Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
A Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Chronobiology Research Group at the University of Auckland is available for a project entitled: “Spying on the secret lives of bees: Understanding the importance of eusocial clocks for honeybee behaviour”
We have a 20-month position for a post-doctoral scientist to work with us on a Marsden funded grant in which we are investigating honey bee behaviour by monitoring the patterns of electrostatic fields signatures they produce inside the hive.
This is a fulltime (40 hours per week) fixed term opportunity for 20 months.
The salary range for this role is $92,213 - $97,083 based on skills and experience.
He kōrero mōu | About you
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing techniques to record and analyse physiology and behaviour in large high resolution data sets. Previous beekeeping experience would be an advantage.
- PhD in a related field, preferably in insect behaviour or neuroscience
- A strong background in developing techniques to record and analyse high resolution data sets, physiology and behaviour experience is advantageous
- Comfort carrying out hands-on research with honey bees, preferentially with skills in bee husbandry
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