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PhD position in pollinator conservation @ Agroscope – Zurich, Switzerland

JobsBy COLOSS 12. October 2021

PhD position in pollinator conservation (genetic diversity / ecology) Project description Wild bees and other pollinating insects are key components of biodiversity and provide vital pollination services to crops and wild plants. However, they face multiple threats including habitat loss, land use intensification or climate change. The European Horizon 2020 project SAFEGUARD (www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de) aims to…

Academic Unit: Funded PhD Scholarship – NUI Galway, Ireland

JobsBy COLOSS 12. October 2021

Project Title: Investigating Diversity and Adaptation in wild honeybees in Ireland Supervisor: Prof Grace McCormack, Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway. Duration: Funded for 4 years (Structured PhD), full-time. Project description: It was understood that wild Apis mellifera colonies were extinct, or almost so, across its natural range. In addition the…

Junior Researcher position at University of Coimbra, Portugal

JobsBy RaffaeleDallOlio 14. September 2021

3-year contract for a junior researcher (with a PhD) to work on a recently approved project about controlling the invasion of Vespa velutina (project CONTROLVESPA). More information on the link https://www.euraxess.pt/jobs/682577 (deadline for application 24 of September).

National Pollinator Monitoring Scheme project officer in Ireland

JobsBy JaneStout 23. June 2021

Hi everyone, We’ve got funding to start a national pollinator monitoring scheme and are looking for a coordinator. I would be very grateful if you could forward this to anyone post PhD who may be interested. Thank you! Jane View full job announcement HERE

Postdoctoral postition – Climate effects on bees and crop pollination

JobsBy FabriceRequier 25. February 2021

Working places: Unité Mixte de Recherche 247 EGCE – Evolution, Génomes, Comportement et Ecologie – Gif-sur-Yvette – France (www.egce.cnrs-gif.fr), and fieldwork in several French study sites. Job description: We open a 3-year postdoc position related to an accepted international PRIMA project. The postdoc will study the resilience of pollinators (Apis and non-Apis bees) to climate…

Position for a PhD candidate in a research project

JobsBy MarinaMeixner 24. February 2021

A position for a PhD candidate in a research project is available at the Bee Institute Kirchhain of the Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen (www.llh.hessen.de). The project aims at exploring the effects of an innovative varroa management approach based on brood interruption in late summer on the vitality and productivity of colonies, in comparison to the conventional…

PhD position in honeybee ecology

JobsBy RobertBrodschneider 20. November 2020

Background: Honeybees are fascinating social insects, provide pollination services for major crops and many wild plant species, and beekeeping allows the harvest of honey and other valuable products. Land use intensification, climate change, limited availability of floral food resources, and new pests and parasites have change environmental conditions for honeybees and are linked to periodically…