Après un M2 étho, éco, and coe

mardi 15 avril 2014

Sujets de thèse au concours de l'ED de Montpellier

Les sujets de thèse ouverts au concours de l'école doctorale de Montpellier dans le domaine sont en ligne (classés par laboratoire d'accueil): http://www.adum.fr/as/ed/proposition.pl?site=sibaghe

Sujets de l'ED "Environnements-Santé" de Bourgogne/Franche-Comté

Tous les renseignements ici

La saison est lancée...

La saison de quoi?

Des publications d'annonces pour des doctorats! Alors soyez vigilants. Un tour sur les sites des universités, des écoles doctorales, des laboratoires... Rien de mieux pour glaner des informations! Mais ici aussi, je vais recenser ce que je trouve ou ce que l'on m'envoie (merci à eux!)

Bonne soirée et bonne chance

dimanche 13 avril 2014

Cinq doctorats en éthologie proposés à Rennes

Thématiques

Style de maternage chez la poule

Approche comparative de l'influence de facteurs contextuels sur la latéralité visuelle

Indicateurs de confort/inconfort chez le nouveau né et impact à court et moyen termes des pratiques néonatales

Importance du lien social dans la construction comportementale et cérébrale de la représentation des autres

Effets à court et long termes de l’exposition périnatale à un régime riche en lipides et en saccharose sur le comportement alimentaire et la relation système digestif-cerveau chez le miniporc Yucatan

Pour plus d'information, cliquez ici

samedi 12 avril 2014

Post-doc Position in Cognitive Biology

Hiring Organization:

University of Vienna

Position Description:

The department of Cognitive Biology, research group of Prof. Thomas Bugnyar, has funding available for a three year post-doc position in Socio-Cognition. The post-doc will be part of a small team lead by Dr. Jorg Massen studying the evolution of pro-social concern.

The evolution of altruistic behaviour remains a conundrum in behavioural biology. Nonetheless, other-regarding behaviour is regularly observed in a variety of species. Therefore, the aim of this project is to investigate the evolutionary origins of pro-social behaviour. By testing several species from two phylogenetic very distant orders (i.e. primates and corvids) the project will allow testing clear hypotheses regarding convergent evolution and several specific socio-ecological pressures that may have led to the evolution of pro-sociality. The project will involve several behavioural experiments on a total of 5 species: i.e. human children, common marmosets, long-tailed macaques, common ravens and azure-winged magpies.

Qualifications/Experience:

Required qualifications

• A Ph.D. in Behavioural Biology or a related field

• Excellent knowledge of English

• Experience with designing and conducting behavioural experiments

• Knowledge of theories about the evolution of socio-positive behaviours

• Strong knowledge of (non-parametric) statistics

• Independence

• Endurance

Beneficial qualifications

• Experience with working with corvids

• Experience with working with primates

• Experience with working with human children

• Experience with supervising students

Salary/funding:

The 3-year post-doc position is fully paid (40 hours/week) by the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF, Project Number P-26806) and is based at the University of Vienna, Austria (http://cogbio.univie.ac.at).

Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):

n.a.

Term of Appointment:

01 July 2014 - 30 June 2017

Application Deadline:

15 May 2014

Comments:

Letters of application including CV, photograph, publication list, 2-3 letters of recommendation and a statement of research interests should be sent to Mrs. Petra Pesak, MSc. by E-mail (petra.pesak@univie.ac.at) until May 15th, 2014. Planned interview dates are at the start of June, 2014. Planned starting date is July 1st, 2014.

The University of Vienna promotes the employment of women in fields of work in which they are underrepresented and therefore encourages qualified women to apply to this opening. Disabled people will be preferentially treated if qualified.

Contact Information:

Petra Pesak

Althanstrasse 14

Vienna, none 1090

Austria

Telephone Number:

+43 1 427776101

Website:

http://cogbio.univie.ac.at/

E-mail Address:

petra.pesak@univie.ac.at