Oferta compartida por Cristina Research assistant (f/m/d) Great Ape Cognition and Curiosity Background This position is based at the Development and Evolution of Cognition Research Group at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz, Germany. Our team to date includes 3 Postdocs, 2 PhD students, 2 Technicians, as well as Master and Bachelor students. This research project is part of a collaborative project which is partly funded by the VW Freigeist Foundation and aims at testing the cognitive performance and curiosity in orangutans, chimpanzees and humans. The research Humans deliberately innovate, even in the absence of any problem to solve. This desire to learn and know, ie. curiosity, seems to set humans apart from other species. Being curious has powerful consequences on the individual level. Through increased innovation rates, curious individuals transform their cognitive capacity into skills and knowledge faster than uncurious individuals. As such, curios...
Marine biodiversity researcher €19,720 - €37,119 yearly PLOCAN La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain 02/09/2024 Office work Marine bio/technology Job Description Location: La Palma, Canary Islands – DELTA Project Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time Salary Range: €19,720 - €37,119 annually, plus up to 30% additional performance-based bonuses. About the Project: The DELTA Project focuses on implementing a comprehensive marine environment observation program following the 2021 volcanic eruption in La Palma. The goal is to enhance understanding of the affected marine ecosystem and promote sustainable management based on scientific research. Key Responsibilities:Research and Monitoring: Lead research activities related to marine biodiversity, focusing on the impact of environmental changes, particularly following volcanic events. Project Management: Oversee tasks assigned to PLOCAN, ensuring timely and accurate completion of project deliverables, reports, and technical documentation. Fieldwork...
Oferta compartida por Cristina Volunteer Research Assistant (RA) for biomonitoring in at the Taï Chimpanzee Project (TCP) We are looking for a research assistant to place camera traps in the research area of TCP to collect data for a biomonitoring study to identify the biodiversity in the territories of the wild chimpanzees in the Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire. TCP is a long-term research project conducting research on many aspects of chimpanzee biology and conservation ( www.taichimpproject.org ). Responsibilities include:The research assistant will receive an initial training of one week at the Institute for Cognitive Sciences (ISC) in Lyon, France, by members of TCP on the data collection methods and health and safety protocols. After the initial training, the research assistant will travel to Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. The RA will be responsible to place camera traps on the pathway system, maintain the functioning of the cameras (exchanging batteries and SD cards), and sto...
Oferta compartida por Cristina Hiring Organization: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany The Loango Gorilla Project is seeking to hire an assistant project manager for in Loango National Park, Gabon. The goal of this long-term project, started in 2005, is to study western gorillas to better understand their behavioral ecology, social behavior, and population dynamics. We work closely with the Gabonese National Park Service. We routinely collect data from one group of habituated gorillas and habituation of a second group is well underway. The assistant project manager is responsible for overseeing the data collection and management at the project and ensuring it is kept to a high standard. The assistant manager is required to spend significant time in the field collecting data and to be familiar with all data collection protocols. Specific duties include, but are not limited to: Data collection in field, responsible for checking quality of data colle...
Oferta compartida por Nuria Reneco International Wildlife Consultants: paid short-term research assistant position in Morocco. We are urgently seeking a short-term research assistant to help conduct behavioural testing in a captive-bred population of North African houbara bustards ( Chlamydotis undulata undulata ) at the Emirates Centre for Wildlife Propagation (ECWP) in Missour, Morocco. The succesful applicant will join an ongoing research project exploring links between individual behaviour, post-release movements and survival. The assistant tasks will involve behavioural testing of houbara bustards under captive conditions and possibly in the wild, to assess individual personality traits. Data entry and video analysis will also be part of required duties. The position should start beginning of March 2023, with a duration of up to three months, depending on candidate availability. Besides a monthly salary commensurate with experience, travel expenses, onsite accommodation and foo...
Oferta compartida por Cristina Colorado Pinyon Jay Tech (2) Employer: University of Georgia Location: Utah and New Mexico Country: United States Last Date to Apply: 02/15/2023 Open Until Filled: Yes Description: 2 crew members will assist one graduate student to capture, GPS tag, and monitor Pinyon Jay populations through target capturing, count and behavioral surveys, habitat data collection, remote telemetry data collection, and deployment of audio recording units (ARU). Expected duties also include, but not limited to assist with capture and banding of Pinyon Jays, including deployment of GPS transmitters using leg-loop harnesses; assist in the collection of biological samples from captured Pinyon Jays in the form of fecal matter, nail clipping, feathers, and blood; driving for long distances; hiking long distances in mountainous/rugged terrain to sites and identifying Pinyon Jays by auditory and sight (counts and behavioral data collection). Qualifications: Applicant must be ...
Oferta compartida por Nuria Se busca a un/a candidato/a para un contrato de personal laboral investigador, para la realización de actividades científico-técnicas, asociado al proyecto de investigación titulado: “Migrante de larga distancia o residente: desvelando los patrones de migración únicos de la abubilla europea ( Upupa epops ) y sus bases genómicas (referencia: PID2020-116934GB-I00)”, y financiado por el Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento, Convocatoria 2020. Es un contrato a media jornada (18.45 horas semanales) y con una duración de 21 meses (del 1/12/22 al 31/08/24). La persona seleccionada participará en las siguientes tareas relacionadas con el proyecto de investigación: trabajo de campo (captura y monitoreo de aves y muestreo de tejidos), estudio en cautividad (mantenimiento de las aves y supervisión del equipo que registra el comportamiento de las aves (videocámaras, acelerómetros ...)), trabajo de laboratorio (extracción de ARN y preparación d...
Oferta compartida por Nuria The research group of Dr. Feiner and Prof. Uller ( http://feiner-uller-group.se/ ) at the Department of Biology of Lund University is recruiting a project assistant. The group conducts research across a wide range of topics in evolutionary biology, including evolutionary and conservation genomics, developmental genetics, evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo), and evolutionary ecology. Work duties The project assistant is expected to provide general and specific support for projects in the research group. Specific tasks include to: Carry out basic molecular biology lab work (DNA extraction, library preparation for NGS, PCR, etc.). Manage sample collections and organize digital data management. Carry out aspects of data collection in the field or laboratory. Contribute to animal husbandry. Participate in basic bioinformatic data analyses (e.g., SNP calling) using existing pipelines. Support administration of the research group. Participate in lab mana...
