Absdigest Digest, Vol 16, Issue 18
James Ha
jcha at u.washington.edu
Mon Jun 16 18:23:48 EDT 2008
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Editors: * James C. Ha Internet: jcha at u.washington.edu
** Shan D. Duncan Internet: sdduncan at abs.animalbehavior.org
Today's Topics:
1. New Book about Scents (BERNSTEIN, PENNY)
2. Postdoctoral position (Renee Ha)
3. Professorship in Cognitive Sciences (James Ha)
4. Applying for post-doc fellowship to work with food-hoarding
birds (Tom Smulders)
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Message: 1
From: "BERNSTEIN, PENNY" <pbernste at kent.edu>
Subject: New Book about Scents
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Members might be interested in a new book by Avery Gilbert, "What the Nose
Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life". Advertising blurbs say the
following: Publishers Weekly called it "serious science . . . enlivened by
a whimsical sense of humor." They found it "entertaining . . .
surprisingly romantic, and elegiac." Kirkus Reviews says it is "a
beguiling account of the critical role smell plays in our lives." Other
blurbs say it is "written with the precision of a scientist and the flair
of a natural story-teller" and "likely to remain the authoritative popular
source on the art and science of scent for a long time to come." The book
can be pre-ordered online at Amazon.com and also at the Barnes & Noble
website. What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life
(Crown, ISBN 140008234X) On sale June 24, 2008
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Dr. Penny L. Bernstein
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Kent State University Stark Campus
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N. Canton, OH 44720
330-244-3438
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Message: 2
From: Renee Ha <robinet at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Postdoctoral position
Avian Biologist/Ecologist
Avian Ecology Research Opportunity
Institutional Affiliation: University of Washington, Animal Behavior
Program
Funding: Division of Fish and Wildlife, Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands
Location: Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
Job Description: Looking for postdoctoral-level individual to conduct
research on the Mariana crow and Rota bridled white-eye on the island of
Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Nearly
all forest bird species on this small 86 sq km island located in the
Pacific are experiencing declines. There is funding through the CNMI
Division of Fish and Wildlife to continue Mariana crow and Rota bridled
white-eye population ecology research, and similar research on associated
native forest birds. The research is located on the island of Rota, near
Guam and part of the CNMI. The Mariana Crow is endemic to Rota and Guam.
It has been almost extirpated from Guam due to the Brown Tree Snake.
Qualifications: Must have a Ph.D. in relevant field (Biology, Wildlife,
etc). This research will require spending approximately 9 months/year on
the island catching, banding, radio-tracking, and monitoring birds, and
supervising students (undergraduate and graduate). The postdoctoral
candidate will also be expected to contribute to reports to US FWS, data
analyses, grant-writing and publication in collaboration with the PI and
Co-PI. This is a physically challenging position on a remote island and
will require a highly motivated individual. Housing conditions are good
on the island, but the fieldwork conditions are rough. Thus, candidates
must have good physical ability to tolerate the rough terrain and
temperature/humidity. Individuals with allergies to wasps/bees should be
aware that they are prevalent in some areas of the island and medical care
on the island is limited. This position requires that you be a team
player as research will be coordinated through the Principal
Investigators, the US FWS and the CNMI DFW. The candidate must possess a
valid driver's license.
Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities include a working knowledge of
crows or similar species, radio-tracking experience, experience with avian
field techniques, background in conservation biology, public outreach
experience, and experience with supervision, training and coordination of
field staff, students and volunteers.
This project has tremendous long-term research potential, as most of the
native bird species are endemic to either Rota or the immediate
archipelago. The initial funding is available through the local CNMI DFW
from now-September 30, 2009, and there is a strong potential for continued
funding. The start date is dependent on logistical arrangements. Shared
housing will be provided if desired. A vehicle will be provided for the
project, so it will not be necessary to ship a vehicle to the island.
To Apply: Send your C.V., letter of application stating your
qualifications and interests, and three letters of recommendation to the
e-mail or snail-mail address below.
