Postdoctoral fellowships and visiting graduate fellowships in cognition and decision making

The Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, under the direction of Gerd Gigerenzer, is seeking applicants for up to 3 two-year Postdoctoral Fellowships (with the possibility of third year) and up to 2 one-year Visiting Graduate Fellowships beginning on or after September 1, 2009, but earlier or later start dates are possible. The Visiting Graduate Fellowships are intended for students currently enrolled in graduate programs.

Candidates should be interested in studying the cognitive mechanisms underlying bounded, social, and ecological rationality in real-world domains. Current and past researchers in our group have had training in psychology, cognitive science, economics, mathematics, biology, and computer science to name but a few. The Center provides excellent resources, including support staff and equipment for conducting experiments and computer simulations, generous travel support for conferences, and, most importantly, the time to think.

For more information about our group and other funding possibilities for graduate students please visit our homepage at http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/forschung/abc/. The working language of the center is English, and knowledge of German is not necessary for living in Berlin and enjoying the active life and cultural riches of this city. We strongly encourage applications from women, and members of minority groups. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more disabled individuals and especially encourages them to apply.

If you are interested in applying, *contact Jeff Stevens* (jstevens[at]mpib-berlin.mpg.de). Please submit applications (consisting of a cover letter describing research interests, curriculum vitae, up to five reprints, and 3 letters of recommendation) by January 10th, 2009 to ensure consideration. However, applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. The preferred method of submission is a single PDF file for the cover letter and CV, plus PDF copies of the reprints e-mailed to fellowships2009(at)mpib-berlin.mpg.de. Letters of recommendation and questions can be emailed to the same address. Under exceptional circumstances applications can be mailed to Ms. Wiebke Moeller, Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

urgent : participants pour étude comportementale en neurosciences cognitives, rémunéré

Nous recherchons des volontaires pour participer à une étude comportementale en neurosciences cognitives. L'expérience aura lieu au Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Imagerie Cérébrale (LENA_UPR640) à la Pitié Salpetrière (Paris 13è).

L'étude dure environ 2h et les participants reçoivent une gratification de 10euros par heure pour leur collaboration.


Pour pouvoir participer, il faut impérativement :
- avoir une vision normale ou corrigée,
- être inscrit à la sécurité sociale en France,
- être droitier,
- Ne pas avoir d'antécédents médicaux (en particulier neurologiques ou psychiatriques) et ne pas prendre de traitement médicamenteux pouvant perturber le fonctionnement cérébral.

Si vous souhaitez participer, merci de me contacter les plus rapidement possible afin de pouvoir fixer l'horaire du rendez-vous:
Par mail : lucile.gamond [ à ] chups.jussieu.fr
Par téléphone au : 06 21 22 03 42

N'hésitez pas à faire suivre ce mail si vous connaissez des personnes pouvant être intéressées.
Merci d'avance pour votre réponse.

FACULTY POSITION IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

The Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota announces a search for a tenure or tenure-track faculty position. We seek an innovative, productive scientist conducting research in Behavior, preferably that interfaces with either Ecology or Evolutionary Biology. We are particularly interested in research that helps to integrate the department’s existing research strengths. Appointment at a more senior level may be considered for candidates with records of outstanding accomplishment.

This position provides opportunity for collaboration within and beyond the EEB Department, access to students in multiple graduate programs (e.g., Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Anthropology; Cognitive Sciences; Conservation Biology; Neuroscience; Psychology), access to extensive research facilities, and a competitive start-up package. The campus is located in the heart of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, which is rich in cultural and natural attractions. For more information about the position, the department, and related initiatives (we are also searching for an ecologist working at the interface with either behavior or evolutionary biology) see www.cbs.umn.edu/eeb/.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position: The successful candidate will develop a strong, extramurally funded integrative research program. He or she will contribute to the undergraduate and graduate teaching missions of the College of Biological Sciences, advise undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students, and participate in professional service. Initial teaching duties will include teaching an introductory Behavior course.

Qualifications: Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in biology or a related discipline, strong publication record in disciplines related to the position, potential to initiate and sustain a strong research program in behavior, ability to communicate effectively, track record of interacting creatively and productively with other scientists, and evidence of commitment to teaching.

Interested applicants should apply online at employment.umn.edu. Search for requisition # 158791 and attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, and the names and addresses of three professional references.

Review of applications will begin December 1, 2008. The approximate start date is September 1, 2009.

Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer

FACULTY POSITION IN ECOLOGY

The Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota announces a search for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position. We seek an innovative, productive scientist conducting theoretical and/or empirical research in Ecology, preferably that interfaces with the disciplines of either Behavior or Evolutionary Biology. We are particularly interested in research that helps to integrate the department’s existing research strengths. Appointment at a more senior level may be considered for candidates with records of outstanding accomplishment.

