Offre de doctorat en neurosciences

Date de diffusion : 12/03/2009
Date de première diffusion : 25/02/2009
Date de fin de parution prévue : 27/05/2009

POSTE A POURVOIR

QUI SOMMES NOUS?
Notre équipe supervisée par le Dr. Didier Mouginot, professeur agrégé à la faculté de médecine de l’Université Laval (Québec), est située au Centre de recherche du CHUQ, pavillon CHUL à Québec (QC, Canada).
Notre structure d’équipe est propice à un apprentissage technique de qualité: formation assistée par une professionnelle de recherche et échanges avec des étudiants aux différents niveau d’étude.
Notre environnemement permet l’épanouissement scientifique et intellectuel: cours de haut niveau, participation à des séminaires locaux et congrès internationaux.

CONTEXTE BIOMEDICAL: Nourriture trop salée, surconsommation de sel: autant de paramètres de la vie moderne qui conduisent à moyen et long-terme au développement de pathologies cardiovasculaires. Notre laboratoire de recherche travaille directement en rapport avec ces problèmes de santé publique et nos travaux sont subventionnés par les Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada et la Fondation des maladies du coeur du Canada. Nous recherchons pour une durée de 3 ans un candidat motivé pour effectuer un doctorat dans le domaine de la neurobiologie du sel (début de la formation: septembre 2009).

LE PROJET SCIENTIFIQUE proposé vise à étudier la plasticité d’un réseau de neurones du cerveau impliqué dans le contrôle de l’homéostasie sodique. Le projet est basé sur l’utilisation de modèles animaux ayant une diète en sel modifiée. Le projet conduira à caractériser les changements morphofonctionnels d’une population neuronale unique dans ce réseau: les neurones détecteurs de sodium. Ce projet s’appuie sur une approche multidisciplinaire allant de la neuro-anatomie aux enregistrements électrophysiologiques in vitro. L’étudiant choisi pourra apprendre et combiner des techniques d’investigation variées telle l’hybridation in situ, l’immunohistochimie ou le patchclamp et les rétrotraçages neuronaux.

Master en neurosciences, neurobiologie ou diplôme équivalent

Nature du financement : Financement public type bourse
Précision sur le financement : Le candidat sera rémunéré selon la convention de l’Université Laval sur des fonds de recherche octroyés au Dr. Mouginot par les Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada.

MODALITE DE DEPOT DE CANDIDATURE

Les candidatures seront transmises par courriel au professeur Didier Mouginot, accompagnées d’une lettre de motivation et d’un curriculum vitae. Deux références de professeurs et superviseurs de stage doivent également être fournies.
Le poste est disponible dès septembre 2009.
didier.mouginot@neurosciences.ulaval.ca

Lors de vos contacts, merci de mentionner l'association Bernard Gregory et la référence de cette offre

Technical Assistant

Phillip Island Nature Parks is Australia's most popular wildlife attraction incorporating the Penguin Parade, Koala Conservation Centre and historic Churchill Island.

The research department at the Park conducts research on penguins, seals, seabirds and shorebirds.

The Park's Research Department is seeking a full-time technical assistant to support field data collection and data processing. The successful candidate will possess a higher degree, preferably a BSc or equivalent, combined with relevant experience and training.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate a good level of physical fitness and be prepared to undertake field trips of up to a week's duration on remote islands.

Employment will be under the Phillip Island Nature Park's work-place agreement, and will be classed as Band 2 - Research Support.

A position description can be obtained from our website at: http://www.penguins.org.au

Written applications should be forwarded to:

Heather Goldberg
Human Resources Manager
PO Box 97
Cowes Vic 3922

- or email: lisal@penguins.org.au

Closing date for applications is 5pm Friday, 27th March 2009.

Disease ecology positions available - Royal Belgian Society of Zoology

Several positions are available to work on co-infection dynamics in a wild mouse population in the UK. This will be part of a NERC funded grant led by Amy Pedersen (University of Sheffield), Andy Fenton (University of Liverpool) and Owen Petchey (University of Sheffield) to quantify within-host parasite interactions and assess the stability of parasite communities (Pedersen & Fenton 2007).

This work will involve a combination of fieldwork (small mammal trapping), laboratory assays, and theoretical modeling.

1) Postdoctoral Research Associate:

The postdoc will manage the field trapping programme, conduct laboratory assays for parasite identification, carry out data analysis and help develop the quantitative within-host models. Experience in small mammal trapping, disease ecology and mathematical modeling are recommended but not essential. The postdoc will have the unique opportunity to link both experimental field based approaches with a community ecology theoretical framework to better understand the role of parasite interactions in shaping host-parasite communities.

2) Technicians (1 Senior & 1 Graduate):

The 2 full-time technicians will be primarily responsible for conducting the small mammal trapping fieldwork and data collection. We are looking for a Senior technician that has extensive experience with small mammal trapping. The Graduate technician will receive training in small mammal trapping and techniques in parasitology. Opportunities will be available for both technicians to develop their research interests within this host-parasite system.

3) PhD student:

A 4-year studentship (NERC) is associated with this project. We are looking for a student with strong quantitative skills to develop theoretical models of host-parasite community ecology. The research will be related to the fieldwork on co-infection dynamics in wild mice, but there will be scope to broaden the concepts to other systems and develop the research according to the student’s interests.

