Applications are invited for a three-year fixed term postdoc position and a three-year PhD studentship at the University of Exeter (UK), funded by the Leverhulme Trust, starting in January 2013 or soon after. The successful applicants will work with Natalie Hempel de Ibarra and Tom Collett to investigate the learning flights and homing behaviour of bumblebees in semi-natural and lab environments.
3-year postdoc position
The study of learning flights involves analysing the interplay between action, perception and learning and the post should appeal to applicants with research interests in areas of insect learning, navigation, sensori-motor control and flight behaviour.
Closing date: 26.11.2012
Job reference number: P44269.
Further information: https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=0378356mQz&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA
Non-EU citizens are welcome to apply. For checking about the right to work in the UK, this might be useful: https://www.gov.uk/legal-right-to-work-in-the-uk
3-year PhD studentship
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled individual with a background in a science subject (e.g. biological, physical or mathematical sciences, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, informatics, engineering) to join our research team.
Find more information here: http://psychology.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/phd/opportunities/
Closing date: 03.12.2012.
For any enquiries please send an email to N.Hempel@exeter.ac.uk