Associate Professor Faculty Position

 The Department of Pathology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM) invites applications for the position of Associate Professor (tenured or tenure eligible) in the Section on Comparative Medicine. The qualified candidate is expected to have a nationally-recognized, extramurally funded, research program. Experience and/or interest in nonhuman primate models is highly desired. This position comes with a competitive start-up package and excellent collaborative opportunities with both basic science and clinical faculty in the WFSM.

 

The successful candidate will become part of a multidisciplinary team of scientists in Comparative Medicine who conduct translational research using nonhuman primates, rodents and cell-based models. Comparative Medicine is home to 16 PhD, DVM, DVM/PhD, and MD faculty. Areas of research strength and growth in the Section include cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease/cell stress, behavioral neurobiology, radiation effects, cancer, and pediatric/developmental programming.  NIH-funded training grants within the Section support research training for postdoctoral fellows and veterinary student summer fellows. The Section is home to two NIH-funded national resource nonhuman primate (NHP) colonies (the Vervet Research Colony consisting of over 300 genotyped and pedigreed vervet monkeys, and the NIAID Radiation Survivor Cohort, consisting of over 150 rhesus monkeys previously exposed to radiation) with a total population of approximately 500 NHPs. Additional onsite resources available to faculty include imaging capabilities for large animals (CT/DEXA) with expansion underway to include PET/CT, MRI and a linear accelerator onsite (currently available at a separate campus), and a ~2600sqft ABSL-3 facility. These primate resources provide for abundant research opportunities and serve as magnets for collaborative work.

 

Institutional centers involved in collaborative research include the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), the Cardiovascular Sciences Center, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Center for Precision Medicine, the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, and the Translational Imaging Program. A few of the many CTSI programs designed to support new research faculty include a Translational Research Academy, K Award Writer Series, Research Studios, and the opportunity to apply for a 2-year KL2 Career Development Award. The broader community consists of over 1000 faculty spanning over 40 academic departments and over 25 academic Centers or Institutes.

 

Wake Forest School of Medicine is recognized as one of the country’s best schools for its innovative medical education, primary care, training and research programs. The medical school is part of Wake Forest Baptist Health/Atrium Health and is located in Winston Salem, NC, an affordable community named by Southern Living as one of the best cities on the rise for 2021. Wake Forest Baptist Health is a major employer in the area and was ranked in 2021 by Forbes as one of the top best large employers in the country.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

The qualified candidate is expected to have a nationally-recognized research program supported by extramural funding and will have an outstanding record of research accomplishments and publications. Candidates should hold a terminal degree (DVM, PhD, DO, Pharm D or MD), and have a strong publication record. Postdoctoral research training, strong quantitative, oral and written communication skills, familiarity with animal and cellular imaging modalities, molecular and cellular pathology experience, and complex biomolecular and biostatistical analyses will be considered strengths.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES   

 

Successful candidates will be expected to maintain an extramurally funded research program. Support of institutional and departmental teaching and mentoring for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows is essential. Collaborative research with other faculty in the department and across Wake Forest Baptist Health and other universities in North Carolina is expected.

                                                                                              

APPLICATION

 

Applicants should submit an application package as a single pdf document, including (1) a letter with statement of interest and research goals; (2) a complete curriculum vitae; and (3) names and contact information for three professional references.

 

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to achieving diversity among its faculty and staff. It is the policy of WFBMC to administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state and national laws, executive orders, regulations, and guidelines.

 

Interested candidates, please contact John Pantoja, Talent Acquisition Consultant, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center at: JPantoja@wakehealth.edu, 336-618-1432

https://emis.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/requisitions/preview/48410/?keyword=Associate+Professor You may also apply online (job ID 48410).

EOE/AA: Minorities/Females/Disabled/Vets

Fully funded PhD

 Description

Dr Stefano Kaburu, from the Department of Biomedical Science & Physiology of University of Wolverhampton (UK), is currently seeking applications for a 3-year full-time PhD student to investigate the physiological benefits and costs that long-tailed macaques experience in an urban environment. The project will be conducted in collaboration with Dr Nadine Ruppert, from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia), Dr Laëtitia Maréchal from the University of Lincoln (UK), and Dr Brenda McCowan, from UC Davis (US).

