Duration: 12 Months renewable once(~January 1rst2021-December 31rst2022 according to the sanitary situation)
Salary:~2000€ net/month (3800€ gross loaded, 2657€ gross unloaded)
Level required:PhD in Biology
Main field of science:Biology, Ethology
Keywords:behavioural biology; nervous and hormonal physiology; marine invertebrates
Deadline for application:30/10/2020
Function:Research and Development
Employing organization: Université de Caen Normandie(1 year) andUniversité du HavreNormandie(1 year, but the recruited researcher will stay in Caen), France
Context: This contract iswithin the framework of a collaboration between the research unit Environmental Stresses and BIOsurveillance of Aquatic Environments (SEBIO) of the University of Le Havre Normandy and the research unit Animal and Human Ethology (EthoS) of the University of Caen Normandy. It will be an integral part of the project "Reduction of endocrine disruptor pollution at source: provision of innovative tools" (RedPol) supported by the European programINTERREG VA France (Channel) England started in July 2020. This programbrings together companies and universities from Normandy (Caen and Le Havre) and England (Portsmouth, Chichester and Brighton) in order to propose and implement functional tools to assess the impact of endocrine disruptors. Position and missions: The recruited researcher will have to contribute to the development and validation of tools to assess the effect of endocrine disruptors on the behaviours of marine invertebrates (crustacean and cephalopod).Furthermore, he/she will studycolour changes at the individual level (camouflage) or at the organ level (skin, cuticle).
His/her missions willbe:Project documentationand communication (consortium, scientific community, public)Development and validation of standardized behavioural devices (for crabs and cuttlefish) in collaboration with the manufacturer society.In vivotesting of the behavioural effects of a few molecules identified as endocrine disruptors(locomotion, camouflage).In vitrotesting of the effects of these molecules on the activity of chromatophores.Profile (eligibility criteria): PhD degree (max.5 years ago) in Biologywith asstrong experiencein Neuroethology and/or invertebrate Physiology(nervous system or endocrinology)includingstrong knowledge and skills in biostatistics. International mobility would be a plus.
Contact:Please sendyour complete application (letter of application, CV, list of publications, names ofat least two academic references) in a single pdf-filebefore the 30thof october2020 to Dr. Cécile Bellanger(cecile.bellanger@unicaen.fr)and Dr. Thomas Knigge(thomas.knigge@univ-lehavre.fr).Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.