offre de stage apprentissage du chant chez l'oiseau Univ. Paris Nanterre

Thématique  du  stage :  apprentissage  du  chant  chez  le  Diamant  Mandarin  (Taeniopygia guttata) : utilisation d’un robot-oiseau comme tuteur
Durée du stage : 2 mois, avril-mai 2020
Laboratoire  d’accueil :  Laboratoire  Ethologie  Cognition  Développement  EA3456,  Université Paris Nanterre, 200 avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre
Encadrant.e.s du stage : Sébastien Derégnaucourt (PR), Alice Araguas (doctorante)
Rémunération : stage non rémunéré
 

Détails du stage :
Chez  le  Diamant  Mandarin,  les  jeunes  mâles  apprennent  à  chanter  pendant  une  période sensible  de  la  vie  précoce,  en  imitant  principalement  le  chant  paternel.  En  laboratoire,  la meilleure  façon  d’obtenir  une  copie  fidèle  du  chant  consiste  à  placer  un  jeune  mâle  en présence d’un mâle adulte. Cette procédure expérimentale qui garantit presque toujours une imitation  très  fidèle  du  modèle,  constitue  une  référence  pour  explorer  les  aspects neurobiologiques de l’apprentissage du chant chez les oiseaux. Cependant, cette méthode ne permet pas un contrôle précis des différentes variables impliquées dans l’apprentissage du chant.
Au  cours  de  ce  stage,  l’étudiant.e  utilisera  un  robot-oiseau  pour  explorer  les  aspects multimodaux de l’apprentissage du  chant chez  le Diamant Mandarin. Ce projet s’articulera autour des questions suivantes : 1) un robot-oiseau peut-il être considéré comme un tuteur de  chant  pour  un  jeune  diamant  mandarin  ?  2)  Quelle  est  l’importance  de  la  contingence (physique, vocale) sur l’apprentissage du chant chez le Diamant Mandarin ?
Le/la stagiaire recruté.e sera initié.e en particulier :
  à la réalisation d’expériences avec de jeunes oiseaux en laboratoire
  à la programmation et à l’utilisation d’un robot-oiseau
  à l’analyse d’enregistrements audio et vidéo
L’étudiant.e  recruté.e  devra  être  motivé.e,  rigoureux.se  et  avoir  une  bonne  capacité d’organisation  et  de  travail  en  autonomie.  Il/elle  devra  manipuler  quotidiennement  des oiseaux pour les expériences.
Merci d'envoyer CV, lettre de motivation et relevé de notes à :
Sébastien Derégnaucourt : sebastien.deregnaucourt@parisnanterre.fr
Alice Araguas : alice.araguas@parisnanterre.fr

Field assistants: hibernation behaviour in hazel dormice

Volunteers needed to help with PhD fieldwork on hibernation behaviour in hazel dormice

Position description and duties

Part-time field assistants are required to help with PhD fieldwork from January 2020 to April 2020. The fieldwork is focusing on the effects of weather on hibernation behaviour in hazel dormice, and will be conducted at Bradfield Woods in Suffolk and either Bontuchel, near Ruthin in North-west Wales, or the Wyre Forest, near Kidderminster. A rough timeline is as follows:

January – 2 weeks in the field, 1 week spent at each site. The majority of the time will be spent conducting systematic searches for hazel dormouse hibernation nests with PIT-tag scanning equipment (training will be provided). When nests are found they will be marked on a GPS, and camera traps and environmental dataloggers will be deployed at the site.

February to April – 1 week in the field per month, the week being split between sites. Hibernation sites will be revisited and nest occupation checked, and camera trap videos will be downloaded. If dormice are found to have left the nest, systematic searching of the surrounding area will be undertaken to relocate the individual, and the camera trap will be moved to the new site.

Fieldwork will take roughly the same structure in the season 2020-2021, but we do not need applicants to commit to a second season at this point.

 

Skills required

No specific skills are required as full training will be provided. Experience with and/or interest in the following is desirable: camera trapping, behavioural ecology, fieldwork, hibernation, working with protected species. Applicants should be prepared to spend most of the day outdoors, in potentially bad weather. Full waterproofs and waterproof footwear are essential. A good level of physical fitness is required, as one of the sites is mostly on a slope, and we will likely be working most of the daylight hours. An ability to stay upbeat and positive in the face of rain and tiredness is essential! A driving licence is highly desirable, but not essential.

Priority will be given to applicants able to commit to full sessions (i.e. a week) per month; however, if you are not able to commit to this, please still get in touch if interested. The more months an applicant can commit to, the better, but it is not a pre-requisite to commit to all months to apply.

Please bear in mind that the fieldwork methods are designed to be as non-invasive as possible, so you may not actually see a hazel dormouse (but hopefully some on camera trap videos!).

