Oikos list: Multiple PhD positions available in collective behavior and decision-making in Konstanz, Germany

Interested in joining an exciting, interdisciplinary research community with a focus on collective animal behavior and decision-making? 

This year, multiple PhD positions across 3 different research groups are available through the International Max Planck Research School in Organismal Biology. 

 

Available projects include:

 

From sensory perception to action: Active sensing in insects

with Einat Couzin-Fuchs, University of Konstanz

Communication, social structure, and collective movement in animal groups

with Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, University of Konstanz

Computational Approaches to the Experimental Study of Animal Collectives 

and 

Collective Animal Behaviour

with Iain Couzin, Max Planck Institute / University of Konstanz

 

Applications are due January 15, 2018.

 

More information on all projects can be found at http://www.orn.mpg.de/projects and http://collectivebehaviour.com/

 

Konstanz is an historic city in southern Germany on the shores of Lake Constance, and at the gateway to the Alps. The University of Konstanz one of the nine "elite universities" in Germany. The University has almost 12,000 students and is situated on a hill overlooking Lake Constance, the Island of Mainau and Mainau Forest. The campus is a short cycle or bus ride from the city center which has a large and well preserved old town (Altstadt), and a vibrant day and nightlife, including many museums, galleries, and parks. Our local airport is Zurich, which is 50 mins away by car and approximately 1 hour by direct train link.

We are  highly international community and our working language is English (no knowledge of German is necessary).

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Iain D. Couzin
http://collectivebehaviour.com/
@icouzin

 

--  Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man

Oikos list: Trip to Norway? - Oikos 2018!

Until 10 December early bird prices are available.

And call for poster submissions is still open.

Don't miss the opportunity to see the Northern lights and meet ecologists from all Scandinavian countries,

in Trondheim – Norway – 19-22 February!

 

https://www.ntnu.edu/oikos2018

 

/Debora

--  Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man

Oikos list: Interplay between parental care and sexual selection workshop

WORKSHOP INVITATION: INTERPLAY BETWEEN PARENTAL CARE AND SEXUAL SELECTION

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

We are glad to invite you to our Workshop that will take place between 26th February and 3rd March 2018 in Fiskebäckskil, Sweden. 

The main goal of this workshop is to provide a relaxed atmosphere where researchers interested in different aspects of the interplay between parental care and sexual selection will exchange ideas, discuss the recent developments in the field, and propose in details future directions. We embrace diversity as a way to enrich scientific discussions and we will prioritize attendees with diverse backgrounds, at different career stages, and that use different organisms and methodological approaches to address their questions. Besides, the workshop will provide the perfect forum for researchers (especially young scientists) to network with other specialists in the field.

 

The event will start with a reception on Monday 26th February, will include 3 full days of talks from invited speakers and attendees, 1 night of poster exhibition, and a last full day of general discussion of relevant sub-themes in the field, conducted in small groups self-organized by the participants. We ask participants to present results or ideas from on-going research instead of already published papers, given that the main focus of the workshop is the discussion of fresh perspectives and initiatives.

 

Confirmed invited speakers include:

 

Professor Suzanne H. Alonzo	University of California – Santa Cruz, USA
Dr Lutz Fromhage	University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Professor Wolfgang Goymann	Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany
Dr. Irja Ida Ratikainen	Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Professor Nick Royle	University of Exeter, UK

 

There are no registration fees. Accommodation and meals for 40 participants will be covered by the financial support of the Gothenburg Centre for Advanced Studies in Science & Technology (GoCAS) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA). Participants will only be charged for the costs of their social events and the transportation to the event venue.

For more details, access: https://parentalcaresexualselection.wordpress.com/

Please, share this message with your students, collaborators, and colleagues that may be interested in attending our event! 

 

Application deadline: Monday, 08th January 2018.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Best regards,

 

 

Gustavo S. Requena

Postdoctoral Fellow

Universidade de São Paulo

gs.requena@gmail.com

http://campuspress.yale.edu/gsrequena/

 

Charlotta Kvarnemo

Professor

University of Gothenburg

lotta.kvarnemo@bioenv.gu.se

https://sites.google.com/site/kvarnemolab/home

--  Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man

Oikos list: frågor till årsmötet? / points for the annual meeting?

Svenska föreningen Oikos kommer att ha årsmöte under det Nordiska mötet i Trondheim, 20-22 februari 2018 (https://www.ntnu.edu/oikos2018). Har du en fråga som du tycker bör tas upp under föreningens årsmöte? I så fall hör av dig till mig senast den 15/1 2018!

Jessica Abbott.

 

The Swedish Society Oikos will have its annual general meeting during the Nordic Oikos Meeting in Trondheim, 20-22 February 2018 (https://www.ntnu.edu/oikos2018). Do you have a point for discussion that you would like brought up during the annual meeting? If so, please let me know before 15/1 2018!

Jessica Abbott.

