NEW RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
(November 2013)
(November 2013)
In
the scope of the project "Invisible Links: unveiling origins of
migratory waders using biogeochemical markers" a new call is open for a
Master Research Fellowship.
Job description
Main research and tasks: i) participation in ringing sessions and bird sampling; ii) participation in the sampling of estuarine biota, namely water, sediment, plants, invertebrates, etc; iii) participation in bird census; iv) participation in data compilation and data analysis; v) participation in laboratory work, namely invertebrate identification and sample preparation for stable isotope analysis; vi) participation in bird captive experiments in Monsanto. Fieldwork will be carried mainly at the Tagus estuary (Lisboa), but there may be a need for participation in work in western Africa (Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania).
Main research and tasks: i) participation in ringing sessions and bird sampling; ii) participation in the sampling of estuarine biota, namely water, sediment, plants, invertebrates, etc; iii) participation in bird census; iv) participation in data compilation and data analysis; v) participation in laboratory work, namely invertebrate identification and sample preparation for stable isotope analysis; vi) participation in bird captive experiments in Monsanto. Fieldwork will be carried mainly at the Tagus estuary (Lisboa), but there may be a need for participation in work in western Africa (Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania).
Host institution: Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciênica and Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Fellowship duration: 3 + 4 months, starting on the 1st of December 2013. Candidates should send a (max. 2 page) motivation letter and a CV (max. 4 pages, with grades) to teresa.catry(at)gmail.com until the 15th of November.
More informations available at http://www.fc.ul.pt/concursos?id=692.
