Absdigest Digest, Vol 14, Issue 31
James Ha
jcha at u.washington.edu
Mon Dec 3 18:57:36 EST 2007
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Today's Topics:
1. Tenure-track position in Behavioural Ecology/Animal Behaviour
(Steve Ramey)
2. New issue of the Conservation Behaviorist is available (James Ha)
3. Ph.D. Positions in Bat-Insect Interactions (William Conner)
4. Postdoctoral Fellowships and Visiting Graduate Fellowships in
Cognition and Decision Making (Stevens, Jeff)
5. Two postdoctoral positions available (Brenda McCowan)
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Message: 1
From: Steve Ramey <aboffice at indiana.edu>
Subject: Tenure-track position in Behavioural Ecology/Animal Behaviour
The Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland
(http://www.mun.ca/psychology) invites applications for a tenure-track
position in Behavioural Ecology/Animal Behaviour at the rank of Assistant
Professor (VPA-PSYC-2007-004). Preference will be given to applicants
whose research has a strong field component and focuses on local marine
and/or terrestrial species. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in
Psychology or a closely related discipline and is expected to contribute
to the interdisciplinary Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology graduate
programme.
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Message: 2
From: Debra Shier <dmshier at ucla.edu>
Subject: New issue of the Conservation Behaviorist is available
We are pleased to announce the new issue of The Conservation Behaviorist
is now available. To view the new issue, visit the website at:
http://www.animalbehavior.org/Committees/Conservation/ConservationBehaviorist
and click on Vol. 5 No. 2.
Debra M. Shier, Ph.D.
Applied Animal Ecology
Conservation and Research for Endangered Species
Zoological Society of San Diego
15600 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027
(310) 455-2840
dmshier at ucla.edu
dshier at sandiegozoo.org
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Message: 3
From: William Conner <conner at wfu.edu>
Subject: Ph.D. Positions in Bat-Insect Interactions
I am seeking graduate students (Ph.D. level) to work on a 3-year NSF
funded project on bat-tiger moth interactions including acoustic
aposematism, mimicry, and sonar jamming.
Students selected for this project would be enrolled in the graduate
program through the Department of Biology at Wake Forest University.
Students working on this project will be fully supported by research and
teaching assistantships for the duration of their degree. Openings are
available in the Fall of 2008.
Research will involve behavioral observation, sound analysis, high speed
videography, 3D flight-track reconstruction, and animal husbandry.
If you are interested please contact me by e-mail at conner at wfu.edu.
Information about the graduate program at Wake Forest University is
available at http://www2.wfubmc.edu/graduate/ under Biology.
Please provide the following:
* Your relevant research and/or course experience. Your relevant
technical knowledge (if applicable).
* Your long-term career goals.
* Your GPA and GRE scores.
* The names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of 3 academic
references.
William E. Conner
Professor of Biology
Wake Forest University
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Message: 4
From: "Stevens, Jeff" <jstevens at mpib-berlin.mpg.de>
Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowships and Visiting Graduate Fellowships in
Cognition and Decision Making
Postdoctoral Fellowships and Visiting Graduate Fellowships in COGNITION
AND DECISION MAKING -- The Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition
(ABC) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, under
the direction of Gerd Gigerenzer, is seeking applicants for up to 4
two-year Postdoctoral Fellowships and up to 2 one-year Visiting Graduate
Fellowships beginning on or after September 1, 2008. The Visiting Graduate
Fellowships are intended for students currently enrolled in graduate
programs.
Candidates should be interested in studying the cognitive mechanisms
underlying bounded, social, and ecological rationality in real-world
domains for either humans or nonhuman animals. Current and past
researchers in our group have had training in psychology, cognitive
science, biology, economics, mathematics, and computer science to name but
a few. The Center provides excellent resources, including support staff
and equipment for conducting experiments and computer simulations,
generous travel support for conferences, and, most importantly, the time
to think.
For more information about our group please visit our homepage at
http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/forschung/abc/index.htm. If you would
like to apply, we highly recommend contacting Jeff Stevens (jstevens (at)
mpib-berlin.mpg.de) for the animal behavior perspective in ABC. The group
is highly interdisciplinary and very interested in evolutionary approaches
to decision making. The working language of the center is English, and
knowledge of German is not necessary for living in Berlin and enjoying the
active life and cultural riches of this city. We strongly encourage
applications from women, and members of minority groups. The Max Planck
Society is committed to employing more individuals with disabilities and
especially encourages them to apply.
Please submit applications (consisting of a cover letter describing
research interests, curriculum vitae, up to five reprints, and 3 letters
of recommendation) by January 10th, 2008. The preferred method of
submission is a single PDF file for the cover letter and CV, plus PDF
copies of the reprints e-mailed to moeller (at) mpib-berlin.mpg.de.
Alternatively, they can be mailed to Ms. Wiebke Moeller, Center for
Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human
Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany. Letters of
recommendation can be emailed or mailed.
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Message: 5
From: "Brenda McCowan" <bjmccowan at ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Two postdoctoral positions available
Two postdoctoral positions are available at the California National
Primate Research Center for a NIH-funded study (3 years) to develop a set
of predictive models of the social and management factors that lead to
deleterious aggression and aggression-based morbidity and mortality in
group-housed rhesus macaques. These positions will require that successful
candidates conduct long hours of observations of four or more groups of up
to 150 macaques housed in ½-acre enclosures. Experience with identifying
and observing the behavior of nonhuman primates in large social groups is
required (macaques specifically is preferred). Commitment for the entire
three-year study duration is strongly desired. Opportunities for training
in social network theory and other mathematical modeling of affiliative,
submissive and aggressive behavior will be provided. Opportunities will
also be provided for contributing to publications and grant submissions.
If interested in applying for these positions, please contact Dr. Brenda
McCowan at bjmccowan at ucdavis.edu for further information. Please include a
resume or cv along with a brief letter indicating your interest.
Best regards,
Brenda McCowan
Associate Research Professor
Director, CNPRC Primate Behavioral Management Program
Population Health & Reproduction
School of Veterinary Medicine
1024B Haring Hall
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 754-7373 (phone)
(530) 752-5825 (fax)
bjmccowan at ucdavis.edu
California National Primate Research Center
Hutchison Drive and County Road 98
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 754-2263 (phone)
(530) 754-8166 (fax)
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| James Ha |
| Department of Psychology and National Primate Research Center |
| University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 |
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| 2611 East 10th Street #170, Bloomington, IN 47405 |
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