Fully-funded PhD opportunity (subject to competition): Stressed honeybee queens

 PhD opportunity in the SWBio DTP programme available to UK and international applicants (see eligibility criteria). 

Application deadline: midnight 6 December 2021

Stressed honeybee queens: do maternal effects change egg composition and worker behaviour?

Honeybees are important pollinators of agricultural and wild plants, yet they also face numerous emerging challenges in a strongly human-modified world, including poor nutrition. We offer an exciting multidisciplinary PhD project to investigate how honeybee queens adjust egg size and composition in changing landscapes and what consequences these adjustments have for their offspring. It is widely appreciated across insects that egg size is a significant predictor of later survival and fitness traits, yet the consequences of egg size – and maternal ability to adjust it - are poorly understood in honeybees. The candidate will use cutting-edge molecular tools to analyse how different foraging landscapes (urban, agricultural, and semi-natural environments) and experimental manipulations of pollen and honey stores affect the molecular and nutritional composition of queen-laid eggs. This will be combined with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking of individually marked bees to assess the long-term effects of these maternal effects on worker behaviour and lifespan. Based on the results of the behavioural tracking, the candidate will develop predictive models to assess how variation in resource allocation by queens could affect colony growth and pollination capacity in rapidly changing environments.

The PhD is based at the University of Bristol, with Dr Christoph Grueter and Dr Sinead English as supervisors. The successful applicant will also be working in the lab of Prof Adria LeBoeuf (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) to learn about molecular tools.

Further details can be found here: https://www.swbio.ac.uk/ & https://tinyurl.com/hwyets

Postdoctoral Position

 The McCowan Animal Behavior Lab, headed by Dr. Brenda McCowan, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in primate behavioral research as well as experience analyzing biomarkers of stress for an NIH-funded multidisciplinary project examining the relationship between social network structure and emergent health outcomes in large groups of socially housed non-human primates. The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in all aspects of the research process including study design, data collection, data analysis, and publication of results. Specifically, the position involves the collection and analysis of behavioral data. In addition, the postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for helping with the collection and analysis of health-related data and biomarkers of stress including the collection and processing of physiological samples.

 

Qualifications

 

o   PhD in psychology, animal behavior, anthropology, or a related discipline. Experience working with non-human primates or extensive experience in animal social behavior observations.

 

o   Experience analyzing physiological indicators of health as well as experience evaluating the many biomarkers of stress. Ability to keep accurate records, write laboratory analyses and summarize data. Knowledge of safety procedures within the laboratory and relevant necessary documentation.

 

o   Ability to work independently, autonomously and be self-driven. Academic research experience in applying innovative scientific techniques, methods, concepts, principles.

 

o   Ability to clearly understand and communicate project progress and testing results, and technical data with colleagues and collaborators. A strong understanding of analytical techniques and programming using R.

 

o   Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of academic, administrative, and staff personnel.

 

 

Applications

 

To be considered for this position please submit a CV, a cover letter describing your research experience and research interests, a writing sample, and names/contact information of three references. Questions and applications may be directed to Dr. Brenda McCowan bjmccowan@ucdavis.edu or applicants may apply at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04549

 

Review of applications will begin November 30th, with a prospective start date of January 2022.

Job

 

Baily Endowed Chair for the Study of Animal Wellbeing

Associate or Full Professor

Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience

College of Veterinary Medicine

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience (IPN) at Washington State University (WSU) is seeking an established scientist and leader to fill the Bernice Gilman Baily and Joseph Baily Endowed Chair in Animal Wellbeing position and to support our burgeoning focus on affective and behavioral neuroscience. Preference will be given to candidates with an internationally recognized research program in the areas of social neuroscience, the human-animal bond, or the neural circuitry of affect, stress reduction or motivation.  Applicants using modern neuroscience techniques to interrogate circuits and systems that integrate with existing departmental strengths in broad areas of neuroscience (https://ipn.vetmed.wsu.edu/research) or with college strengths in infectious disease, reproductive biology, cell signaling, and genomics are encouraged to apply. This is a full-time (12 month) permanent tenure-track endowed chair position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, depending on qualifications, located at our Pullman, Washington campus.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: The effort distribution is flexible with approximately 65% research, 25% formal teaching in undergraduate and graduate courses, and 10% service being standard. The successful candidate will have a productive, extramurally funded research program and is expected to establish meaningful collaborations with current WSU researchers, actively contribute to the department’s teaching missions. Preference will be given to candidates that can actively collaborate in service or research with the Center for the Study of Animal Well-Being (https://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/departments/csaw).