The growing expansion of human populations generates increasing competition between people and wildlife over space and resources. In this context, it still remains unclear what are the economic (benefits vs costs) trade-offs animals have to face in an anthropogenic landscape, especially when they frequently interact with people. Advancements in the area of field endocrinology have allowed researchers to assess non-invasively a wide range of animals’ physiological measures, including energy balance, immune functions and physiological stress from urine and faecal samples. The goal of this project will be to assess some of these physiological measurements in order to examine the benefits animals gain and the costs they suffer when they are exposed to human activities and interact with people. Additionally, this project will investigate whether and to what extent macaques modify their behaviours in order to reduce some of these costs. The PhD project will, therefore, involve both extensive field work in Malaysia to collect behavioural data and biological samples (either urine or faeces) as well as lab work for the physiological analysis.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate interest in the field of animal behaviour and conservation. They should be mentally and physically fit and able to work outdoors for an extended period of time in a challenging environment where temperatures can be very high (higher than 30 °C). Additionally, they should be reliable, patient, enthusiastic, committed to scientific research, able to work both as part of a team and individually and they should show sensitivity and adaptability to foreign cultures. Candidates with prior field and/or lab experience will have an advantage.

Specific requirements of applicants

·       A first or upper second class honours degree in biology, zoology, behavioural science, animal behaviour or a related field.

·       A Master’s degree in the same or similar areas, or equivalent experience.

·       For applicants whose English is not their first language, they are required to demonstrate proficiency in English at least to the level of an IELTS score of 7.0. Please note that, while applicants won’t necessarily need to have an IELTS (or equivalent) certificate at the moment of the application/interview, they will be required to submit the certificate in order to register to the PhD program at the University of Wolverhampton.

 Salary/funding

This is a fully funded position with an annual salary of £15,608 + tuition fees. A limited amount of funding is also available for lab consumables and travel (for conferences and/or field work) but the PhD student will be encouraged to apply for additional funding (with Dr Kaburu’s support) to cover any additional cost.

Application

Please email your application to Dr Stefano Kaburu (s.kaburu@wlv.ac.uk) by including “PhD application” in the subject line.

Applications should include the following documentation in English as a single PDF document:

 [1] A letter of interest describing your motivation for applying for this position and how you meet the criteria listed in the job description.

[2] A recent CV that includes information on education as well as relevant field and/or lab experience

[3] Contact information for two people who can provide information about your experiences, skills, and training.

The application deadline is September 5th 2021 with interviews expected to begin from September 13th 2021. The ideal start date is early October 2021.

2 JOB VACANCIES - Primate Caregivers

 Job Description

The Born Free Primate Sanctuary's aim is to provide nonhuman primates a lifelong home and a high standard of care without being needlessly intrusive. The 175-acre sanctuary, located 90 miles south of San Antonio, Texas, is home to over 400 monkeys, many of whom were rescued from abusive or exploitative situations. The focus of animal care is to provide conditions in which the captive populations of macaques, baboons, and vervets are allowed to live out the remainder of their lives with extensive freedom of movement, choice of food, and choice of companions, in accordance with their social nature. The sanctuary is not open to the public and we do not display animals for educational or entertainment purposes.

Born Free's mission is to end the suffering of wild animals in captivity, rescue individual animals in need, protect wildlife - including endangered species - in their natural habitats, and encourage compassionate conservation globally. Inspired by the iconic film Born Free, we work locally, nationally and internationally to end wild animal cruelty and suffering, protect threatened wildlife, and keep wildlife in the wild where they rightfully belong.

We are seeking a full-time caregiver to join our sanctuary team.

Role Description

Participate in the daily care of all animals including, but not limited to:

• Clean habitats
• Empty, clean and re-fill water troughs
• Prepare and distribute food
• Report any animal showing signs of ill health or injury to management
• Dispense medications and medical treatments
• Maintain written log entries
• Perform grounds and enclosure maintenance work as required:
• Trim/mow vegetation around the Sanctuary to keep paths and other areas clear
• Assist with construction projects such as building shelters, etc.
• Make and distribute enrichment.
• Help with the weekly delivery of fresh produce, dry feed, hay & other deliveries by unloading and stacking supplies.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications/Experience/Skills:

Essential:

• Must be fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs, and conduct other kinds of physical work.
• Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions, including 100 degree + weather.
• Must have permission to legally work in the US at the time of application.

