Oferta compartida por Nuria The University of Primorska invites applicants for a three-year tenure track faculty position. We seek candidates with a PhD in Life Sciences(molecular biology, ecology, biology, forestry, veterinary, biochemistry etc.). Applicants with experience in wildlife genomics will have priority; postdoctoral and teaching experience are required. Work position is classified in 46th salary grade, from 1st April 2023 onward in 47th salary grade. Trial work is three (3) months. Expected starting date is February 2023 ( https://www.famnit.upr.si/en/news/assistant-professor ) The candidate will become member of the Molecular Ecology group at the Department of Biodiversity in the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies. The group uses molecular tools to investigate many different topics and species, from wildlife monitoring to adaptation, and from conservation biology to wildlife management. The group has a keen interest also in citizen scien...
Oferta compartida por Nuria The University of Primorska is the coordinating institution of the Horizon 2020 project STEP CHANGE focusing on citizen science for wildlife monitoring. We are looking for a post doc with experience in camera traps and data analysis. Your tasks: You should be able to implement a comprehensive approach to combine spatial and presence information with fragmentation of the landscape, timeframe, ecological characteristics of the area etc. You are also expected to be able to run and test models to validate collected data and infer past and future trends and you are expected to contribute to project management. Good communication skills with stakeholders would be appreciated. Your profile: A relevant university education with a completed doctoral/PhD degree and a strong potential in research. Relevant knowledge and willingness to work in ecological statistics. Willingness to supervise graduation/master theses, and to promote young scientists. Excellent spoken ...
(Gracias a Nuria Viñuela, del Biogrupo por el chivatazo!) Field of expertise: wildlife monitoring, ecology, management, conservation, citizen science Project description: The University of Primorska is coordinating institution of a Horizon 2020 project STEP CHANGE (Science Transformation in EuroPe through Citizens involvement in HeAlth, coNservation and enerGy rEsearch). The post holder will be integrated in this project, which focuses on validation of citizen science data in wildlife monitoring. The project aims at exploiting to its full potential, extending and up-scaling the already existing Slovene hunters' wildlife observation database, by developing data collection software for mobile phones, evaluating the effects of citizens' training in data collection, and establishing a data validation procedure to minimise biases in data collecting and analysing. The outcomes will be integrated with genetic information and used to foster a dialogue with policy makers and further i...