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: An earned doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences, or a related field by the time of hire is required. Must have an established active extramurally funded research program with a record of peer-reviewed publications and national/international reputation commensurate with rank. IPN seeks candidates whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.  Additionally, for the Full Professor level, candidates must have a demonstrated record of leadership in research, teaching or service to their university or field. All candidates must have a history of contributing to high quality undergraduate, graduate or professional education and excellent communication skills.

 

DEPARTMENT: Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience at WSU is part of large vibrant Neuroscience community that spans the Pullman, Spokane, and Vancouver campuses. On the Pullman campus, IPN is housed in a state-of-the-art research building with extensive core resources (https://ipn.vetmed.wsu.edu/equipment-resources) and access to cutting edge programs including the Program of Excellence in Addictions Research (PEAR). The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program (ADARP) and the Translational Addiction Research Center (TARC), the Center for Cannabis Policy, Research, and Outreach (CCPRO) and the Sleep and Performance Research Center (SPRC).

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COLLEGE: The WSU CVM is organized into five departments/schools, including VCS, Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP), Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience (IPN), the School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB), and the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, each dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service (http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu).  

 

UNIVERSITY: Washington State University is a Tier 1 Land Grant institution with 65 doctoral degree programs and professional medical, veterinary and pharmacy degree programs. Research expenditures are ~$345 million a year. WSU is one of the largest residential universities in the Northwest and has campuses across the state.

 

AREA: Washington State University’s Pullman campus in eastern Washington sits in the rich agricultural area known as the Palouse. Pullman is known for excellent schools and as a safe place to raise a family. Pullman is only eight miles from the University of Idaho at Moscow and approximately an hour south of Spokane. Recreational opportunities abound with skiing, fishing, hunting, whitewater rafting, camping, hiking, and rock climbing all nearby. Pullman is near numerous rivers, lakes, and wilderness areas; including the Snake, Salmon, and Clearwater rivers, Coeur d’Alene, Pend Oreille, and Priest lakes, and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, to name a few.  

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications received by January 16, 2022 will be considered in the initial review process.    

 

Applications must include a cover letter that states the rank being sought and indicates reason for interest in this position at this time, a current curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and goals (3 page maximum), a description of teaching experience and/or philosophy, a statement that indicates the applicant’s experience with and commitment to diversity and inclusion (1 page each maximum), and the names and contact information (including email addresses) of three references. All materials should be uploaded as one document to https://hrs.wsu.edu/jobs/. Search for R-3443.

 

 

WSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

 

• WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability, and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

 

• WSU is committed to excellence through diversity and faculty-friendly policy action, including partner accommodation and NSF ADVANCED Institutional Transformation programs (http:www.advance.wsu.edu/).

 

• WSU employees only U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U. S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

 

• WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations and services, programs, activities, education, employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Research Services: 509-335-4521(v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f) or hrs@wsu.edu.

 

Offre de post-doc

 Un poste de Postdoc de 22 mois intitulé "Neurobiologie évolutive et comportement chez la drosophile" est ouvert à EDB à Toulouse en collaboration avec le CRCA  laboratoire spécialisé sur la neurobiologie de la cognition animale, sur le même campus.

