PhD position in Genomic basis of honeybee foraging and decision-making Application deadline: 1st April 2018 More informations : http://www.socialinsect-research.com/resources/PhD_position_Mainz2018.pdf
Franck Courchamp travaille actuellement avec Mathieu Ughetti sur une bande dessinées sur les fourmis envahissantes. Il y aura vraisemblablement un album papier, mais au moins un site web interactif avec les planches BD, agrémentées de liens vers des articles et des photos (mais pas sur l’album papier). Pour cela j’aurai besoin de photos gratuites et […]
POST-DOC POSITION ANT EVO-DEVO The position is a full time, 2-year contract. Expected starting date: September 2018 ANR-funded project SOCIODEV: Understanding social evolution through the study of embryogenesis in ants. Over 15000 ant species are known so far and present highly diverse morphologies, behaviour, colony structure and chemical recognition. Yes, we know very little about […]
Insectes Sociaux, the official journal of the IUSSI, is looking for two to three Associate Editors. Insectes Sociaux publishes papers dealing with various aspects of the biology and evolution of social insects and other presocial arthropods; these include ecology, ethology, morphology, population genetics, reproduction, communication, sociobiology, caste differentiation and social parasitism. Associate Editors solicit reviews […]
Naviguer dans un environnement inconnu est une tâche aujourd’hui impossible à réaliser par un micro aéronef de quelques grammes, mais qui est réalisée tous les jours avec aisance par les insectes volants. Il existe donc des principes performants, basés en particulier sur des traitements adéquats de l’information visuelle, qui permettent aux insectes volants de réaliser […]
See the original article Termites are the new cockroach. Literally. The Entomological Society of America is updating its master list of insect names to reflect decades of genetic and other evidence that termites belong in the cockroach order, called Blattodea. As of February 15, “it’s official … that termites no longer have their own […]
Pensez à vous inscrire et à déposer votre résumé avant le 31 mars 2018 ! https://hba2018.sciencesconf.org/ Le Workshop « Hormones et Comportements chez les Arthropodes » se tiendra les 5 et 6 juin 2018 à Tours (France). L’objectif est de rassembler la communauté de scientifiques s’intéressant à l’endocrinologie et aux comportements des arthropodes, de sorte à stimuler les discussions […]
Application deadline: 1st APRIL 2018 We invite applications for a 3-year DFG (German Research Foundation) funded PhD position (65% TVL E13) at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. We are looking for a highly motivated student to study the genomic basis of honeybee foraging behaviour. Honeybees exhibit sophisticated communication and decision-making processes. Their behaviour […]
Fully funded PhD opportunity in pollinator ecology at the University of Oxford, UK – UK or EU nationals only Global declines of both wild and managed insect pollinators threaten ecosystem function and human food security. Pollinator declines have been specifically linked to declines in the abundance and diversity of floral resources, the use of agrochemicals, […]
To ensure sustainable pollination services to crops, bees and other pollinators, need both forage and a place to live. There is a substantial body of research on how to enhance food resources for bees on farms, but the importance of nesting resources is poorly studied. This highly novel PhD provides an opportunity to work with […]
Early discount registration and abstract submission for the XI European Congress of Entomology will close on 28 February 2018. The congress will have a session specifically dedicated to social insects named “SOCIAL INSECTS AND APIDOLOGY”, which will have three themes: Social immunity – Keynote: Line Vej Ugelvig Bees: management, ecosystem services, and products: Keynote: Christina […]
PhD position: Genomic basis of honeybee foraging and decision-making Application deadline: 1st April 2018 We invite applications for a 3-year DFG (German Research Foundation) funded PhD position (65% TVL E13) at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. We are looking for a highly motivated student to study the genomic basis of honeybee foraging behaviour. Honeybees exhibit sophisticated communication […]
The Gibson lab in the Department of Biology at Georgia Southern University (GSU) is looking for a MS student in insect evolutionary genetics to begin Fall 2018. The research focus of the lab is on the genetic/genomic basis of traits in Hymenopteran insects, particularly metabolic and mitochondrial physiology. Current projects/systems in the lab include (1) […]
Les fourmis, qui produisent naturellement des substances capables de détruire des germes, telles des bactéries ou des champignons, représentent une source potentielle de nouveaux médicaments pour traiter les infections humaines, soulignent des chercheurs. Face “à l’augmentation des agents pathogènes résistants aux antibiotiques qui infectent environ deux millions de personnes chaque année aux États-Unis”, la recherche […]
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Temporary Full Time contract for 3 years* Annual salary between $114,289 to $120,879 plus 12.75% employer superannuation Access to flexible work arrangements This is your opportunity to lead the science function for a nationally funded treatment and surveillance program to eradicate the Red Imported Fire Ant from Australia. Red […]
