biologie des espèces diadromes.
Avantage :  Outre la rémunération mensuelle de 568,76€  net,  vous aurez accès au RU (tarif étudiant) ou au restaurant d’entreprise (tarif négocié).
Localisation : SYSAAF, Station LPGP/INRA, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes cedex.
Pour candidater (lettre de motivation + CV) :
Auprès d’Anastasia Bestin : anastasia.bestin@inra.fr (02 23 48 57 22)

jeudi 14 novembre 2019

mercredi 13 novembre 2019

Offre volontaire Mongolie

Toutes les infos en ligne : https://www.takh.org/images/VolontaireTAKHMongoliedecembre2019.pdf

CDD Assistant Babylab à l'INCC - Université Paris Descartes, Fr -- date limite : 17 nov. 2019

Le Laboratoire INCC (Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center - UMR 8002) de l'Université Paris Descartes recrute un Assistant Babylab pour un CDD de 12 mois dans le cadre de l'Axe 4 du Labex EFL.

Affectation : Centre des Saint-Pères, 45 rue des Saints Pères 75006 Paris
Nom et Fonction du supérieur hiérarchique : Thierry NAZZI
Dates de contrat souhaitées : 01/01/2020 au 31/12/2020
Quotité de travail : temps complet
Rémunération : environ 1680 euros mensuel brut (sur financement du Labex Empirical Foundations of Linguistics - EFL)

PROFIL DE POSTE

Résumé du poste :

Le babylab de l’INCC est un important centre de recherche sur le développement des nourrissons, cherchant à comprendre le développement langagier et cognitif précoce.
Les tâches accomplies pourront évoluer selon les compétences de l’agent recruté. L’agent travaillera en lien avec deux autres ITAs aussi en poste au babylab.
L’agent aura un rôle crucial de soutien à la recherche, nécessaire au bon fonctionnement du babylab. Il aura un rôle crucial dans l’organisation du travail des doctorants/postdoctorants non-francophones (nécessité d’un niveau d’anglais parlé correct), en collaboration avec deux autres ITA travaillant dans le babylab.

Missions et activités essentielles :

L’agent devra assurer les missions suivantes (en collaboration avec deux autres ITA travaillant dans le babylab) :
- Recruter les parents avec leurs bébés,
- Organiser et coordonner le fonctionnement du babylab,
- Gérer les bases de données des familles,
- Gérer l’organisation administrative du babylab,
- Préparer les salles d’expérimentation,
- Ranger et nettoyer l’ensemble des installations du babylab, …),
- Organiser la logistique des expérimentateurs (notamment aux doctorants/postdoctorants non-francophones : traduction, accueil des parents, explications sur le déroulé de la visite/de l’expérience,
- Aider à la passation des expériences (pour les doctorants/postdoctorants non-francophones et pour les tâches nécessitant 2 expérimentateurs)

Contraintes particulières :

- travail le samedi (avec récupération d’un jour en semaine)
- vacances estivales au mois d’août (le babylab étant alors fermé)

Compétences requises :

L'agent devra maîtriser les compétences suivantes :
- Bonnes capacités relationnelles (au sein du babylab et avec les familles et les bébés)
- Travail en équipe
- Sens de l’organisation
- Adaptabilité
- Compétence bureautique (microsoft office)
- Anglais parlé et lu correct

Pour candidater :

Merci d’envoyer à thierry.nazzi@parisdescartes.fr
- un CV
- une lettre de motivation
avant le 17 novembre 2019 à minuit

Dates des interviews : fin novembre/début décembre 2019

2 Postdoc Positions in Animal Behaviour in Berlin

As a joint project of Max Wolf and Jens Krause, we are looking for two postdocs working with us at uncovering the behavioural rules underlying the development of adaptive behaviour. This project is embedded in the Science of Intelligence Cluster in Berlin (https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/) which  will provide an extremely stimulating research environment.

We are looking for one experimental person working with fish (Amazon molly) and one theoretician developing mathematical and/or computer simulations models. The positions are for three years, application deadline is 29.11.2019, project start should be between April 2020 and October 2020. Details on the project, the two positions and the application process can be found on:

https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/call-for-applications/open-positions/

Projects "Mapping behavioral-experiential trajectories..." and "Algorithmic models of exploration behavior".

For further questions please get in touch with Max Wolf (m.wolf@igb-berlin.de)

mardi 12 novembre 2019

PhD position in HAI at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Dr. Jeffrey Stevens, director of the Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is recruiting a PhD student to study human-animal interaction. Projects investigate the effects of interacting with dogs on human cognition and emotion. Previous experience with HAI is preferred. For more information, contact Dr. Stevens at jstevens5@unl.edu. The deadline for applications is Dec 15th.