Toutes les informations nécessaires pour candidater sont disponibles sur ce lien:  https://bit.ly/3pelT0n

Vous pouvez aussi contacter Guillaume Isabel (guillaume.isabel@univ-tlse3.fr)  et/ou  Étienne Danchin (etienne.danchin@univ-tlse3.fr)

Les dossiers sont à fournir avant le 15 décembre prochain (date limite que nous prolongerons probablement jusqu'au 31 décembre).

Offre de stage - Informatique et Biodiversité

 Vous trouverez au lien suivant une offre de stage qui permet de lier informatique et biodiversité à Natural Solutions : 

https://www.natural-solutions.eu/stage-developeur-bases-de-donnees

Offre de stage M2 recherche CIRAD

 

Bourse de thèse : écologie polaire

 Nous sommes à la recherche d'un candidat ou d'une candidate pour une thèse en écologie comportementale sur les soins parentaux chez les bécasseaux arctiques. Il s'agit essentiellement d'un travail théorique (modélisation) mais du terrain en Arctique (Groenland, Sibérie) est envisageable. La thèse est financée sur un programme ANR (PACS). Elle sera basée à Lyon, et elle peut débuter début 2022.

PhD title: Modelling adaptive parental care strategies in Arctic shorebirds Supervisors and host laboratory: Supervisors: François-Xavier Dechaume-Moncharmont (fx.dechaume@univ-lyon1.fr) & Jérôme Moreau (Jerome.moreau@u-bourgogne.fr) Thesis advisors: Loic Bollache (loic.bollache@u-bourgogne.fr) & Olivier Gilg (olivier.gilg@gmail.com) Laboratory: Lehna, UMR CNRS université Lyon 1, bât. Darwin C, campus de la Doua, Lyon, France Date of the offer: 3-year position, flexible from January 2022 Funding: PhD grant from the ANR PACS 2022-2025 Languages spoken in the lab: mostly French, English is welcome Keywords: parental care, predation, nest thermoregulation, incubation, sandpiper, Calidris, Arctic fox, behavioural ecology, polar ecology, dynamic programming Project description: Arctic ground-nesting birds are facing conflicting demands. They must maintain optimal incubating temperature for their eggs, which supposes the shortest possible absence from the nest (incubation recess), but they must also maintain their own reserves through repeated foraging trips, which can signal their presence to a predator and leaves their eggs without protection. The optimal recess strategy is expected to vary dynamically on both short (within-day, as a function of predator activity hours, local temperature, food availability) and long (across-day within season as a function of the maturation stage of the embryo, annual phenology of resources, etc) terms. Capitalizing on long-term field data (Meyer et al. 2020, 2021), our aim is to model the optimal recess routines under the triple trade-off between adult reserve maintenance, nest thermoregulation and nest predation. This project is mostly theoretical (lab based) but can also include field work in the Arctic (depending on opportunities and personal skills of the applicant). Profile: We are looking for a behavioural ecologist deeply interesting in modelling (mathematical and/or computational evolution, dynamic programming). Advanced knowledge in at least one programming language (for instance R, python, C) is requested. Application: Applicants should send an application letter, a CV (resume), an extended list of credits, marks and ranking from bachelor´s and master’s study, a copy of your master thesis, the name and contact of at least two scientists for professional recommendations. For further information about the position, do not hesitate to contact the supervisors. Lab publications or recommended review on the subject: Meyer N, Bollache L, Dechaume-Moncharmont F-X, et al. (2020) Nest attentiveness drives nest predation in arctic sandpipers. Oikos Meyer N, Bollache L, Galipaud M, Moreau J, Dechaume-Moncharmont F-X, et al. (2021) Behavioural responses of breeding arctic sandpipers to ground-surface temperature and primary productivity. Science of The Total Environment Chevalier L, Labonne J, Galipaud M, Dechaume-Moncharmont F-X (2020) Fluctuating dynamics of mate availability promote the evolution of flexible choosiness in both sexes. American Naturalist Higginson AD, Fawcett TW, Trimmer PC, McNamara JM, Houston AI (2012) Generalized optimal risk allocation: foraging and antipredator behavior in a fluctuating environment. American Naturalis

Behavior Technician. Oregon National Primate

 The full-time behavior technician will be responsible for overseeing behavioral management of nonhuman primates (NHP), including performing social introductions (either pairs or groups of NHP), monitor socially housed NHPs for compatibility, assessing behavioral needs of NHPs and providing appropriate enrichment, assisting with program utilizing operant conditioning to cooperate with husbandry and research procedures; contribute to the design and implementation of research devotes to psychological well-being methods; data collection, entry, and analysis; responsible for specific phases of research projects; review the literature and regulatory sources to evaluate and recommend implementation of psychological well-being plans and protocols. 