The newly established Blaimer lab in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at NC State University is seeking to fill a graduate student position (PhD or MSc, depending on prior experience) beginning in the Fall semester. Our research group focuses on applying cutting-edge molecular technologies to address relevant questions in insect evolutionary biology, systematics […]
The 17th ANT COURSE will take place in French Guiana, at the Nouragues Field station, Inselberg Camp, from the 22 August to the 1 September 2018. ANT COURSE is open to all interested individuals (professionals, motivated amateurs such as citizen scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, and professors). Priority is given to applicants currently researching […]
Pour nos projets sur les insectes invasifs et la lutte biologique, nous recrutons un entomologiste à CABI en Suisse : https://www.cabi.org/Uploads/CABI/work-for-us/Scientist-Invasive-Species-Delemont.pdf Marc Kenis Head, Risk Analysis and Invasion Ecology CABI Rue des Grillons 1 CH-2800 Delémont Switzerland Telephone: +41 (0)32 4214884 Fax: +41 (0)32 4214871 Email: m.kenis@cabi.org Visit us at www.cabi.org or directly at www.cabi.org/about-cabi/cabi-centres/switzerland […]
Contexte du stage : De nombreuses études conduites en France et à l’étranger montrent que les cires sur lesquelles vivent les colonies d’abeilles domestiques contiennent des résidus de pesticides. Dans le cadre des travaux de l’UMT PrADE réalisés pour l’observatoire national des résidus de pesticides dans les matrices apicoles, les analyses de cires réalisées sur […]
Le professeur Marc Dufrêne de l’axe Biodiversité et Paysage à Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (Belgique) propose un post-doc de 6 mois à pourvoir à partir du 1er février 2017 dans le cadre du projet BELBEES (http://www.belbees.be/). Ce poste a pour objectifs la compilation des travaux menés par les différentes équipes partenaires du projet et la réalisation […]
A vos agendas ! Les 5 et 6 juin 2018 se tiendra à Tours (France) le Workshop « Hormones et Comportements chez les Arthropodes ». L’objectif est de rassembler la communauté de scientifiques s’intéressant à l’endocrinologie et aux comportements des arthropodes, de sorte à stimuler les discussions sur les différents sujets clés dans ce domaine. […]
PhD: GENETIC COMPONENTS TO DIVISION OF LABOR IN ANT SOCIETIES, JGU MAINZ PhD position in Evolutionary Biology (3 years) – Genetic components to division of labor in ant societies – JGU Mainz Application deadline: January 20th, 2018 Behavioral division of labor in ant societies stems from workers differing in their likelihood and efficiency to perform […]
POSTDOC: VIRAL EVOLUTION IN BEES, HALLE, GERMANY 1 year 5 month postdoc on viral evolution in bees A postdoctoral researcher is sought for a project on the evolutionary ecology of viruses in bees within Robert Paxton’s lab at the University of Halle, Germany. The overarching goal of the research is to understand the role of […]
POSTDOC: ECO-PHYSIOLOGY OF FUNGUS-FARMING ANTS, COPENHAGEN Postdoctoral Fellowship in Eco-Physiology and Molecular Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen A two-year postdoctoral fellowship on the eco-physiology of fungus-farming ants is available from June 1, 2018 in the Section for Ecology and Evolution within the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The […]
AB7 est une PMI avec une R&D dynamique basée près de Toulouse. Nous nous sommes engagés depuis plusieurs années dans la mise au point d’alternatives au tout pesticide pour contrôler les nuisibles. Après nos succès dans le domaine vétérinaire, nous développons notre activité dans le milieu de la santé et du bien-être humain. Au sein […]
Ce stage s’inscrit dans une action conduite en collaboration entre l’INRA du Magneraud et le CNRS de Chizé. Aujourd’hui le dispositif de monitoring ECOBEE lancé depuis 2008 déploie une cinquantaine de colonies d’abeilles par an sur l’ensemble de la Zone Atelier Plaine & Val de Sèvre. Différents programmes impliquant plusieurs équipes, analysent les effets des […]
Genetic components to division of labor in ant societies Application deadline: January 20th, 2018 Behavioral division of labor in ant societies stems from workers differing in their likelihood and efficiency to perform specific tasks (e.g., foraging for food or nursing the brood). However, many factors and mechanisms regulating such differences remain to be identified and […]
GRADUATE STUDENT POSITIONS: The Lozier Lab (lozierlab.ua.edu) at The University of Alabama, Dept. of Biological Sciences, is recruiting a highly motivated graduate students to start in the Fall 2018 semester. Students would work on projects related to ongoing NSF-funded studies of bumble bee population genomics to uncover signatures of adaptative and demographic processes within and […]
One or two PhD positions are available to study fire ant social biology in the laboratory of John Wang at the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan) beginning in the Fall of 2018. Our lab uses the invasive pest species, the red imported fire ant, to study social biology and sex determination and their […]
I am hiring PhD students and postdocs for a recently funded ERC Consolidator Grant project EPIDEMICSonCHIP. Aim of this project is to understand how social insects, particularly ants, collectively defend their colonies from disease and prevent epidemics in their societies; we will seek new approaches to determine how individual behaviours interact and lead to the […]