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PhD positions in Groningen, NL
Hi, we have interesting PhD openings in Groningen (masters required at start of PhD). Many are on birds, see https://www.rug.nl/education/phd-programmes/phd-scholarship-programme/phd-scholarships?details=00347-02S0007MOP The closing date for applications is April 2nd....
OPEN LETTER: Europe’s biodiversity depends on healthy freshwater ecosystems: Save the Water Framework Directive
European Ornithologists' Union The EOU signed an Open Letter to the European Union to preserve the EU Water Framework Directive: "We, the undersigned scientists, stand for the preservation of the EU clean water law, the Water Framework Directive. We urge Member States...
Research Theme “The Impact of Weather on the Behavior and Ecology of Birds”: Contributions wanted
Research Theme in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: "The Impact of Weather on the Behavior and Ecology of Birds" https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/11359/the-impact-of-weather-on-the-behavior-and-ecology-of-birds Weather conditions affect...
IOCongress 2022
International Ornithologists’ Union (IOU) IOCongress2022 International Ornithologists' Union partners with South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal for 28th International Ornithological Congress® (IOCongress® ) The International Ornithologists' Union...
Open letter to reform the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): harmful agriculture is destroying nature
The EOU is a signatory of an Open Letter to the EU, urgently demanding change in agriculture that will support nature. The letter concludes: "The scientific evidence is clear that climate change and biodiversity loss need to be tackled as an utmost priority if the EU...
Eurasian Ornithology Congress, Izmir, Turkey, 22-26.04.2020
The 7th International Eurasian Ornithology Congress (IEOC 2020) will be held between 22 and 26 April 2020 at Ege University, İzmir, Turkey. İzmir is a lovely town with a famous old city (Ephesus, the house of virgin marry, etc.) and important bird area Gediz Delta....
Member Forum – Announcements
Volunteers for fieldwork in Belarus and Russia, ÉLVONAL Shorebird project
Volunteer shorebird fieldwork opportunity in Belarus, spring 2020 Description: Within the international project ÉLVONAL Shorebird Science we are investigating in detail sex roles evolution in shorebirds at various locations. Here, we are searching for a motivated...
Postdoctoral Fellow Lund University: immune function as physiological mechanism of partial migration
I am recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow to join my research team at the Department of Biology, Lund University and to work on the causes and consequences of partial migration https://www.biology.lu.se/arne-hegemann. The postdoc fellow will be expected to contribute to...
Workshop: Modeling Population Dynamics, Hungary
Workshop: Modeling Population Dynamics - Estimating Demographic Parameters for Wildlife Conservation Lecturer: Dr. Brett K. Sandercock, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research 13–19 January 2020 University of Debrecen, Hungary The full flyer is here: Demography...
Conference: INTEGRATING SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY FOR CONSERVATION
INTEGRATING SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY FOR CONSERVATION OF WILD POPULATION III. ÉLVONAL CONFERENCE ------------------------------------- 10-12 JANUARY 2020 The Conference will take place between 10th and 12th January 2020 in Debrecen (Hungary). The...
PhD postion Exeter, UK: Disentangling the drivers of life-history evolution in the wild
Disentangling the drivers of life-history evolution in the wild: Artificial selection meets natural selection in a unique avian island population. Full advertisement: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/studying/funding/award/?id=3658 Supervisors: Dr Erik Postma, Department of...
Eurasian Ornithology Congress, Izmir, Turkey, 22-26.04.2020
The 7th International Eurasian Ornithology Congress (IEOC 2020) will be held between 22 and 26 April 2020 at Ege University, İzmir, Turkey. İzmir is a lovely town with a famous old city (Ephesus, the house of virgin marry, etc.) and important bird area Gediz Delta....
post-doctoral opportunities at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (8 Sept 2019 application deadline)
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology invites applications for our Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowships. These competitive postdoctoral fellowship awards (www.birds.cornell.edu/postdoc ) support innovative, independent research by early career scholars of exceptional...
PhD opportunity for Russian student
Opportunity for PhD Moscow & Groningen, NL: Ancient timers in dynamic environments This PhD is co-supervised by Eldar Rakhimberdiev (Moscow State University), Julia Karagicheva (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) and Barbara Helm (Universty of...
Workshop: DRONE REGULATION & TECHNOLOGY April 9-12 2019
Western Section Workshops in Partnership with IGIS DRONE REGULATION & TECHNOLOGY April 9-12 2019 Place: Hastings Reserve, Monterey Co., CA This workshop will provide an overview of UAS technology, regulations and image analysis in support of drone applications....
Postdoc/PhD in Evolutionary Ecology and Functional Genomics, Bielefeld
One Postdoc or PhD position in evolutionary ecology and functional genomics is available at the Faculty of Biology at Bielefeld University in the Evolutionary Biology group (PD Dr Tim Schmoll, see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/biologie/Evolutionsbiologie) in...
Register for next EBCC Conferene spring 2019
The European Bird Census Council are encouraging registration for their 21st Conference “Bird Numbers 2019”, to be hosted by the LabOr – Laboratory of Ornithology in the beautiful Portuguese city of Evora, 8-13th April 2019 http://www.ebcc2019.uevora.pt/ Bird Numbers...
PhD in behavioral ecology and conservation of shorebirds
Social interactions are among the most fascinating aspects of animal behaviour. In an international project, we study the diversity of mating and parental behaviour in birds. The PhD project we are to initiate will focus on the demographic drivers of sex role reversal...
PhD position – Sex role evolution in shorebirds
PhD studentship based in Debrecen, Hungary 2019–2023 Supervisors: Prof Tamás Székely (Debrecen, Hungary), Dr András Kosztolányi (Budapest, Hungary), Dr Vojtěch Kubelka (Debrecen, Hungary) Sex roles (i.e. courtship, competition for mates, pair bonding and parenting)...
PhD position – The role of immunity in the survival of male and female birds in the wild
- Looking for a (MSc) field work project in Arctic Russia during spring-summer 2019? - Looking for a PhD at an European university? - Interested in avian ecology and evolution? - Love remote field work and work in the laboratory? - Love being part of an international...
International Woodpecker Conference 2019; Bialowieza Poland; Abstract submission extended
Registration and abstract submission for the 8th International Woodpecker Conference in Białowieża National Park (BNP) to be held from 16 to 20 March 2019 has been extended to November 25th. Abstracts must be submitted online at https://www.woodpeckers2019.com, where...