Two post doc

 voici deux liens pour une proposition de postdoc au centre de primatologie de l'UC Davis, Californie.

https://twitter.com/Duramatters/status/1458175356553207813

https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04549

PhD and MA Opportunity - Boise State University

 PI, Dr. Shelly Volsche, in the Department of Anthropology at Boise State University, is currently recruiting seeking a PhD Student, with expected start date Fall 2022. Position Description: The PhD student will be trained as a project coordinator and mentor to undergraduate students in the Evolutionary Connections of Humans and Other Species (ECHOS) Lab at Boise State. The PhD student will help with data collection and project management of the Bioacoustics of Human-Dog Play project, as well as develop and complete their own research project under the guidance of PI. General Responsibilities include: planning and organizing research projects within the lab; coordinating with dog owners/Idaho Humane Society for data collection; mentoring and training undergraduate research assistants; data analyses, and manuscript writing. The ideal candidate has strong interpersonal skills, experience in canine cognition/behavior, a background in conducting research, and the ability to work individually or in collaboration with others. Qualifications: • Master’s degree in psychology, animal behavior, anthropology, evolutionary biology, applied ethology, or a related field • Interest and experience working with dogs, including shelter animals • Demonstrated leadership skills • Ability to think creatively and develop new projects with undergraduates as well as PI • Willingness to supervise and mentor research assistants • Ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects • Knowledge and skills working with Microsoft and Google Suites • Statistical knowledge and skills working with SPSS or R Bonus Qualifications: • Interest and/or experience working with the human-dog bond (experience with play or vocalizations also a plus!) • Experience coding behavior manually or with BORIS • Experience working with Raven and/or knowledge of bioacoustics Position Available: The start date for this appointment is Fall 2022. Funding: Stipend support is available through the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior PhD program, but PI will support student in seeking outside support, as well. To Apply: Contact Dr. Shelly Volsche (shellyvolsche@boisestate.edu) for more details. Include CV and brief statement of interest when emailing. More details will be provided during the meeting

Offre de stage - Expérience sur le développement de la communication acoustique chez les chevaux à l'INRAE de Tours

 L'université de Copenhague recherche un(e) candidat(e) dans le cadre d'un stage non rémunéré sur le développement des vocalisations des chevaux pour une durée de 2 mois (décembre 2021 - janvier 2022). L'objectif de cette étude est d'enregistrer des vocalisations de poneys dans différents contextes et d'analyser leurs caractéristiques acoustiques en fonction des structures anatomiques de leur appareil vocal scanné en Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique (IRM). Au cours de cette expérience, le candidat bénéficiera de nombreuses compétences transférables suite à une initiation complète à la méthodologie scientifique incluant:

 

1) Une recherche bibliographique

2) La collecte de données acoustiques et en imagerie

3) L'analyse de données avec des langages de programmation spécialisés (Praat) et versatiles (R)

4) La rédaction d'un court rapport présentant l’étude et ses résultats

 

Lieu de stage: le candidat sera supervisé à distance mais effectuera son stage au sein de l'équipe de Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements du centre de l'INRAE Val de Loire situé à Nouzilly (37380) et dirigé par Matthieu Keller.

 

Durée: 2 mois (de décembre 2021 à janvier 2022)

 

Profil du candidat:

- Niveau 2 ème ou 3 ème année de licence, avec un Master en cours ou déjà obtenu

- Français comme langue maternelle

- Permis B

 

Contact:

Pour toute question et pour candidater, n'hésitez pas à me contacter à l'adresse suivante: romain.lefevre@bio.ku.dk. Un simple CV suffit.