Salary: based on experience
Last Date to Apply: July 31, 2008
Contact: Renee Robinette Ha, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Animal Behavior Program
Box 351525
Seattle, WA 98195
E-mail: robinet at u.washington.edu (Preferred)
Phone: 206-685-2380 (checked infrequently)
The University of Washington is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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Message: 3
From: Dr. Ludwig Huber <ludwig.huber at univie.ac.at>
Subject: Professorship in Cognitive Sciences
The search committee of the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of
Vienna, invites applications for a
Professorship in Cognitive Sciences
This chair is to be established at the Faculty of Life Sciences,
University Vienna, with the financial support from the WWTF (Vienna
Science & Technology Fund). The position is part of a tenure track project
to be submitted to and reviewed by the University and by an international
committee (for further details see www.wwtf.ac.at). The candidate's
expertise should enable the group to exploit innovative and
trans-disciplinary approaches in cognitive sciences to uncover the
biological foundations and the evolutionary aspects of social cognition in
humans and animals. The candidate will be expected to interact closely
with groups at the Center for Organismic Systems Biology, to strengthen
the new research priority program "Cognition" at the Faculty of Life
Sciences, and to support the inter-disciplinary links between the natural
sciences and the humanities at the University.
Potential candidates should have a record of multi-level, multi-agency,
integrative and comparative research programs with strong theoretical and
empirical components. They should also have a track record of successful
collaborations with scientists from other fields of cognitive science
(e.g. linguistics, psychology, social sciences, philosophy of mind and
computer science). The candidate will be expected to focus on topical
research areas and use neurobiological and behavioral approaches to
unravel the evolution of social cognition. Examples of the cognitive
abilities of primary interest are language, theory of mind, cooperation
and social learning. The candidate is expected to have an outstanding
publication record and to have successfully acquired financial support
from funding agencies or the industry.
Interested individuals, and in particular female scientists, are strongly
encouraged to send (e-mail or courier) a CV (maximum three pages), a
3-page statement of future research interests and a list of up to 10
relevant publications from the past 6 years before July 15, 2008 to ao.
Prof. Ludwig Huber (Chair of the Search Committee - Dept. Neurobiology and
Cognition Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna,
Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria) at ludwig.huber at univie.ac.at.
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Message: 4
From: Tom Smulders <tom.smulders at ncl.ac.uk>
Subject: Applying for post-doc fellowship to work with food-hoarding
birds
Dear Colleagues,
A new type of post-doctoral fellowship has been created in the UK,
especially aimed at attracting the best and the brightest early-stage
post-doctoral researchers (max 6 years out of PhD) to the UK. The
applicants need to live outside of the UK currently, and if they do not
have a PhD yet should have it before taking up the position. The
fellowships are for 2 years, provide a salary, £8000 per year in research
funds and £2000 in relocation funds. In addition, if the fellows stay in
research after the 2 years, they will continue to receive £6000 per year
for the next 10 years (!). This will be a very tough competition, but
very attractive to top young post-docs. The applicants have to propose a
laboratory in the UK in which they will want to work and the application
has to be submitted through the host institution. More information can be
found at http://www.newtonfellowships.org.
I am sending out this e-mail to see if you know of (or are) somebody who
might be interested in applying for such a fellowship to come and work in
my lab on food-hoarding birds: their behaviour, memory and/or
neurobiology. A number of projects would be possible and can be developed
in discussion with the applicant. For more information on what we do in
our laboratory, please see
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/tom.smulders/research.htm. The deadline for the
Newton Fellowships is August 4th 2008, with decisions announced 3 months
later. Fellowships need to be taken up at the latest by March 31 2009.
If anyone is interested in applying to come and work in my lab, please
contact me before the end of June, so we can discuss the application.
Sincerely,
Tom Smulders
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Tom Smulders, Ph.D., Lecturer
Institute of Neuroscience
The Henry Wellcome Building for Neuroecology, Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU; Tel:
..44-(0)191-222-5790; Fax: ..44-(0)191-222-5622
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/tom.smulders
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Contact Addresses:
James Ha
Department of Psychology and National Primate Research Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
Shan D. Duncan
Animal Behavior Society Central Office at Indiana University
2611 East 10th Street #170, Bloomington, IN 47405
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