پسادکتری زیست شناسی در بلژیک

پسادکتری زیست شناسی در بلژیک

دانشگاه آنتورپ (University of Antwerp) یکی از دانشگاه های اصلی کشور بلژیک می باشد که در شهر Antwerp قرار دارد. این دانشگاه از استانداردهای بالایی در حوزه آموزش و پرورش برخوردار است و یکی از دانشگاه های ممتاز جهان می باشد که در مقاطع مختلف تحصیلی دانشجو می پذیرد. تحصیل در اکثر رشته ها در مقاطع کارشناسی و کارشناسی ارشد به زبان هلندی (داچ) و در مقطع دکترا به زبان انگلیسی می باشد. دانشگاه آنتورپ در شهر آنتورپن قرار دارد. این شهر دومین شهر بزرگ بلژیک بعد از شهر بروکسل می باشد. آنتورپن شهری بندری و دومین بندر بزرگ اروپاست. دانشگاه آنتورپ یک دانشگاه کاملا چند ملیتی بوده و دانشجویانی از کشورهای اروپایی، آمریکا، کشورهای آفریقایی، کشورهای جنوب شرق آسیا و … در این دانشگاه مشغول به تحصیل هستند.

The Faculty of Sciences is seeking to fill a full-time (100%) vacancy in the Department of Biology for a  postdoctoral researcher in the area of Behavioural and Movement Ecology.

Tracked around the clock

Lesser black-backed gulls, a long-lived migratory seabird, were commonly assumed to be generalists. However, this poorly characterizes the foraging habits of individual gulls – individuals tend to specialize on one foraging strategy. Such inter-individual variation in the use of an ecological niche is increasingly recognized as an ecologically relevant phenomenon. Its adaptive significance likely depends on: (a) the predictability of a food resource and the heterogeneous environmental conditions throughout the annual cycle, (b) how foraging specialization co-varies with other behavioural (“personality”), physiological or life history traits, and (c) whether consistency in foraging restrains behavioral plasticity, and thus the ability to adapt to environmental changes.

The implementation of new state-of-the-art GPS tracking devices developed by UvA-bits (www.uva-bits.nl) and the installation of a high tech sensor network (LifeWatch Infrastructure, coordinated by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest, INBO) recently allowed to collect extremely detailed and relevant information about the movements and foraging behavior of individual birds throughout the annual cycle. Since 2014 >100 individual lesser black-backed gulls have been fitted with such GPS tags. This extensive data set provides unique opportunities to study the variation of foraging specialization and its functional consequences in a life history context. The postdoc will focus on the analysis of this extensive dataset containing observations of individually marked (color-ringed) birds and the recordings obtained from the GPS tracking system. In addition, the postdoc will closely collaborate with 3 PhD-students appointed at the University of Antwerp, respectively the University of Gent, who concentrate on investigating under field conditions how parental decisions about the level of investment into their current offspring vary with the ability of an individual to respond to its biotic and abiotic environment.

Profile and requirements

• You hold (or get during the application period) a doctorate degree (PhD) in Biology.
• You will have experience with analyzing GPS-tracking data and abilities in the application of GIS.
• You will be familiar with statistical packages such as R and with applying modern movement ecology approaches.
• You have competency and enthusiasm for the processing of large data sets.
• Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the university’s policy.
• The focus in your teaching corresponds to the educational vision of the university.
• You are a highly motivated, enthusiastic and creative person.
• You have good communication skills and are able to work in a team.
• Demonstrated publication record and fluency in English are required.
• Experience with fieldwork would be helpful in case you would like to carry out own experiments.

We offer

• an appointment as a postdoctoral researcher for a period of two years, with possible extension depending on performance and project funding.
• the date of appointment 1 April 2017.
• a full time gross monthly salary ranging from € ۳٫۹۷۴,۳۲ – € ۶٫۱۹۵,۶۲٫
• a dynamic and stimulating group of researchers working on the interface of all 4 major aspects of animal behaviour (causation, development, function, evolution), with particular emphasis on Family Ecology (maternal effects, parental care, phenotypic plasticity, parent-offspring conflict & co-adaptation).

How to apply?

• Please send your application in a single pdf file containing: (a) a statement of your research interests, motivation and suitability for this position, (b) your CV including a list of publications and (c) the contact details of two references to Wendt.Mueller@uantwerpen.be. Consideration of applications will commence on the ۱st of March 2017, and continue until the position is filled.
• A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications.
• The remainder of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the selection panel.

For questions about the profile and the description of duties, please contact Prof. Wendt Müller Wendt.Mueller@uantwerpen.be, Prof. Luc Lens Luc.Lens@ugent.be, or Dr. Eric Stienen Eric.Stienen@inbo.be

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