 

Terms of the role

This is an unpaid role but some funding has been provided by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species to contribute to field assistants’ travel, accommodation and subsistence costs. There may be opportunities for interested assistants to conduct their own research projects alongside the main project (within the constraints of the main project) – feel free to contact us if you have any ideas.

 

Contact

Please contact us on rachel.findlay-robinson@uni.cumbria.ac.uk (PhD student) or davina.hill@glagow.ac.uk (PI) with the subject “Field assistant” if you are interested in this position, outlining why you are interested and what you could bring to the project.

Available PhD scholarships in ethology and comparative social neuroscience

Available PhD scholarships in ethology and comparative social neuroscience http://etologia.elte.hu/en/lendulet-phd-scholarships/

The Neuroethology of Communication Lab is looking for excellent PhD candidates who are interested in joining our research group and work in comparative cognitive neuroscience, exploring the neural bases of vocal communication and language in multiple species. The lab is hosted by the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, a world-leading centre of ethological and brain imaging research in dogs.

Deadline for non EU-citizens: Stipendium Hungaricum Doctoral programme, 15 January 2020
Deadline for EU-citizens: ELTE Doctoral School of Biology, 30 May 2020

Tenure track job - Animal Studies (Animal Behavior) Eckerd College

Animal Studies (Animal Behavior). Assistant Professor of Animal Studies with a specialty in Animal Behavior, new tenure-track position, to start in September, 2020. Ph.D. in Animal Behavior, Biology, Primatology, Psychology, or related-field required. We seek an applicant committed to excellence in undergraduate teaching and research. Teach seven courses per academic year (3-1-3), including Animal Behavior, Statistical Methods, and Introduction to Animal Studies. Also, as needed, offer Practicum in Animal Studies, Senior Capstone, or an elective in area of specialty to contribute to courses for a newly developed, interdisciplinary program in Animal Studies.

Participation in an interdisciplinary, values-oriented general education program is required, including a regular rotation in the two-semester first-year program. Eckerd College, the only independent national liberal arts college in Florida, has a tradition of innovative education and teaching/mentoring excellence. Submit a letter of application, vita, teaching evaluations, a statement of teaching philosophy, research agenda, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and contact information for three references so that letters of recommendation can be requested, via https://eckerd.hirecentric.com/jobs/ . Applications must be complete by January 31, 2020. Inquiries may be sent to Dr. Lauren Highfill (HighfiLE@eckerd.edu).

Eckerd College is committed to fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student body, and an inclusive campus community. Eckerd is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Eckerd College is especially interested in attracting candidates from historically underrepresented groups.

PhD studentship: effects of urbanization on physiology in bats

The effects of urbanization on physiological indicators of welfare in bats

 

Main supervisor: Dr Davina Hill, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow;

Co-supervisor: Professor Kirsty Park, Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling.

 

Changes in land use from an increasing human population presents a major challenge for biodiversity (Grimm et al. 2008). Several studies have documented the impacts of urbanization on wildlife due to habitat loss and fragmentation, chemical, light and noise pollution, harvesting, predation and roads (Russo & Ancillotto 2015). While some aspects of urbanization have immediate lethal effects, others act more slowly or may vary between years or seasons. For example, urban heat might benefit some species, but be detrimental to others at certain times of the year (e.g. hibernators in winter).

Bats are one of the most diverse mammalian groups represented in urban environments but also one of the most threatened.Some species are relatively common in urban areas (e.g. Pipistrellus pipistrellus in Europe), and have been described as ‘urban-adaptors’. However, recent work has indicated that the activity of even these species decreases with increasingly urbanized landscapes (Lintott et al. 2016). The mechanism for this is unclear; most work on bat responses to urbanization has focused on foraging and roosting patterns with little information on physiological effects.

This PhD will use a number of novel and non-invasive welfare indicators to compare levels of physiological stress in wild bats living in urban and rural environments.

Key objectives include:
• Validating novel physiological indicators of welfare in bats
• Testing for variation in physiological stress along a gradient of increasing urbanization
• Assessing whether gut microflora communities differ between urban and rural bats
• Testing for differences in the signature of chemical pollutants between urban and rural populations
• Testing for differences in the temperature and thermal stability of roosts in urban and rural sites
• Modelling population growth from habitat use and composition to inform conservation and survey effort

The student will investigate these questions in two common UK bat species to provide insights on the physiological mechanisms underlying urban declines in bats.

 

This project is funded by the NERC Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership (https://www.iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/the-effects-of-urbanization-on-physiological-indicators-of-welfare-in-bats-2/ ) and is open to UK/EU students.

