Hiring Organization:
Department of Psychology, University of Lincoln
Date Posted:
2009-07-31
Position Description:
The University of Lincoln (UK) is offering a number of funded PhD studentships, at least one of these should be on macaque social behaviour. You would work under the supervision of Dr Bonaventura (nickname: Bino) Majolo on one of these three general topics: 1) the development of social relationships, 2) social cognition and decision-making during between-group encounters, 3) social preferences and reciprocity. Projects 1 and 2 will be mainly conducted on wild Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) in the Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco, in the field site run by Dr Majolo and Prof. Mohammed Qarro (Ecole Nationale Forestière d'Ingénieurs, Morocco). PhD candidates should be willing to live in Morocco for approximately 15 months (not necessarily consecutive). At the field site, three troops of Barbary macaques are fully habituated to human observers and further troops are potentially available. The third project will be conducted on macaques (Macaca) in labs and research centres in various countries. The University of Lincoln is fully equipped for field work and for experimental studies in captivity or wild. Applicants who would like to discuss the projects further can contact Dr. Majolo (bmajolo@lincoln.ac.uk) but refer to the web site below for the application procedure.
Qualifications/Experience:
A Master on primate behaviour, evolutionary psychology, cognition or anthropology would be desirable. Applicants must be fluent in English. Experience with primates (preferably macaques) is desirable but not essential. Previous experience of fieldwork is essential for candidates interested in either topic 1 or 2. The work at the field site is physically very demanding. The field site is between 1,400 and 1,900m a.s.l. and weather conditions can vary dramatically across the year, with temperature ranging between 35ºC to -5ºC and snow in the winter months. Hence, interested individuals should be physically fit. The successful applicant will live in the town of Azrou in an apartment block with basic amenities including internet access.
In addition applicants for topic 1 or 2 should:
• Be mentally and physically fit for long days in the field in a challenging environment.
• Be prepared to adapt to living in a foreign culture.
• Be willing to learn French and/or Arabic.
• Be adaptable and able to work both as part of a team and individually.
• Be reliable, patient, enthusiastic and committed to scientific research.
• Driving license is essential.
Salary/funding:
Differently funded studentships are available: check website below for details.
Term of Appointment:
Three years
Application Deadline:
21st August 2009
Comments:
Details about the studentships, the application procedure and the application form can be found at: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/postgraduate/pgrstudentships.htm
Contact Information:
Bonaventura (nickname: Bino) Majolo
Brayford Pool
Lincoln LN6 7TS
United Kingdom
Telephone Number:
+44-01522-837015
Fax Number:
+44-01522-886026
Website:
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/postgraduate/pgrstudentships.htm
E-mail Address:
bmajolo@lincoln.ac.uk