• mise en place du nouveau site des Relations Internationales : (mise en ligne 02/05/06)
  
  http://www.univmed.fr/relations_internationales/
  
  Ce site est orienté en fonction de trois utilisateurs potentiels, notamment :
  
  - Les étudiants de U2 souhaitant partir en programme d'échange
  - les étudiants Internationaux souhaitant venir étudier à U2
  - Les enseignants souhaitant avoir des informations sur les possibilités de mobilité au sein de U2.

• Offres stages conventionnés, jobs, séjours, hébergements : Angleterre, Espagne

  (affiche) (formulaire)

• Formation à l'université de Tahilande:

  The MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Ecotourism is offered by University of Newcastle jointly with Naresuan University in Thailand.

  Students will be based full time on campus in Thailand. Tuition will be both face to face and by distance learning (the Newcastle contribution). The course has been developed through the EC Asia Link programme and includes expert contributions from Lund University in Sweden and
  Colorado State University, USA.

  Taught over 2 years, the course is a chance for students to be part of an international learning environment with teachers and classmates from around the world. Thailand is a renowned biodiversity 'hotspot' with rich cultural heritage and a booming tourism industry, the combination often in conflict. Masters students based there have the chance of fascinating insights and great potential for research projects with high quality fieldwork.

  If this sounds exciting and you would like further information, please see the dedicated website at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/biodiversity
  Or E-mail: biodiversity@ncl.ac.uk

• Stage d'Ecologie à Arcachon (lien)

• Graduate Student Position Available

  Optical Properties of a Large Interior Sea: Hudson Bay (Canada)
  Université du Québec à Rimouski

  Closing Date: Monday, 20 March 2006

  For more information, please contact:
  Pierre Larouche, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne
  E-mail: LaroucheP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Applications are invited for a two-year M.S. student position focusing
  on the analysis of apparent and inherent optical properties of the
  Hudson Bay (Canada). This water body is a large interior sea with an
  area close to 1 million square kilometers. The water optical properties
  are strongly affected by the freshwater runoff of multiple rivers
  located around the periphery of the bay. The project consists of
  analyzing a set of data to understand the spatial and temporal influence
  of river waters on the optical properties. This analysis will lead to
  the validation of actual remote sensing algorithms used to process ocean
  color images and possibly to the development of regional algorithms. The
  candidate is expected to participate in a research cruise in
  spring-summer 2007 to acquire new optical properties data in the Hudson
  Bay. The position will work collaboratively within a Network of Centres
  of Excellence known as ArcticNet. For more information about ArcticNet,
  please go to: http://www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca

  The Université du Québec à Rimouski is a french university. All courses
  will be in french but the thesis can be written in English. The expected
  starting date is September 2006.

  The applicant should have:

  - B.Sc. in environmental science, biology, physics
  - Enthusiasm for field work

  To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to:

  Pierre Larouche
  Institut Maurice-Lamontagne
  PO Box 1000
  Mont-Joli, QC G5H 3Z4
  Canada
  E-mail: LaroucheP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
  

• stage 2006 "ECOLOGIE MARINE" à Pâques, à la Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau (du MNHN) (lien)

• The Environmental Science Program at American University in Washington DC invites applications from students interested in graduate work at the interface of science and policy. Funded positions are available as early as January 2006. Because of increased funding for the coming year, we anticipate being able to support a larger class for 06/07.
  Located minutes from downtown DC, and the states of Maryland and Virginia, graduate students in our program have the unique opportunity to build on classroom instruction with internships and fellowships at all levels of government as well as with the many NGO's headquartered in this region.
  The Environmental Studies Program offers competitive fellowships, teaching assistantships and student grants to qualified applicants and, as noted above, we anticipate and increase in awards for 06/07. For more information, go to:
  www.american.edu/cas/env_std/environ_about.html or contact Dr. Stephen
  MacAvoy at macavoy@american.edu or 202-885-3003

• 2006 summer intership program : Participate in a ten-week mentored internship program (June 12 – August 18, 2006) (lien). Deadline: All materials must be received by February 16, 2006. Selected candidates will be contacted by the end of March.

• Guilde des doctorants (lien permanent)

• PhD position - UCD Dublin, Ireland

  EU-nationals are invited to apply for a 3-year PhD scholarship in the
  MarBEE group at the UCD School of Biological & Environmental Science
  in Dublin, working
  with Dr Stefano Mariani in a newly-established group focusing on the
  evolutionary ecology and fisheries genetics of marine animals.
  The research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, under the
  Research Frontieres Programme, and is aimed at understanding the
  population genetic consequences of sex change in marine fish, using
  molecular genetics, meta-analysis and computer modelling. The project
  will entail extensive molecular biology laboratory activity, fieldwork
  periods in the Mediterranean and South Africa, as well as intense
  computer-based work.
  Candidates should ideally already possess a Master-level degree in
  empirical population genetics or evolutionary biology, though we
  welcome applicants from other disciplines such as marine biology,
  zoology, ecology, as well as candidates with backgrounds in
  bioinformatics and applied mathematics, with a strong interest in
  biological systems.
  Proficiency in molecular laboratory techniques would be very
  advantageous, as would
  some experience of computer modelling. Strong enthusiasm for fieldwork
  in marine coastal habitats and commitment to interdisciplinary
  research are critical.