 

To apply, follow this link and click on ‘Visit website’: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fully-funded-phd-the-effects-of-urbanization-on-physiological-indicators-of-welfare-in-bats/?p115508

 

Deadline 10th January 2020 - please email davina.hill@glasgow.ac.uk for further information

PhD/MS/MPS Opportunities at Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science - University of Miami

The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) at the University of Miami is seeking applicants to several Ph.D. research assistantships available in 2020. RSMAS faculty research interests fall under the following departments: Atmospheric Science (ATM), Marine Biology and Ecology (MBE), Marine Ecosystems and Society (MES), Marine Geosciences (MGS), Meteorology and Physical Oceanography (MPO), and Ocean Sciences (OCE). Please see our website for more information about specific research assistantships and faculty interests: https://graduate.rsmas.miami.edu/admissions/phd-assistanships/index.html

The list below contains some of our available assistantships available in Fall 2020. Please note that this is not a complete list of opportunities. Prospective students are welcome to reach out to any individual faculty member or the graduate program director to learn more.

• Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center – Elizabeth Babcock, MBE and David Die, MES
• Impact of Aerosols on Oceans and Rainforests – Cassandra Gaston, ATM/OCE
• Impacts of Atmospheric Relations on Air Quality - Cassandra Gaston, ATM/OCE
• Impact of Harmful Algal Blooms on Air Quality – Cassandra Gaston, ATM/OCE
• Surface Expressions of Deep Subduction Dynamics – Adam Holt, MGS
• Subduction Zones and Dynamic Topography – Adam Holt, MGS
• Interactions of Oceanic Currents with Bathymetry – OCE/MPO
• Climate Change Risks and Preparedness – Katharine Mach, MES
• Multi-Scale Interactions and Predictability of Tropical Cyclone Intensification – Sharan Majumdar, ATM/MPO and Jason Dunion, NOAA/CIMAS
• Characterizing African Easterly Wave Variability and Environmental Factor Associated with Tropical Cyclogenesis, Sharan Majumdar, ATM/MPO and Jon Zawisiak, NOAA/CIMAS 
• The Serotonin Transporter (SERT) and the Control of Circulating Serotonin in Teleost Fish – Danielle McDonald, MBE
• Sargassum Research Opportunity – Maria J Olascoaga, OCE, Francisco Beron-Vera, ATM, and Rick Lumpkin, NOAA/AOML
• Evolutionary Genomics – Margorie Oleksiak and Douglas Crawford, MBE
• Ocean Prediction and Exploration Using Machine Learning – Tamay Ozgokmen, MPO/OCE
• Climate Change: Clouds, Circulation, and Climate – Brian Soden, ATM/MPO
• Understanding Trade-Wind Cumulus Mesoscale Organization Using Field Datasets Gathered Jan-Feb 2020 East of Barbados – Paquita Zuidema, ATM
• Extreme Events Impacting the Carribean region - Maria J Olascoaga, OCE

The majority of Ph.D. students are supported as Graduate Research Assistants during their tenure (typically 5 years). These assistantships provide an annual salary of $30,312, and tuition and health insurance is provided for all students. All applications received prior to January 1, 2020 will be reviewed.

We are visiting these campuses and locations over the next few months for recruitment:

December 9-13: AGU Conference / Berkley/ San Francisco, CA (possibly travel as far as Monterey Bay) - Humboldt State University on 12/11/19

January 10-16: AMS Annual Meeting 2020 / Boston, MA

February 16-21: Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 / San Diego, CA

Master of Professional Science (take the same courses as Ph.D. and MS students, but instead of a thesis/dissertation, you do an internship/research in the field with organizations such as NOAA, NPS, NGOs, etc. and 94% of students have a job in the field 6 months after graduation). These applications are still open for Fall 2020 through June (rolling admission):

Degree Programs

o    Applied Remote Sensing

o    Aquaculture

o    Broadcast Meteorology

o    Coastal Zone Management

o    Exploration Science

o    Fisheries Management and Conservation

o    Marine Conservation

o    Marine Mammal Science

o    Natural Hazard and Catastrophe Analytics

o    Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management

o    Underwater Archaeology

o    Climate and Society

o    Weather Forecasting

Potential students can apply to both Ph.D./MS and MPS degrees (no extra costs from the original application fee). Just make sure to click the button inside the PhD/MS application. Applications can be found here:

https://www.applyweb.com/miamigrd/index.ftl

Any questions, please ask! I'm more than willing to facetime, Skype, text, or just chat on the phone to help you out. Excited to chat with you all about the programs!!!

Sincerely,

Josh Coco, Ed. D.

Executive Director, Rosenstiel School

Tel: (305) 421.4002

Fax: (305) 421.4711

Direct: jcoco@rsmas.miami.edu

University of Miami

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

SLAB 105C

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway

Miami, FL 33149-1031