Desirable:

• Experience working in an animal sanctuary or similar work environment.
• Vet tech skills.
• Familiarity with exotics and/or wildlife.

Person Specification:

• Respect for, and commitment to, the sanctuary and parent organization’s aims, objectives and ethos.
• A demonstrable commitment to animal welfare.
• The ability to work calmly around animals in a respectful and humane manner.
• Willingness to work various shifts including weekends and holidays.
• Commitment to follow all safety procedures and animal care protocols.
• Willingness to move to a small, rural community.
• Willingness to live onsite at the sanctuary in accommodation provided.
• Ability to interact positively and work with people from different backgrounds, cultures, or personalities.
• Must have own vehicle due to isolated, rural location of sanctuary.

Prior experience working with primates is ideal but not essential – all new employees are fully trained by our expert team.

Salary and Benefits:

Starting salary is $12.00 per hour, rising to $13.00 after one year of continuous employment. We also offer health insurance, paid time off, and a 401(K) plan with employer matching. Free on-site housing and most utilities provided if available.

How to Apply:

Please send resume and cover letter to liz@bornfreeusa.org to apply.

Cover letter should include:

• What attracted you to the role and what you feel you could bring to the sanctuary if successful.
• How you feel your views align with those of Born Free USA, in particular relating to: Zoos, Exotic Pet Trade and Animal use in research.
• Details on how you feel you meet the Qualifications/Experience and Skills requirements and the Person Specification.
• Details of any specific experience of working with primates (including, but not limited to, group management techniques and practices, whether open/closed contact environment, medication administration, enrichment, rescue and rehab etc.)
• Any other details you would like to share with us that you would like us to take into consideration.

Job Type: Full-time

2 PhD positions on individual and collective human foraging in the wild

 The Center for Adaptive Rationality (ARC) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ralph Hertwig, seeks applicants for

2 Predoctoral Position on Human Foraging (Ice fishing)

(E 13 TVöD, 70 %; 39 hours/week)

Preferred starting date is 1 December 2021 for 3 years. Closing date for applications: 8 August 2021

The Position
Job description: Technological developments are opening up new frontiers on individual and collective decision making. Improved tracking technology (e.g., GPS, Galileo, proximity sensing), allow to follow organisms over long periods of time, with ever increasing accuracy. Organism-borne videos provide detailed insights in the (visual) information that organisms have access to. And organism-attached remote sensing allow monitoring of physiological variables (e.g., heart rate) to understand how organisms cope with environmental challenges. We are entering the ‘golden age of bio-logging’. Despite revolutionizing animal ecology, relatively few studies in human ecology have taken such a data-driven approach.

This project aims to do exactly this, investigating human foraging ecology. This work is part of a DFG funded research project. The work combines statistical analyses of a large-scale database spanning 50 years on individual and collective catch data, with empirical fieldwork studying individual and collective foraging of icefishers in Finland. For the fieldwork, up to 100 icefishers will be simultaneously and repeatedly equipped with (i) tracking devices to record high-resolution spatial movement behaviour of ice-fishers, (ii) head cameras to capture continuous information on the search behaviour and foraging success, and (iii) heart rate monitor to study physiology. This novel study system and approach will provide an unprecedented amount of spatio-temporal data on human foragers across natural environments, to uncover new insights in behavioural and physiological mechanisms underlying indvidal and cooperative human foraging.

