PhD student and postdoc position on innovation in great apes

 we are looking for qualified applicants for a fully funded 3-year PhD project and a 3-year postdoc position on innovation in great apes. This position is part of the FWF Emerging Fields project "Comparative Ecological Innovation Styles" (CEIS), an interdisciplinary research program comparing innovation across great apes, corvids, and parrots. The successful candidates will be part of the Unit Cognition and Applied Ethology at the Messerli Research Institute (https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/messerli) and work in close collaboration with the other researchers involved in the CEIS project.

You can find the complete ads here:
PhD student position: https://share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/mmQAKxJqwDERZkP?dir=/&editing=false&openfile=true
Postdoc position: https://share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/XFTNzcr7d2XWtKi?dir=/&editing=false&openfile=true

Deadline: All electronic applications received by August 17th, 2026 will be considered.
Contact: Christoph Völter (Christoph.Voelter@vetmeduni.ac.at)
Institute: Messerli Research Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna)