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TWO field assistants are needed for 13 months (beginning mid-to-late May 2010) to help with a study of the behavior, ecology, endocrinology, and conservation of wild gelada monkeys (Theropithecus gelada) at a remote, semi-permanent field site in north-central Ethiopia called Guassa. |
The Whale Center of New England, located in Gloucester, MA, is a non-profit research organization involved with the study of the behavior, ecology, and natural history of the whales and dolphins found in the waters off of Massachusetts. The Whale Center is also heavily involved with habitat conservation and education programs. We are currently looking to fill research internships for the Summer (May 24 - August 20) and Fall (August 16 - December 17) semesters of 2010, and Spring (January 31 - May 27) semesters of 2011. Please note: All positions are filled in the spring of each year. |
Insect behavior summer research internship at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma - Behavioral ecology and conservation biology of the endangered American burying beetle. |
Field Assistants WANTED For Summer 2010 Field Season. Field Assistants needed late April - early August for an ongoing study of the mating system of the white-throated sparrow. Research will be conducted at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Field assistants will aid in mist-netting, banding, sampling blood for hormonal assays and parentage, behavioral observations, GPS/GIS, and song analyses. Previous experience desirable but not necessary; the only prerequisites are patience and persistence. Salary includes room, board, and a stipend. Review of applications will begin 30 January and continue until suitable applicants are hired. |
The DA (Doctor of Arts) in Biology program at Idaho State University has 3-year Fellowships available to start Fall 2010. |
NCEAS CALL FOR PROPOSALS:WORKING GROUPS, POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES, SABBATICAL FELLOWS and DISTRIBUTED GRADUATE SEMINARSUpcoming deadline: January 11, 2010The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California, Santa Barbara, promotes the analysis and synthesis of scientific data to address important ecological questions. Applications are open to all areas of inquiry, with interdisciplinary projects ranging across the sciences and into many allied disciplines.For additional information and application instructions, go to:http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/rfpOr, contact the Center:Telephone: (805) 892-2500Fax: (805) 892-2510Email: proposal@nceas.ucsb.edu |
The Mabry lab at New Mexico State University invites applications from motivated and independent students to begin graduate work in fall 2010. I anticipate accepting 2 students to pursue either PhD or MS work in behavioral ecology. Research in the lab focuses on the causes and consequences of individual behavioral variation, with a current emphasis on dispersal and habitat selection behavior in complex landscapes, using small mammals as a study system. Students with interests in animal movement, habitat selection, animal behavior in a landscape context, the population-level consequences of individual behavior, and/or landscape genetics are especially encouraged to apply. Graduate students will be supported by a combination of research and teaching assistantships. More information about the lab is available at http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/mabry |
Students interested in primate behavior, ecology, and evolution are encouraged to apply to the Ph.D. program offered by the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago. |
A 5-year, funded (with tuition waiver) PhD position is available under the supervision of Dr. Clint Kelly at Iowa State University (http://web.mac.com/clintkelly1/Site/Home.html) beginning August 2010. I am seeking a motivated student to study sexual selection including, but not limited to, 1) sperm competition and ejaculate expenditure in fish or insects; or 2) the physiological and reproductive costs and trade-offs of investment in immunity. My lab uses an empirical approach in the field and laboratory to examine a broad set of topics in behavioural and evolutionary ecology and we employ a variety of techniques and procedures to address research questions, including: molecular genotyping, immunological assays, phylogenetic comparative studies, geometric morphometrics and meta-analysis. The Kelly research group belongs to the large, research-active Department of Ecology, Evolution&Organismal Biology at ISU (http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/). If interested in pursuing a graduate degree in my lab please send a brief description of your research interests and a CV to cdkelly@iastate.edu. |
Danta: Association for Conservation of the Tropics and the State University of New York at Oneonta are pleased to announce their 2009/2010 field courses in tropical biology. All courses are held in Costa Rica. The courses are intended for undergraduates or early graduate level students who have a keen interest in tropical biology and conservation, but have little or no experience of working in a tropical environment. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis. Six credit hours are available through the departments of Anthropology, Biology, and Psychology at SUNY, Oneonta. |
Field assistants needed for a study of vocal dialects and behavior in a lekking hummingbird in Trinidad. Field research assistants will participate in data collection during an intensive 4 month field season of this long-term study. Assistant duties will include (but are not limited to) nest-searching, behavioral observations, color band reading, netting, radio-tracking, and playback experiments. Work will begin in early January and go until early May, 2010. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. Click the link above to find out how to apply. |
I seek four enthusiastic students (two M.S. or PhD, two undergraduate) interested in participating in a NSF funded research trip during the austral winter-spring of 2010. The objective of the trip is to engage students in publishable research on Octodon degus or Spalacopus cyanus social behavior. Undergraduate students are expected to participate in projects beginning in May/June and through mid-August 2010 (8-10 weeks). Graduate students are expected to participate in projects beginning in May/June and through late October 2010. |
A M.S. position is available under the supervision of Dr. Christine W. Miller at the University of Florida. The position is funded by the National Science Foundation for two years and will begin in June of 2010.The focus of the larger NSF-funded project is the influence of natural environmental variation on the expression and evolution of ornaments, weapons, and behaviors of sexual selection. The M.S. thesis work will include one or two summertime field seasons in New Mexico and some year-round field work in Florida. The student will also conduct extensive greenhouse breeding of the insects in Florida for behavioral and morphological study. The focal research organism is a cactus bug, Narnia femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Males in this species compete over territories on the fruit of prickly-pear cactus and have enlarged hind legs used in these competitions.Applicants should possess a B.A. or B.S. in Biology or a closely related field and have a strong background in evolutionary biology and behavior. Selection will be based largely on interest and enthusiasm for the research topic, academic achievements, reference letters, and previous research experience.To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter outlining your interests and research background, a curriculum vitae (including GPA and GRE scores), and contact information for three professional references (name, email, phone, address) as either aPDF or MS Word file to cwmiller@ufl.edu with “Sexual selection M.S. position” in the subject line. Informal inquiries are welcome.More information on research in the laboratory of Dr. Christine W. Miller and the Entomology and Nematology Department at UF are available at www.millerlab.net. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2009 and will continue until September 25th , or until an outstanding candidate is found. |
A PhD scholarship opportunity is available in Macquarie University’s Department of Brain, Behaviour&Evolution (BBE) on a project investigating post-copulatory sexual selection of tephritid fruit flies. The project would be carried out in the Behavioural Biology Research Group under the supervision of A/Prof Phil Taylor (http://galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au/~phil/). |
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