 

Bien cordialement,

 

Romain Lefèvre, Doctorant à l’Université de Copenhague

Téléphone: 07 62 34 10 84

Superviseur: Élodie Mandel-Briefer Groupe de recherche: Behavioural Ecology Group, Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, Building 3, 4th floor, 2100 Copenhagen East

Site internet: https://www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lefevreromain/

Postdoctoral position in primate behavior/social network

 The McCowan Lab, at the California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis is seeking a postdoctoral scholar. We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starter staff-scientist/postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in primate behavioral research as well as experience analyzing biomarkers of stress. This NIH-funded multidisciplinary project examines the relationship between social network structure and emergent health outcomes in large groups of socially housed non-human primates. The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in all aspects of the research process including study design, data collection, data analysis, and publication of results. Specifically, the position involves the collection and analysis of behavioral data. In addition, the postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for helping with the collection, and analysis of health-related data and biomarkers of stress including the collection, processing, and analysis of hair, fecal, and blood samples.

 

Academic Qualifications:

-PhD in psychology, animal behavior, anthropology, or a related discipline. Experience working with non-human primates or extensive experience in animal social behavior observations.  -Academic research experience in applying innovative scientific techniques, methods, concepts, principles, and considerable experience collecting behavioral data in non-human primates housed in large social groups.  -Experience analyzing physiological indicators of health as well as experience evaluating the many biomarkers of stress.  -Experience programming in R.  -Experience working with macaques, ranging from infants weighing < 1 pound to adults weighing >30 pounds, safely and in a manner that promotes animal welfare. 

-Ability to keep accurate records, write laboratory analyses and summarize data. Knowledge of safety procedures within the laboratory and relevant necessary documentation.   -Ability to clearly understand and communicate project progress and testing results, and technical data with colleagues and collaborators. Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively in person or by telephone with all levels of academic, administrative, and staff personnel.  -Ability to work under a deadline. Ability to work independently, autonomously and be self-driven. Ability to exercise good judgment regarding safety around animals.   -Willingness to work in a BioSafety Level (BSL 1, 2 or 3) facility where non-human primates may be either naturally or experimentally infected with HIV, SIV or Herpes B virus; possible contact with infant macaques during surrogate testing; TB test is required prior to employment; measles vaccination or proof of positive titer.

Review of applications will begin November 30th with a prospective start date of January 2022. To apply:  https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04549

Offre de stage de M1 (ou césure) en éthologie

 Intitulé du stage : Étude du chant des rouges-gorges (Erithacus rubecula) en milieu urbain.

Lieu : Le travail de terrain aura lieu sur le campus de l'Université Paris Nanterre.

Unité de Recherche : Laboratoire Éthologie Cognition Développement, Université Paris Nanterre

Encadrement : Julie BOSCA (doctorante), Nicole GEBERZAHN (MCF), Laurent NAGLE (Professeur)

Durée du stage : 2 mois, entre Janvier et Mai 2022 (à définir avec le/la candidat.e)

Rémunération : stage non rémunéré

Détails : Lorsque les oiseaux chantent, ils doivent faire face à différents types de contraintes liées à la transmission des signaux acoustiques. Pour les espèces vivant en zone urbaine, le bruit lié aux activités humaines a un impact négatif, particulièrement sur la communication longue distance. Les oiseaux utilisent différentes stratégies pour contrecarrer le masquage acoustique provoqué par ce bruit. Nous allons étudier les stratégies développées chez le rouge-gorge (Erithacus rubecula) car cet oiseau colonise très fréquemment le milieu urbain.

Le (la) stagiaire recruté(e) sera initié(e) en particulier

• aux observations d'oiseaux en milieu urbain (permettant de se familiariser avec le comportement et les vocalisations de rouges gorges),
• à des contrôles visuels (identifications individuelles des rouges gorges à l'aide des bagues),
• à l'enregistrement sonore sur le terrain,
• à l'analyse des signaux acoustiques.

