Absdigest Digest, Vol 16, Issue 4
James Ha
jcha at u.washington.edu
Thu Jan 31 15:01:06 EST 2008
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Today's Topics:
1. Lecturer in Animal Behaviour or Behavioural Ecology (John A. Endler)
2. 4th meeting in Ecology & Behaviour (James Ha)
3. PhD position available (chris_schloegl)
-->4. ABS ELECTION DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS 31 JANUARY, 2008 (Shan Duncan)
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Message: 1
From: "John A. Endler" <J.A.Endler at exeter.ac.uk>
Subject: Job Advertisement posting request
Lecturer in Animal Behaviour or Behavioural Ecology, £30k-£35k
The University is building an enthusiastic, integrative, interactive, and
broad group in Animal Behaviour with the goal of making it an
international centre of excellence. We seek future colleagues who would
like to understand the why and how of natural behaviour; the neural
mechanisms which control it, its function and adaptive value, and its
origin, maintenance, and changes over evolutionary time. Applicants should
be asking these kinds of questions: What is the behaviour's purpose in the
sense of what are the problems that the behaviour solves? How does solving
the environmental or social problem of interest maintain or enhance
fitness? Why and how does it evolve? We seek highly interactive
individuals who would not hesitate to cross traditional disciplinary
boundaries when necessary, and do at least some work on natural
populations of vertebrates or invertebrates. We have a preference for
those interested in animal signalling, mate choice, habitat choice, or
prey choice related to anti-predation mechanisms, but first-rate people
outside these areas, for example in behaviour phylogenetics, or animal
cognition in the context of behaviour in the natural environment, are most
welcome to apply. The successful applicant will show evidence of an
original and independent research programme, an established record of high
quality research publication, and preferably a record of successful
application for research funding. The person appointed will be expected to
teach undergraduates in Behavioural Ecology, and will have the opportunity
to develop specialist teaching at the postgraduate and undergraduate
levels in her/his area of research expertise. The appointment will be made
at a level commensurate with the persons qualifications, skills and
achievements.
This is an informal announcement of this position, although the deadline
for applications is 15 March 2008. If you are interested, please email
John A. Endler, J.A.Endler at exeter.ac.uk, for details and how to apply
formally when the official announcement appears.
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* Prof. John A. Endler *
* Animal Behaviour Research Group *
* School of Psychology, Washington Singer Labs *
* Perry Road *
* University of Exeter *
* EXETER EX4 4QG *
* UK *
* tel: 01392 269228 (office number) *
* +44 1392 264228 (international) *
* mob: 07858 764667 (not always switched on) *
* tel: 01392 264626 (school office) *
* fax: 01392 264623 *
* email J.A.Endler at exeter.ac.uk *
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Message: 2
From: Peter Kabai <peter.kabai at gmail.com>
Subject: [behaviour] 4th meeting in Ecology & Behaviour
4th meeting in Ecology & Behaviour
April 14-17, 2008
Toulouse
The 4th meeting in Ecology & Behaviour is mostly organised by and for
PhD students and post-docs. It aims to gather young and senior
researchers from diverse backgrounds extending from animal behaviour
to ecology and evolutionary biology.
The five sessions will be introduced by established researchers and
oral presentations will be given in English.
In the first evening a plenary session will take place and a
documentary film will be shown the night after. These 2 events will be
open to the public and followed by a discussion.
Half a day will be devoted to visit the "Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de
Toulouse".
Program :
Group-living, Conflicts and Cooperation - J. Krause
Behaviour and Cognition - N. Clayton & M. Giurfa
Foraging strategies - V. Fourcassié & J.-L. Hemptinne
Habitat use, dipersal and reproductive strategies - J. Clobert & M. Hewison
Signals and host/parasite interactions - P. Heeb & K. McCoy
Plenary talk, scientific documentary film and discussion - P.-H.
Gouyon, J. Orivel & B. Thierry
Participation :
To submit a talk or a poster, please complete the form available on
the following website: http://www.uappu.org/serl/pmwiki.php. Save your
file as: yourname_sessionname.doc and send it by email to
serl08 at uappu.org. Please put the name of the session in the subject of
the message.
Deadline to submit summaries: February 20th, 2008.
Summaries have to be written in English, with no more than 250 words.
10-minute-length talks will be given in English, with 3-5 minutes
questions after it.
Registration is free of charges. Accommodation and meals are offered
by our partners.
For more information: http://www.uappu.org/serl/pmwiki.php
With the best wishes,
The organizing committee
serl08 at uappu.org
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Message: 3
From: "chris_schloegl" <chris_schloegl at web.de>
Subject: PhD position available
PhD student needed for a new research project on reasoning abilities in
birds
A PhD position is available at the Konrad Lorenz - Forschungsstelle,
Grünau im Almtal, Austria. Candidates are encouraged to apply via email
(including CV, letter of motivation and address of two academic referees)
to klf.gruenau at telecom.at.
Research is funded through a FWF - grant for three years. This is an
international project involving cooperation with several labs throughout
Europe. Based on our experience in investigating the cognitive abilities
of corvids, we are now planning to expand this research to other avian
species, with the main focus on reasoning. Candidates are expected to work
with corvids and parrots using touch-screen technology.
The ideal candidate has a MSc (or comparable degree) in zoology,
behavioural biology or comparative psychology, is experienced in working
with birds and possesses knowledge about computer programming and
touch-screen technology. Enrolling in a PhD programme at the University of
Vienna is mandatory. The candidate needs to be capable of working
independently, should possess high communication skills and should be
capable of living and working in the city of Vienna as well as in the
rural area of Grünau (KLF). Work in Grünau requires the integration into
an existing research group. Note that work at the KLF may be demanding
(harsh weather conditions, long working hours). Although knowledge of the
German language is not required, some basic skills are favourable for
dealing with non-scientific staff.
Payment follows the regular FWF salary. Health and social insurance are
covered and study fees at the University of Vienna are refunded. The
candidate has to cover room + board in Vienna, whereas a room may be
provided in Grünau if necessary and some financial support for regular
travel between Grünau and Vienna is available.
For more information about our research group, please visit our website
(www.univie.ac.at/zoology/nbs/gruenau/). If you need further information,
please contact Prof. Kotrschal (klf.gruenau at telecom.at) or Christian
Schloegl (chris_schloegl at web.de).
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Message: 4
From: Shan Duncan <sdduncan at abs.animalbehavior.org>
Subject: ABS ELECTION DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS 31 JANUARY, 2008
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