This position provides opportunity for collaboration within and beyond the EEB Department (Cedar Creek LTER, Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories, Institute on the Environment, Water Resources Center, and the Bell Museum of Natural History), access to students in multiple graduate programs (e.g., Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Plant Biology; Conservation Biology; Water Resources Science) and a competitive start-up package. The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus has extensive research facilities (high performance computing, genomics, field research stations, greenhouses, museum collections, herbarium, and laboratories). The campus is located in the heart of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, which is rich in cultural and natural attractions. For more information about the position, the department, and related initiatives (we are also searching for an animal behaviorist working at the interface with either Ecology or Evolutionary Biology) see www.cbs.umn.edu/eeb/.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position: The successful candidate will develop a strong, extramurally funded integrative research program. He or she will contribute to the undergraduate and graduate teaching missions of the College of Biological Sciences, advise undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students, and participate in professional service. Initial teaching duties will include teaching an introductory Ecology course.

Qualifications: Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in biology or a related discipline, strong publication record in disciplines related to the position, potential to initiate and sustain a strong research program in ecology, ability to communicate effectively, track record of interacting creatively and productively with other scientists, and evidence of commitment to teaching

Interested applicants should apply online at employment.umn.edu. Search for requisition # 158786. Please attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, and the names and addresses of three professional references. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2008. The approximate start date is September 1, 2009.

Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer

VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANT, Friesland, The Netherlands

Volunteers are needed from 15 Mar to 15 May 2009 for an ongoing capture-recapture program on the Ruffs, Philomachus pugnax. The project is under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Theunis Piersma, head of the Animal Ecology Group of the University of Groningen. The fieldwork consists in the monitoring colour-banded birds in Southwest Friesland, a characteristic Dutch meadow area in the north of The Netherlands. We collect data on the timing of migration, habitat use, phenotype characteristics, feeding and reproductive behaviour of the birds; but you will also assist with the banding of the birds, blood sampling, and data entry.

Volunteers and students involved will live together in an old church in a small and rustic village below the old sea dyke of Lake IJsselmeer. Applicants need to have good social skills, a driver licence, experience with handling birds and colour-ring reading is preferred but command of Dutch or Frisian is not necessary ;-). We provide housing and field equipment. Volunteers must pay own airfare and living expenses (3-4 Euro per day). A small refund of these costs might be possible (depending on pending grant applications). If interested, possibility to extent your stay to help with the fieldwork for the project on breeding ecology of the Black-tailed Godwit (Ended around 15 June).

TO APPLY: Please send a resume/CV, a cover letter addressing any relevant experience, time available and two references with e-mail addresses to Lucie SCHMALTZ [lucie.schmaltz@gmail.com] and Ross KENTIE [R.Kentie@rug.nl]. Animal Ecology Group, Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands. For further info see: http://www.rug.nl/biologie/onderzoek/onderzoekgroepen/dieroecologie/onderzoek/researchstudies/migratimmune

Postdoctoral fellowships and visiting graduate fellowships in cognition and decision making

Hiring Organization:
Max Planck Institute for Human Development


Position Description:
The Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human
Development in Berlin, under the direction of Gerd Gigerenzer, is seeking applicants for
up to 3 two-year Postdoctoral Fellowships (with the possibility of third year) and up to
2 one-year Visiting Graduate Fellowships beginning on or after September 1, 2009, but
earlier or later start dates are possible. The Visiting Graduate Fellowships are intended
for students currently enrolled in graduate programs.

Exceptional candidates should be interested in studying the **cognitive mechanisms
underlying bounded, social, and ecological rationality** in humans or other animals.
Current and past researchers in our group have had training in psychology, cognitive
science, economics, mathematics, biology, and computer science to name but a few. The
Center provides excellent resources, including support staff and equipment for conducting
experiments and computer simulations, generous travel support for conferences, and, most
importantly, the time to think.

For more information about our group and other funding possibilities for graduate
students please visit our homepage at www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/forschung/abc/ . The
working language of the center is English, and knowledge of German is not necessary for
living in Berlin and enjoying the active life and cultural riches of this city. We
strongly encourage applications from women, and members of minority groups. The Max
Planck Society is committed to employing more disabled individuals and especially
encourages them to apply.

Qualifications/Experience:
Postdoctoral fellowships--Ph.D. in biology, psychology, anthropology, or relevant field.

Visiting graduate fellowships--students should currently be enrolled in graduate program
in biology, psychology, anthropology, or relevant field.

Term of Appointment:
Postdoctoral fellowship: 2 years (with possibility of third year); visiting graduate
fellowship: 1 year

Application Deadline:
10 January 2009

Comments:
If you are interested in applying for this position, first contact Jeff Stevens.

Contact Information:
Jeff Stevens
Lentzeallee 94
Berlin 14195
Germany

Telephone Number:
+49 (0)30 82406 347

Website:
http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/forschung/abc/

E-mail Address:
jstevens[at]mpib-berlin.mpg.de