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