The student must be from the UK or be an EU student who currently resides in the UK.The positions will start: in April/May 2009 and the project will run for 3 years. Specific details of the application process will be released shortly, but we strongly encourage informal inquires about these positions.

Please email Amy Pedersen (a.pedersen@sheffield.ac.uk)

or Andy Fenton (a.fenton@liverpool.ac.uk) for more information.

MSc: EFFECT OF MYRMECOPHAGE PREDATION ON THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL INSECTS, PRETORIA

Studentship available for MSc research on the effects of predation by myrmecophagous mammals on the population dynamics of social insectsThey are seeking a qualified student to conduct MSc research with the Department of Zoology and Entomology and the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, on the effects of predation on termites and ants by aardwolves (Proteles cristatus), aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) and bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis).The research is part of a long term project which aims to investigate the evolutionary correlates to a specialized myrmecophagous diet in the aardwolf, the aardvark and the bat-eared fox, as well as its ecological implications both for the three mammal species and for their prey. This dissertation will link together research on termite and ant distribution and abundance with foraging behavior of the three mammalian species. Another focus should be the seasonal effects on the population dynamics of termites and ants and its consequences for the predators. Furthermore, the population structure of the dominant termite and ant species should be investigated and related to the mode of colony founding.Applicants should have a relevant BSc degree and field experience. The research will include periods of field work at the Bentfontein game farm near Kimberley. To apply for this position, please send a letter of motivation and your CV or Resumé (including contact details for at least two Referees) to Prof Elissa Cameron (ezcameron@zoology.up.ac.za). Position is open until filled.For further details or enquiries: Dr Fredrik Dalerum (fredrik.dalerum@zoology.up.ac.za), Dr Christian Pirk (cwwpirk@zoology.up.ac.za) or Professor Elissa Cameron (ezcameron@zoology.up.ac.za)

Volunteer field assistant for chacma baboon research in South Africa

Hiring Organization: Baboon Research Unit - University of Cape Town
Date Posted: 2009-03-05

Position Description:

Enthusiastic volunteers with training and/or experience in field biology are invited to assist with data collection during one of four fieldwork periods (June 2009, September 2009, January 2010 and/or March 2010 and the last week of the month preceding those mentioned). Fieldwork will see volunteers following the trail of a troop of free-living, wild-foraging chacma baboons through the hills of the Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National Park – a reserve located at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula. While doing so, they will be expected to make detailed observations on the animals’ behavioural- and feeding ecology, and periodically record the location of the troop using a hand-held GPS unit.

Qualifications/Experience:

Experience and/or training in field biology and/or behavioural ecology.

Salary/funding:

None

Term of Appointment:

One or more 5 week period (1 week of training followed by 1 month of data collection) as outlined above

Application Deadline:

3 weeks prior to the beginning of each field work session

Comments:

Volunteers must be able to participate for a five week period and must be able to cover the costs of food, accommodation and transport not directly related to the project for the duration of their stay.

E-mail Matthew for information on the project if you wish to know more.
Contact Information: Matthew LewisSouth Africa
Telephone Number: +2721 650 3645
Website:http://www.baboonsonline.org/bru/
E-mail Address:matthew.lewis@uct.ac.za

Field assistant

Hiring Organization: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Date Posted: 2009-03-09

Position Description:

For an ongoing study on the behavioural ecology of bonobos, we are searching for one field assistant. The work of the assistant will include collection of data on the ecology and behaviour of bonobos at Lui Kotale, Salonga Antional Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. Currently, field work is focussed on one habituated community. Candidates are expected to assist in an ongoing PhD project on social relations among males.

Qualifications/Experience:

Essential requirements are high resistance to psychological and physical stress, and basic skills in collecting behavioural and ecological data. Field work requires long-distance walking (up to 30 km per day) and working time often exceeds 10 hours per day. Given the difficult terrain and the extreme climate, work demands not only physical fitness but also high motivation. The proximity to other persons can lead to psychological stress and candidates must be able to adapt to the extreme living conditions at the field site.As most members of the research crew speak English, this language is usually sufficient for communication within the research team. However, for communication with local assistants skills in French and African languages such as Lingal are required and candidates with such skills will be preferred.

Salary/funding: 300 Euro per month

Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging): The project will cover all costs for ivsa and the expenses for domestic flights. It also contributes up to 800 Euro to the international return ticket. This money will be re-imbursed only AFTER successful completionof a 9 month term of appointment.The project provides food (a melange of local food and some western food) and offers lodging (in tents) at the field site. Note that expenses for food and lodging during stays in Kinshasa on the way in/ out are NOT covered by the project. Expenses for private field equipment, medicinal supplies and insurances can NOT be covered by the project.

Term of Appointment: 9 months
Application Deadline: May 1st 2009
Comments: The field site is located in the province of Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Applicants are expected to be well informed about the past and current political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and about the risks coming from tropical diseases.

Contact Information: Katharina MatschkeDeutscher Platz 6Leipzig 04103Germany
Telephone Number: ++49 (0)341 3550 230
Fax Number: ++49 (0)341 3550 299
Website:http://www.eva.mpg.de
E-mail Address:katharina_matschke@eva.mpg.de