Profil et compétences attendues : Étudiant.e en cours de formation Master 1 (ou césure) en éthologie / biologie du comportement / écologie. Nous recherchons une personne hautement motivée, désirant mener des travaux sur le terrain et avec une bonne capacité d'organisation et de travail autonome ainsi qu'une bonne capacité de rédaction. Une expérience préalable avec des oiseaux et la bioacoustique est un plus.

Merci d'envoyer CV, lettre de motivation (mentionnant la période dans laquelle vous serez disponible) et relevés de notes avant le 3 Décembre 2021 à : Julie BOSCA julie.bosca@parisnanterre.fr, Nicole GEBERZAHN nicole.geberzahn@parisnanterre.fr et Laurent NAGLE lnagle@parisnanterre.fr

Primate caretaker

 Jungle Friends is hiring paid positions. We are a large monkey sanctuary on a 44-acre property in Gainesville. 

Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary provides permanent high-quality sanctuary care for New World monkeys being retired from laboratory research, ex-pets, or monkeys who have been confiscated by the authorities.

Jungle Friends is also committed to advocacy and education on behalf of all captive non-human primates, and to provide assistance to improve the circumstances of captive primates wherever possible. In-Person position for someone living in Gainesville or willing to relocate. Living on-site is not required.

A deep love of all animals and commitment to the organization’s sanctuary mission will create success in the position. Monkeys care is #1 priority.

 

Responsibilities

Jungle Friends is hiring full-time caretakers for the monkeys. This is a wonderful job for someone to be with monkeys.

Duties include general husbandry for nearly 300 New World monkeys

Walking and standing for 8-12 hours per day between enclosures

Preparing and serving diets (we have a chef)

Clean and repair any landscape habitat and indoor buildings

Monitor the monkeys’ physical and emotional well-being

 

Temperatures will sometimes drop below freezing, so you must be able to handle the cold. In the summer, you must be able to work in heat and humidity. Only vegan food is allowed while on the main property. No alcohol or cigarettes. Background checks are done.

 

No experience is needed but must be a quick learner. Pay increases for those experienced.

 We are interviewing this week. 1st interview is a phone call.

$10-15 per hour. There is some flexibility with your schedule. RV hookups available.

To Apply:

Please complete as much of our application as possible here: https://www.junglefriends.org/about/internships/how-to-apply.html

You can also send your resume on that page. Read about working for us there. If you can’t fill in the application before you come, we can fill it out in person. A background check will be done on all new hires. Email Debra at info@junglefriends.com

Research Assistant in Primate Behaviour

 Apply here

Additional information: this is a full-time (37 hours per week), fixed-term position for 12 months. 

Closing date: 01/12/2021

Salary : Grade E (£22,847 - £24,871 p.a.)

Employment type: Fixed-term contract

We are deeply proud of our academic community. Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a diverse and dynamic learning environment, defined by a shared sense of respect for all its people. Our mission is to be bold, to do the right things and to change lives, and our academics are key to realising those goals. Their work continues to reinforce our credentials as an award-winning university, and a research centre of excellence.

Our continued success — underpinned by the number of prestigious national awards we’ve won — has hinged on two commitments: forging excellent partnerships around the world and harnessing the talents of all our people. We secured a ‘Gold’ rating in the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework; received the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our pioneering research; and in 2018, we were the first UK university to sign the Social Mobility Pledge, further demonstrating our commitment to ensuring ‘success for all’. NTU is a university at the peak of its powers, but we know we can still go even further. That’s why we’re now looking for new, passionate, ambitious people to join our community.

We are seeking applications for a Research Assistant to assist with data collection on ERC Consolidator Project FACEDIFF ‘Individual differences in facial expressivity: Social function, facial anatomy and evolutionary origins’. 

