4 años de contrato para estudiar una de mis aves favoritas en Colombia

Doctorado en ecología sensorial y del comportamiento del guácharo (Steatornis caripensis) - Universidad del Rosario y Max Planck Institute, Bogotá y Antioquia, Colombia - 4 años - inicio 15 enero 2027 - deadline 15 noviembre 2026

Location: Bogotá, Colombia (fieldwork in Antioquia, Colombia)

Organization: Universidad del Rosario (Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Research Group), in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (Germany)

Contract Type: PhD (4 years), starting January 15, 2027

Main Description:
Four-year PhD position within the Doctorado en Ciencias Naturales program, focused on echolocation, social behavior, and collective movement of the oilbird (Steatornis caripensis). The project combines field behavioral experiments with neuroscience approaches.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, ecology, zoology, or related field
• Mandatory experience with mist-netting for bird capture
• Interest in animal behavior, sensory ecology, or bioacoustics
• Willingness to conduct nocturnal and cave-based fieldwork
• Basic quantitative skills (R or Python)
• Fluent Spanish required; scientific English
• Desirable: Master's degree, experience with acoustic recording, video analysis, GPS, or mixed models; driving license

Benefits/Conditions:

• Monthly stipend through a service contract (CPS), renewed annually (contractor pays health and pension contributions; ARL insurance paid by the university; does not generate an employment relationship or social benefits)
• Tuition covered during the first three years
• Fourth year funded through a teaching assistantship
• Funded research stay in Germany
• Conference attendance support

How to Apply:
Send a single PDF to adriana.maldonado@urosario.edu.co with the subject line “PhD – Oilbird echolocation”, including a motivation letter (max. 1 page), CV, academic transcripts, and contact details of two references.