Après un M2 étho, éco, and coe

lundi 8 avril 2019

Sujet de Thèse : Comportements de Vol chez les Oiseaux

vendredi 5 avril 2019

PhD student wanted for a project on reversible brain size changes in the common shrew.

For our long-term project on reversible individual size changes in small high-metabolic mammals we have an open position for a 3-year PhD starting as soon as possible but hopefully before June this year. You would be working with captive shrews and study them as they go through the size changes in the brain using a combined approach of repeated state-of-the-art MRI imaging and behavioural assays of the same individuals. The MRIs will be done in the group of Dominik von Elverfeldt in Freiburg, where you will spend part of your time (https://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/mr-en/members/current/elverfeldt.html).

This is a HSFP-funded collaborative project with LilianaDavalos from Stony Brook University (looking at the molecular basis of this phenomenon) and John Nielandfrom Aalbord University (looking at the lipid metabolism) and their students.

What we are looking for:

If you are fascinated by evolution and questions such as how seasonal change affects animals, how the brain is shaped by evolutionary pressure, or how brain size is linked to behaviour and cognitive abilities this may be the right position for you. You need to be enthusiastic about working in a team and sharing data.

Ideal would be if you are a biologist with also a background in or inclination for physics or bioimaging as the MRI (which we will be the first to do with shrews) will be a large and important part of the project. Good English skills are also a requirement.

What you will find:

The Max Planck Institute for Ornithology is a thriving center for research on animal behaviour and our group has been working on these shrews for years, working out many (but not all) of the potential kinks of working with the sensitive shrews. Our graduate school IMPRS forOrganismal Biology provides added background where you can profit from a large spectrum of courses and support.

Interested? Please send your CV, a motivation letter and a research statement to ddechmann@orn.mpg.de by the end of April.

more info on us and the project: https://www.orn.mpg.de/641895/Sociality-and-Movement

mercredi 3 avril 2019

Sujets de thèse proposés au concours de l'ED Environnements-Santé, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

les sujets de thèse proposés au concours de l'ED Environnements-Santé, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, ainsi que les modalités du concours, sont maintenant disponibles.

Certains sujets concernent des thématiques environnementales ou écologiques (seconde partie de la liste).

Pour les consulter, aller à:

http://www.ecoledoctoralee2s.com/appel-a-candidature--contrat-doctoral-2019.html

Human Animal interaction opportunities

Dr. Philip Marshall’s Cognitive Anthrozoology (CAZ) laboratory in the department of Psychological Sciences at Texas Tech University has a new opening for a qualified doctoral student interested in human experimental HAI research. Applications need to be submitted ASAP to The Experimental Psychology doctoral program here: www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/apply.php. Questions regarding the application process or the research priorities of the CAZ lab should be directed to philip.marshall@ttu.edu. Broadly construed, researchers in the CAZ laboratory are interested in how people process information about companion animals, especially dogs.