The role will include a 6-month fieldwork season with free-ranging primates (Rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta) as well as video coding using facial movement coding system MaqFACS. You will assist with observational and non-invasive experimental data collection focussed on quantifying communication, facial expression and social behaviour. Training in data collection methods and data management will be provided. Travel and accommodation costs during the fieldwork season will be covered. 

FACEDIFF is a five-year project examining individual differences in facial expressivity and how this is related to social network size and social interaction in humans and macaques. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team operating over multiple sites. You will be supervised by Professor Bridget Waller and work closely with other members of the team, including Postdoctoral Research Fellows, PhD students and field assistants. 

An undergraduate degree in biology, psychology, anthropology or similar is required. Candidates with experience in animal behaviour research, fieldwork, and quantitative observational methods will be preferred. Spanish language skills are preferred but not required. Strong communication and inter-personal skills are essential. Successful candidates should be able to live and work abroad within a small group. 

Interview Date: w/c 6th December

Anticipated start date: January 2022

Please contact Professor Bridget Waller via email bridget.waller@ntu.ac.uk for informal discussions in advance of applying.

Apply here

Post doc in Primatology at the Max Planck Institute

 Job Advertisement:

Post-doctoral Research Position in Primatology

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology unites scientists with various backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) whose aim is to investigate the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective.

 About the position

The Technological Primates Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig is seeking qualified applicants for a post-doctoral research position to study tool behavior in non human primates. The position is offered initially as a full time, 12 months contract with the possibility of extension for an additional 12 months. Starting date should be no later than March 2022. This position is based in Leipzig, Germany. Remote working is not feasible. The salary is according to the German public service pay scale (TVöD Bund).

The broad aims of the group are to research tool use behaviour across primate species, including both non-human and human, with a focus on behavioural evolution and the origin on of technology in primates and humans. We are actively involved in researching the tool use behaviours of bearded capuchins (Brazil), long tailed macaques (Thailand) and chimpanzees (Ivory Coast) as well as collaborating on archaeological research in Kenya.

(More information on our group can be found here: https://www.eva.mpg.de/technological-primates/.)

 About you

 We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and independent researcher with a documented research profile reflected in publications in international journals. The successful applicant will have obtained a PhD within the past 3 years (or be nearing completion of a PhD) in primatology, animal behaviour or a related discipline and has demonstrable experience of field related research methods and techniques. Previous field experience working in remote places under difficult living conditions is of benefit.

The successful applicant will be responsible for contributing to ongoing research projects as well as developing and leading research projects in line with the broad aims of the group. We expect the candidate to be able to analyse detailed and complex qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of data sets (both lab and field based), and generate original ideas as well as building on existing concepts. A strong understanding of computation statistics and modeling is essential (using R statistical language) as well as a working understanding of other analytical techniques, including GIS packages, archaeological and / or primatological fieldwork techniques. Frequent publication of research articles in peer-reviewed journals and presentations of papers at national and international conferences is required.

The applicant is expected to supervise students and research assistants in both field and desktop studies (in tasks such as video coding, quantitative data collection, and use of statistical packages) when required.

The successful applicant will be proficient in oral and written communication in the English language and possess excellent independent working and time management skills as well as an ability to work in an interdisciplinary team. 

 The Max Planck Society wishes to employ more people with disabilities; applications from people with disabilities are therefore explicitly sought. The Max Planck Society wishes to increase the proportion of women; women are therefore explicitly encouraged to apply.

 Applications should include

1.      Curriculum Vita

2.      Cover letter (maximum 2 pages) including a description of research experience and interests.

3.      The names and contact details of three references (who will be contacted in the case of being invited to interview).

4.      Reprints of two selected publications or writing samples

 If invited to interview candidates will be expected to make a short presentation on their previous work as part of the selection process, and demonstrate a working knowledge of R.  

Application deadline: December 6th 2021

Please visit the following link for your online application:

https://www.eva.mpg.de/career/positions-available/job/520/LMG%20Technologische%20Primaten/en/?cHash=a6380fd93fb5bcef65b5ad440327f4ce

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