Your Profile
Requirements: Applicants (m/f) should hold, or anticipate receiving very soon as shown in supporting documents, a master’s degree, diploma or equivalent in Psychology, Biology, or related natural sciences and ideally have proven skills/background in the following topics:
• working with spatio-temporal data, visual data, and/or physiological data
• conducting human individual and/or collective behavior experiments
• experience in working in the field under challenging conditions
• statistical data analysis of interdependent data (mixed model approaches, conventional statistics, Bayesian statistics)
• programming skills (for example in MATLAB, Python, R)
• experience in working in collaborative research activities including multidisciplinary teams
• command of the Finnish language is a bonus

Our Offer
The Max Planck Institute for Human Development (www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de) offers an excellent infrastructure including support staff and equipment for conducting experiments and fieldwork. It provides an international research environment, with English being the working language of the Center for Adaptive Rationality.

Your Application

The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.

The Doctoral Positions are for three years. To apply, please send your application (consisting of a cover letter describing your research interests, a CV, one publication (or another sample of writing), and the contact details of two references) as a SINGLE PDF file to Ralf Kurvers, MPI for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin (arc-applications@mpib-berlin.mpg.de<mailto:arc-applications@mpib-berlin.mpg.de>). Please submit your application without a photo. Applications must be submitted by 8 August 2021 to ensure consideration. However, review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

The data protection declaration for the processing of personal data within the scope of your application can be found here:
https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/860946/en_infos_bewerbung.pdf

For more information about the position, please contact Dr. Ralf Kurvers (kurvers@mpib-berlin.mpg.de) or see

https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/1313041/2021-07-16-arc-predoctoral-position-on-human-foraging?c=219557

9 month postdoc position on birds and people

An internally funded postdoc is available for 9 months on an internal grant with Prof. Carena van Riper and myself to study urban bird distribution and human attitudes about birds in central Illinois (yes, we do have cities... :-)

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MSc degree Internship - 5 to 7 months internship starting from the 24th of January.

 Subject: Investigating the role of the handler familiarity with reindeer on their performances in simple working tasks. We are seeking for an MSc student for a 5 to 7 months internship on human-reindeer relationship. The project aims to investigate how familiarity between the reindeer and the herder affects their working relationship. In addition, we also wish to study the abilities of reindeer to understand human cues and to cooperate with humans. Furthermore, we would investigate how individual reindeer differ in their behaviour towards their herders or unknown people. A set of 4 experiments will be run in Lapland next winter with trained sleigh reindeer. The student will participate in the experiments and be asked to analyse the videos from these experiments using the BORIS observational software, then will conduct bibliographic research and statistical analyses on R to produce a scientific report. Profile seeking: We are seeking for a student completing a MSc degree in behavioural ecology or ethology with interest for human animal relationship. It is necessary to be able to work with reindeer without fear, and to be able to work in a cold environment (-20 C) with almost constant night for at least 15 days. Good English communication skills are required as the working team is international, and the manuscript should be written in English so all the supervisors can comment and read it. Some basic knowledge of statistical analyses and R programming would be appreciated. Place and conditions of the internship: The internship will take place at the University of Turku, FINLAND. The fieldwork expenses are covered (15 days accommodation and travel to Lapland) but there is no other financial help provided from our research group during your staying in Finland. You can ask for Erasmus grants and mobility grants (see the modalities with your own university). The team and the supervision support: The student will be supervised by Océane LIEHRMANN with the support of her supervisor prof. Virpi LUMMAA (Team Leader) and PhD Martin Seltmann (researcher on animal personality and stress). Océane is based at the University of Turku in Finland where she is working within the Lummaa group doing her Ph.D. on the behavioural processes involved in human-animal relationship. Please, send a CV and a cover letter (1 page max) before the Deadline 17 th of October 2021. Interviews will be held the following week. Selected applicant will gain experience in the field of behavioural research, as well as running experiments with big mammals and work in a highly dynamic international research environment. A unique opportunity! Contact: Ph.D. candidate Océane Liehrmann, oceane.liehrmann@utu.fi, Lummaa group, Department of biology, University of Turku (FINLAND).

MSc degree Internship - 5 to 7 months internship starting from the 24th of January.

