Positions available: Faculty | Postdoc | Graduate students | Field assistants
Faculty |
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Graduate students |
PhD projects on evolution of motion signals
Richard Peters (La Trobe University) & Jan Hemmi (The Australian National University)
Many animals use movement to communicate, yet the factors that contribute to signal design have not been considered in detail. We speculate that animals are constrained by the sensory system of receivers, morphological limitations of signallers, the signalling environment and potential eavesdroppers (predators). Our goal is to understand how such factors interact to influence movement-based signalling strategies. We are seeking 2 PhD students to undertake research on movement-based signalling by Agamid lizards.
• Download an information sheet about the projects (PDF 160 KB).
• Visit the Peters Lab for information.
Ph.D. on reproductive strategies of male kangaroos.
I am looking for a Ph.D. student to work on the determinants of variability in male reproductive success in eastern grey kangaroos in Victoria, Australia. This research is part of a long-term program on kangaroo evolutionary and population ecology in collaboration with Dr. Graeme Coulson of the University of Melbourne. We are monitoring three populations of kangaroos and have marked over 300 individuals. The Ph.D. will involve behavioral observations during three breeding seasons (November to January), capture, marking and measuring of kangaroos, remote measurements of body size using parallel lasers, collection of tissue samples from pouch young and DNA analyses in the laboratory of Dr. Dany Garant in Sherbrooke to identify fathers.
Assets for this position include a M.Sc. degree, publications, a knowledge of French (or a strong willingness to learn it), fieldwork experience, strong quantitative skills and laboratory experience in molecular ecology. Canadian candidates will be preferred, but strong foreign candidates will be seriously considered.
A tax-free scholarship (Can $ 17,000/year for 3.5 years) is available, and financing for travel, fieldwork and lab expenses has been secured. The program can begin in either May or September 2010.
For information on my research, see pages.usherbrooke.ca/mfesta/marco.htm
and for details about grad studies in my lab see pages.usherbrooke.ca/mfesta/advice.htm.
Interested candidates should e-mail a CV, a statement of research interests and the e-mails of two referees to Marco Festa-Bianchet: m.festa@USherbrooke.ca.
PhD STUDENTSHIP OPPORTUNITY available for highly-motivated student with Dr. Gerlinde Höbel at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The PhD project is part of a larger collaborative study investigating the importance of experience-mediated changes in sexual traits in anurans. Extensive fieldwork is required.
At UW-Milwaukee, PhD students in good standing are guaranteed support for 5 years (Teaching Assistant Position), and a tuition waiver. This will be supplemented by summer support.
For more information please visit: www4.uwm.edu/letsci/biologicalsciences/facultystaff/hobel/index.cfm
To apply, please contact Gerlinde Höbel (hoebel@uwm.edu), at the Department of Biological Sciences, Lapham Hall, 3209 N. Maryland Ave., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
PhD Research in Sexual selection
A 5-year funded (with tuition waiver) PhD position is available under the supervision of Dr. Clint Kelly at Iowa State University (web.mac.com/clintkelly1/Site/Home.html) beginning August 2010. I am seeking a motivated student to study sexual selection including, but not limited to, 1) sperm competition and ejaculate expenditure in fish or insects; or 2) the physiological and reproductive costs and trade-offs of investment in immunity. My lab uses an empirical approach in the field and laboratory to examine a broad set of topics in behavioural and evolutionary ecology and we employ a variety of techniques and procedures to address research questions, including: molecular genotyping, immunological assays, phylogenetic comparative studies, geometric morphometrics and meta-analysis. The Kelly research group belongs to the large, research-active Department of Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology at ISU (www.eeob.iastate.edu). If interested in pursuing a graduate degree in my lab please send a brief description of your research interests and a CV to cdkelly@iastate.edu .
The Research Group Animal Ecology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies (CEES), Faculty
of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Groningen, has a vacancy for a full-time
PhD position to undertake fieldwork on great tits.
Please download a complete description of the position here.
OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATE STUDY (MS, PhD) available for highly-motivated students, with Dr. Rafael L. Rodríguez at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Research subjects on the behavioral ecology of insects and spiders include:
- pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection;
- acoustic and vibrational signaling and duetting;
- genetics and phenotypic plasticity of sexually-selected traits
- ecology of memory and cognition in spiders
At UW-Milwaukee, graduate students in good standing are guaranteed support for 3 (MS) or 5 (PhD) years, and a tuition waiver. This may be supplemented by grant support (pending).
For more information please visit: www.uwm.edu/~rafa.
To apply, please contact Rafael L. Rodríguez (rafa@uwm.edu), at the Department of Biological Sciences, Lapham Hall, 3209 N. Maryland Ave., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
Field assistants |
FIELD ASSISTANTS WANTED TO WORK IN ZAMBIA
2 field assistant to study cooperative breeding African cichlids, Lake Tanganyika (Zambia)
Hosted by the University of Bern, the project investigates the influences of personalities on helping behavior and fitness prospects in the highly social, cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher.
Full details about the project can be found in our advertisement.
Visit our website for further information about the working group and our institute: behav.zoology.unibe.ch.
Candidates should send a statement of scientific interests and their CV to:
Markus Zöttl, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern. Email:
markus.zoettl@iee.unibe.ch.
We are seeking a qualified undergraduate to participate in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) opportunity, funded by the National Science Foundation, to study coloration and sexual signaling in birds. The research experience will involve up to 10 weeks of full-time work during the summer of 2010 (approx. June-August) at Arizona State University. The REU student will work closely with Professor Kevin McGraw and Dr. Mat Giradeau (post-doctoral associate) on this project. The program includes a weekly stipend, and some travel funds will be available to help defray the cost of traveling to Tempe, Arizona.
The main research project will center on the relationships between dietary pigment access, oxidative stress, immunocompetence, and ornamental plumage coloration in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). The student will gain hands-on experience working with birds and will utilize a suite of biochemical, immunological, nutritional, and color-analysis techniques in the lab. In addition, the student will be involved in data entry, analysis, and interpretation. The student may also develop an independent project that dovetails with the main goals of the funded research.
We seek students with strong credentials, a general background in biology and chemistry, and an interest in ecological, evolutionary, physiological and/or immunological research. Preference will be given to students planning to attend graduate school in animal behavior or a related field. Women and ethic minority students are especially encouraged to apply.
Interested students should submit the following application materials electronically (as attachments, preferably in a single PDF) to kevin.mcgraw@asu.edu:
i) curriculum vitae,
ii) grades (unofficial transcripts are fine) and a list of relevant courses,
iii) names and contact details for three references
iv) a cover letter that describes any previous research and a brief statement explaining your interest in obtaining research experience in these areas.