Post-doctoral opportunity to conduct research on Black-browed Albatrosses in the South Atlantic

In the framework of a long-term study of the demography and ecology of Black-browed Albatrosses Thalassarche melanophris (http://sites.google.com/site/projectoalbatroz/) in the South Atlantic, we are looking for a post-doctoral student willing to join our research team at ISPA (Eco-Ethology Research Unit), Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal.

The successful candidate will be involved in developing research around themes such as avian personalities, individual specialization, foraging strategies, interactions with fisheries and links to demography and oceanography.  He/she will be engaged in fieldwork and, more importantly, involved in the analysis of extensive tracking and demographic datasets that have already been gathered.  Candidates with good skills on data-handling, spatial analyses and/or demographic analyses, as well as some knowledge on the ecology of marine predators, will be strongly preferred for this particular position.  An experience in handling seabirds will also be an advantage.  Candidates must have a PhD certificate granted before June 2012.

The selected candidate will, with our support, have to submit a proposal for a two to three year post-doctoral grant to FCT by the end of June 2012 and, if successful with this application, start working sometime during the period November 2012 to January 2013.

Interested candidates should send an e-mail to Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo. before 10 May 2012, including their CV, motivation letter and academic references.  During the selection process, candidates may be asked to participate in an oral interview via Skype.

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 3 May 2012