 Subject: Investigating the role of the handler familiarity and horse’s environment on their performances in a two choice task. We are seeking for an MSc student for a 5 to 7 months internship on human-horse relationship. The project aims to investigate how the relationship and the familiarity between the horse and the handler may affect the communication and the understanding in the dyad. In April 2020, two experiments have been run with horses and their owners or strangers in a human choice task and during a pointing task. The objective is to observe how the horse react to specific situations depending on who is asking him to perform a simple task. We want to see if the familiarity with the handler affectstheir emotions, stress, attention or learning abilities. The student will be asked to analyse the videos from these experiments using the BORIS observational software, then will conduct bibliographic research and statistical analyses on R to produce a scientific report. Profile seeking: We are seeking for a student completing an MSc degree in behavioural ecology or ethology with interest for human animal relationship. Previous experience with horses and knowledge on equine behaviours would be highly beneficial. Good English communication skills are required as the working team is international, and the manuscript should be written in English so all the supervisors can comment and read it. Some basic knowledge of statistical analyses and R programming would be appreciated. Place and conditions of the internship: The internship will take place at the University of Turku, FINLAND but, in case of sanitary travel restrictions, it could be done remotely from the student own country and place. In that case, an access to a good computer and a strong internet connection is mandatory. There is no financial help provided from our research group but you can ask for Erasmus grants and mobility grants (see the modalities with your own university). The team and the supervision support: The student will be supervised by Océane LIEHRMANN with the support of her Supervisors Virpi LUMMAA (Team Leader) and Léa LANSADE (researcher on horse cognition at the INRAE of Nousilly, FRANCE). Océane is based at the University of Turku in Finland where she is working within the Lummaa group doing her Ph.D. on the behavioural processes involved in human-animal relationship. Please, send a CV and a cover letter (1 page max) before the Deadline 10 th of October 2021. Interviews will be held the following week. Contact: Ph.D. candidate Océane Liehrmann, oceane.liehrmann@utu.fi, Lummaa group, Department of biology, University of Turku (FINLAND).

Tenure Track Position: Animal Behaviour

 The Department of Psychology at the St. John's campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Animal Behaviour (Position Number F02875-2021-31). Researchers with a Ph.D. in psychology, or another area related to animal behaviour, who investigate the mechanisms, development, function, ecology, or evolution of behaviour (or any combination thereof) in any taxonomic group, are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to candidates who will develop field-based programs of research on the island of Newfoundland and/or in Labrador, ideally integrating the province’s rich natural environment, traditional knowledge, and culture. The successful candidate will contribute to graduate supervision in the Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Program, which is one of 13 interdisciplinary graduate programs at Memorial. With core members from the Department of Psychology, the program also includes supervisors and collaborators from Biology, Ocean Sciences, the Marine Institute, and Grenfell Campus, as well as from partner organizations, including Parks Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The successful candidate will be expected to foster and benefit from the program's interdisciplinary structure and the university's overarching commitment to interdisciplinary research. They will show evidence of an active research program that can attract external funding, and contribute to teaching courses within the area of animal behaviour and in other areas of psychology, as applicable. Applicants should submit a (1) curriculum vitae, (2) statement of research interests and three selected reprints, (3) statement of teaching interests and evidence of effective teaching, and (4) names and email addresses of three referees to: Dr. Christina Thorpe, Head, Department of Psychology, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, A1B 3X9. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged and may be sent via e-mail to Psychology.Head@mun.ca. Applications must be received by October 15, 2021. The appointment will begin on May 1, 2022. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, but preference will be given to applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada. Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, people of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, Indigenous peoples, racialized people, and people with disabilities. As part of Memorial University’s commitment to employment equity, all applicants are invited to identify themselves as a member of an equity-deserving target group(s) as appropriate. Applicants cannot be considered as a member of a target group(s) unless they complete an employment equity survey. If you do not receive a survey or have any questions, please contact equity@mun.ca. This position is subject to budgetary approval. Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador is the largest university in Atlantic Canada. We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province. As the province's only university, Memorial plays an integral role in the education and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Offering diverse undergraduate and graduate programs to almost 20,000 students, Memorial provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for learning in St. John's, a safe, friendly city with historic charm, a vibrant cultural life, and easy access to a wide range of outdoor activities

5-year PhD student fellowships

I am writing to spread the word that my lab has one or two 5-year fellowships for PhD students starting Fall 2022 via the Integrative Neuroscience program here at the University of Chicago

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My lab studies the epigenetic, genomic, and molecular mechanisms that determine how juvenile male and female zebra finches encode song experiences such that they influence adult behavioral patterns. Students with experience in any of these biological levels, or with a background in behavior, are strong candidates. The ability to work independently yet in a team environment that subsists on music wars in lab and spreadsheets of hatchling organization is a must. Further, students who embrace the challenge of contributing to our mission: /to do the most, awesomest neuroscience we can, at the highest levels of rigor and integrity, in service of meaningful questions/ are particularly well-suited.