--  Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man

Oikos list: PhD Course, Multivariate Methods for Ecologists, 2018

The Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment and the research schools

Focus on Soils and Water, Ecology, and Organism Biology at

the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,

 

invites PhD students to attend the course:

Multivariate methods for ecologists, spring 2018

Please visit our web page for more information and instructions how to apply:

https://www.slu.se/aquatic-sciences/MVA

Welcome!
Ulf Grandin, course organiser

 

--  Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man

Oikos list: Post doc vacancies

Dear Oikos members,

 

The Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre at SLU has two vacant post doc positions related to forests and climate change.

 

https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/

 

Best regards,

PO Hedwall

 

 

Per-Ola Hedwall

 

PhD

Associate Senior Lecturer

 

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

 

P.O. Box 49
SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden

 

Tel: +46 40 41 51 87

Mobile: +46 70 560 37 38

 

e-mail: per-ola.hedwall@slu.se

 

 

--  Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man

Swedish meeting of PhD students in Fish Biology

To all PhD students at Swedish universities working in the field of Fish Biology,

Centre for Fish and Wildlife Research at SLU invites all you PhD students at Swedish Universities in the broad field of Fish Biology to an informal meeting at Älvkarleby Fisheries Research Station 30-31 January. You will discuss your research, get to know each other and learn more about careers in- and outside academia. See attachment for more info.

Hope to see you in January,

Magnus

 

Magnus Huss
Associate Senior Lecturer & Docent

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua)
Skolgatan 6, SE 742 42 Öregrund
Phone:: +46 10-478 41 27

magnus.huss@slu.se, www.slu.se/magnushuss

www.slu.se/akvatiskaresurser, SLU Aqua on Facebook

 

Our vision: Viable fish stocks in healthy waters

Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

 

 

--

Dr. Jessica K. Abbott

Senior University Lecturer

Department of Biology

Section for Evolutionary Ecology

Lund University

Sölvegatan 37

223 62 Lund, Sweden

Phone: 046 222 9304

Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

 

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man

 

2 Post Doc positions in Baltic Sea ecology at Stockholm University

Hi all,

 

We have just announced two new 2-year Post Doc positions in Baltic Sea Ecology at Stockholm University, Dept. Ecology, Environment and Plant Science;

 

1)     Baltic Sea Ecosystem Change

The position is associated with the project “Temporal change in Baltic Sea coastal, benthic ecosystems”. The project aims to make use of an ‘unearthed treasure’ of data and archived samples from the Swedish National yearly monitoring program of phytobenthic communities in the Baltic Sea paired with existing data on abiotic factors and fish community surveys. The two main research questions are: How have coastal benthic communities along the Baltic Sea coast changed over the past 25 years, and to what extent are those changes driven by abiotic forcing vs. changes in trophic interactions? Have blue mussel diets changed in response to climate or nutrient loading; are changes occurring in both the Baltic proper and in the Bothnian Sea; and what are the consequences of altered diet for mussel body condition? As most of the data exists, the focus of the work will be on isotope analyses of historical samples and/or causal time series analyses (e.g. multivariate ARIMA analyses). More info at:

http://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmlang=UK&rmpage=job&rmjob=4291

 

 

2)     Baltic Sea Molecular Ecology

This position is associated with the project “The role of cross-community interactions between benthic above- and below-ground organisms for ecosystem functioning” that aims to understand how interactions between infauna and epibenthic organism (primarily macroalgae and their associated fauna) influence ecosystem process rates in Baltic Sea coastal areas. Of particular interest will be cross-community interactions in coastal terraces; an understudied habitat where drift macroalgae accumulate. This project will investigate how terraces influence abiotic sediment conditions, three major parts of the benthic community and their interactions: sediment microbiota (bacteria, meiofauna), macroinvertebrate infauna, and epibenthos (algae and associated invertebrates). The successful candidate will focus on molecular ecological workflows, including DNA sequencing techniques, to assess benthic microbial biodiversity, bioinformatics and ecological modelling. The candidate should have previous experience of field sampling, molecular ecology, high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics and ideally statistical network modeling or causal (piecewise) modeling. More info at:

http://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-SU/jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=4290&rmlang=UK

 

These positions are part of a strategic initiative at strengthening Baltic Sea research at Stockholm University; three tenure-track professorships are also advertised (based at Dept. Physical Geography and Dept. Geological Sciences). We particularly seek scientists interested in collaborative research related to different aspects of the Baltic Sea environment. While each position has a home department, the employees will enjoy being a part of an interdisciplinary research team at the Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Deadline for applications: January 15, 2018.

More information about the other positions, departments and application procedure can be found at su.se/english/vacancies.

 

Please circulate!

 

Best regards,

Agnes Karlson

 

 

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Agnes Karlson  
PhD, Assist. Prof. Marine Ecotoxicology

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP)
Stockholm University
106 91 Stockholm
Phone: 073-6386720
E-mail: agnes.karlsson@su.se

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--

Dr. Jessica K. Abbott

Senior University Lecturer

Department of Biology

Section for Evolutionary Ecology

Lund University

Sölvegatan 37

223 62 Lund, Sweden

Phone: 046 222 9304

Website: http://jessicakabbott.com

 

"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man