Posted on October 23, 2024
For a full position description and to apply, please see here: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09874Bottom of Form Position description The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in partnership with UCLA’s DataX Initiative, is seeking to fill a faculty position (open rank) who will also serve as the Donald R. […]
Posted on October 23, 2024
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) seeks a Curator (Associate or Full) to lead the growth and development of an innovative Community Science program both locally and worldwide. Here, we use the term “community science” as a more welcoming and inclusive synonym of “citizen science.” NHMLAC’s Community Science programs include the internationally […]
Posted on October 23, 2024
Anna Manuel 12:57 AM (8 hours ago) to webmaster@sicb.org We are now accepting applications for our Ph.D. in Comparative Biology Program and Graduate Fellowships Program at the American Museum of Natural History’s Richard Gilder Graduate School for Fall 2025. Deadline: December 15, 2024. The AMNH Ph.D. Program in Comparative Biology is training the next generation of biologists through […]
Posted on October 22, 2024
https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/84198/social-foraging-and-life-at-the-metabolic-edge Supervisors: Prof. Meg Crofoot (University of Konstanz, MPI-AB), Dr. Tracy Montgomery (MPI-AB, University of Konstanz) Organisms are energetically limited, meaning that the allocation of energy among critical biological processes –growth, reproduction and maintenance – is subject to strong selective pressures. For group-living animals, the needs of individuals to maintain their own energy balance can […]
Posted on October 22, 2024
https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/70685/Dynamic-Vision-from-Single-Photons-to-Behaviour-in-Extreme-Light-Environments—doctoral-project Supervisor: Jun-Prof. Dr. Anna Stöckl (University of Konstanz) Starting date: September 2025 (negotiable) The Visual Neuroethology group (https://www.insect-vision.com/) headed by Dr. Anna Stöckl is recruiting a PhD candidate to study the dynamic visual abilities of nocturnal moths. Our growing lab at the University of Konstanz focuses on how insects process information for flower selection […]
Posted on October 22, 2024
https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/81115/analysis-of-communication-and-collective-behavior-in-animal-groups-doctoral-position Supervisor: Dr. Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin We are seeking a PhD student with a quantitative background and enthusiasm for tackling biological questions to join our interdisciplinary team studying communication and collective behavior in animal groups. The student will develop a project based on existing tracking data from social animals, collected using multi-sensor (GPS + audio) tracking […]
Posted on October 22, 2024
https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/80964/towering-behaviour-in-nematode-groups-doctoral-project https://imprs-qbee.cloud.opencampus.net/ Supervisor: Dr. Serena Ding (MPI-AB) The Genes and Behaviour research group (https://www.serenadinglab.com/) headed by Dr. Serena Ding is seeking a doctoral student to join our team. We are broadly interested in how and why nematodes behave collectively. To address our research questions, we use a combination of genetic, behavioural, quantitative and modelling techniques […]
Posted on October 22, 2024
https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/69052/the-social-side-of-sleep-doctoral-position Supervisors: Prof. Meg Crofoot (University of Konstanz, MPI-AB), Dr. Roi Harel (MPI-AB, University of Konstanz) Starting date: flexible (June to October of 2025) We are seeking highly motivated PhD students to join our team studying the interplay between social decision-making and sleep. This project, funded by the European Research Council, aims to bring […]
Posted on October 22, 2024
https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/80752/ecology-of-animal-societies-doctoral-position Supervisors: Prof. Meg Crofoot (University of Konstanz, MPI-AB), Dr. Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin (MPI-AB, University of Konstanz), Dr. Brendan Barrett (University of Konstanz, MPI-AB), Dr. Roi Harel (MPI-AB, University of Konstanz) Starting date: flexible (June to October of 2025) Keywords: Animal societies, social structure, behavioral variation, modeling, quantitative analysis We are seeking PhD students to join […]
Posted on October 22, 2024
https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/69117/neurobiology-of-swarm-forming-locusts-doctoral-position Supervisor: Dr. Einat Couzin-Fuchs, University of Konstanz Starting date: spring/summer 2025 The Couzin-Fuchs group (https://www.couzin-fuchs-lab.com/) is seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join our research on the neural basis of social plasticity and swarm formation in locusts. Locusts are notorious plague insects that in plague years threaten the food security of millions. The unpredictability […]