The deadline for applications is December 1, 2021 (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://psychology.uchicago.edu/content/prospective-students__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4PTyum89MS05fuKWz6dUGdL3OR30wEOLTNVa08AFoBOoyU5tmIVfw0PoLEkXrjwE8Q$  ). Anyone interested in this opportunity should please reach out to me directly (
london [at] uchicago [dot] edu ).

Sarah E London, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Institute for Mind and Biology
Neuroscience Institute
Committee on Neurobiology
Committee on Evolutionary Biology

University of Chicago

Stage M1, L3 et césure en écologie comportementale et cognitive

Stage M1, L3 et césure en écologie comportementale et cognitive * * * * * Lien entre plasticité comportementale, capacités cognitives et pollution urbaine chez les mésanges charbonnières pyrénéennes Dates : d’octobre 2021 à mars 2022 Durée : périodes de deux mois Laboratoire d’accueil : UMR 5174, Laboratoire Evolution & Diversité Biologique, Toulouse Lieu de stage : Station d’écologie théorique et expérimentale (SETE) de Moulis en Ariège Encadrement : Thomas CROUCHET doctorant, Alexis CHAINE et Philipp HEEB, chercheurs en écologie Contexte : Face aux changements occasionnés par les activités anthropiques (notamment l’urbanisation), les individus sauvages modifient constamment leur comportement. Il est nécessaire d’étudier cette plasticité comportementale pour comprendre les mécanismes cognitifs sur lesquels elle s’appuie, mais aussi pour identifier en quoi les perturbations anthropiques (pollution) impactent le comportement des individus sauvages et donc leur survie sur le long terme. Les candidats participeront à des expériences en volière sur la plasticité comportementale et la cognition de mésanges charbonnières (Parus major). Ces expériences seront réalisées sur des mésanges sauvages (en captivité temporaire) dans différents contextes de pollution urbaine (lumineuse, sonore). Missions principales : - Entretien d’une population captive de mésanges charbonnières (nourrissage, nettoyage) - Collecte de données comportementale de manière semi-automatisée - Participation aux captures de mésanges charbonnières - Analyse de vidéos de comportement animal (tests cognitifs de résolution de problème) - Analyse de données collectées (impact de l’urbanisation sur le comportement) Compétences souhaitées : - Rigueur et méticulosité pour appliquer un protocole scientifique - Travail en autonomie (protocole, analyse) et en équipe (collecte de données, captures) - Expérience éventuelle avec le logiciel R (analyses statistiques) Pour candidater, envoyer un CV et un court email de motivation à thomas.crouchet@univ-tlse3.fr avant le 17 septembre 2021.

Behaviorist Job at MIT

 The Division of Comparative Medicine at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is recruiting a behaviorist. We have a very large breeding colony of marmosets (300), including a transgenic marmoset program aimed at developing new models for neuropsychiatric disease, rhesus macaques (80), and a slowly growing breeding colony of tree shrews (< 10), as well as pigs, rabbits and rodents. Our ideal candidate would be someone who would be enthusiastic not only to lead our behavioral management program, but also to develop their own independent or collaborative research portfolio over time.  

For more information, or to apply: 

https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_mit/external/jobDetails/jobDetail.html?jobPostId=21432&localeCode=en-us 

I would be happy to discuss the MIT environment and this position with any interested candidates:

Kelly A. Metcalf Pate, DVM, PhD, DACLAM

Director, Division of Comparative Medicine

Dorothy W. Poitras Associate Professor of Biological Engineering

Email: kpate@mit.edu  

Phone: 617-685-1830