  The appointee will join the Marine Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution
  Group and the Molecular Genetics Lab, which together comprise 12 PhD
  students, 2 Post-doctoral fellows and three academic staff, working
  on a broad range of topics from comparative genomics, molecular
  phylogenetics and population genetics, to fisheries science, community
  ecology and ecosystem management.
  For more details visit: http://www.ucd.ie/zoology/marbee/

  Application procedure:
  Please send a 1-page covering letter and a CV no longer than 2 pages,
  plus names and emails of three people who can be contacted for
  references, to: stefano.mariani@ucd.ie
  Closing date for applications: 30th June 2006 (interviews between July
  and August).
  Project start date: strictly 1st September 2006.
  Scholarship includes payment of university fees plus a monthly stipend
  of 1,300 EUR.

  Committed to Equal Opportunities.

  Feel free to contact me for any further information about the project
  and related issues.

  Best,

  Stefano Mariani

  
  Dr Stefano Mariani
  MARine Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution
  UCD School of Biological & Environmental Science
  Science and Education Research Centre (West)
  University College Dublin
  Belfield
  Dublin 4
  Republic of Ireland
  tel. +353.1.716.2347
  fax. +353.1.716.1152
  http://www.ucd.ie/zoology/marbee/

• Ph.D. position in Arctic Marine Ecology is available at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, in collaboration with the Norwegian Polar Institute. The position is linked to the ARCTOS science trainee school ( http://www.nfh.uit.no/arctos ).
  
  The candidate will conduct research on marine ecosystems in fjords on Svalbard and in the Marginal Ice Zone, with special focus on the daubed shanny (Leptoclinus maculates) and its role in these ecosystems. Lipid composition and its storage structures, stable isotopes for trophic relationships, and energy transfer between lower and higher trophic levels involving this species, will be studied for different life stages of this fish. This species have pelagic, lipid-rich larvae and becomes a benthic dweller at soft bottoms during older stages. The physiological changes with regard to lipids and feeding modes during the different life stages will be studied both in the field and the laboratory.
  
  The stipendiate will become part of the ARCTOS collaboration between the University of Tromsø, Norwegian Polar Institute, Akvaplan-niva and the University Centre on Svalbard. The field work will be conducted in Svalbard waters, and the laboratory experiments at the Arctic Marine Laboratory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
  
  Qualifications. The applicant should have a graduate degree in marine ecology/fisheries biology or equivalent education with relevant course combination. It is desirable that the applicant has qualifications in lipid chemistry, statistics, and experiments involving fish or other marine organisms.
  
  Salary. The salary code is 1017, level 39 (about NOK 292,500 annually). The term for hiring is 4 years for completion of Ph.D., including 25% teaching assistant position.
  Academically, the position will be under the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø. The candidate will be supervised by experienced researchers at the University of Tromsø and at the Norwegian Polar Institute.
  
  Application: Application form is at www.jobbnord.no . The applicant needs to make a 2-page relevant project description for a potential Ph.D. thesis on this topic, as part of the application. CV, certified transcripts and attests, named references, as well as letter of interest need to be submitted in 5 copies, and reprints of papers as 3 full sets.
  
  The application need to be submitted to: Norwegian Fishery College, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway. Application deadline is: 19 June 2006
  Contact at the Norwegian Polar Institute: Dr. Stig Falk-Petersen (Phone. +47 77 75 05 32; e-mail: Stig@npolar.no).

• 9 PhD fellowships on marine sciences (from oceanography to genetics)
  are available at Station Biologique de Roscoff, France funded by the
  European Commission under FP6-Marie Curie Actions/EST. Deadline: May
  26, 2006.
  The SBR is leader of the network of excellence Marine Genomics Europe
  and is a european leading training centre in marine molecular biology.
  The salaries are attractives, the application are open to european and
  non european fellows and Women are highly encouraged to apply
  >>>>registration at: http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/
  >>>>Deadline: 26 May 2006
  >>>>Interview: 15-16 June 2006
  >>>>Start : September - November 2006
  >>>DOC
  >>>information at: houbin@sb-roscoff.fr

• PhD Studentships
  The SAGES partners are currently offering PhD studentship opportunities to commence in autumn 2006 for selected projects under the three SAGES themes of: 1. Landscape Dynamics; 2. The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle; 3. Oceans Atmosphere & Climate.
  These studentships will provide full UK/EU tuition fee, and stipend and Research Training Support Grant at prevailing NERC rates (currently £12,300 and £1150 respectively for 2006 entry). Successful candidates from outside the EU will be required to provide funding from their own sources for the difference between the EU and the Overseas tuition fee.

  Studentships are available now for 2006 entry to Themes 1 and 2. The deadline for applications is Monday 29th May 2006 and interviews will be held in Edinburgh on Wednesday 14 June.

  Candidates should complete an application form and submit it together with a 2-page curriculum vitae (cv), and the names of three referees, to the Postgraduate Secretary at the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh. Submissions must be made electronically.

  For contact information and detailed description visit
  http://www.sages.ac.uk/studentships

• 3-Year PhD position available at the Roscoff Marine Station,
  Team: “Plankton Evolution and Paleoceans”.
  
  The group “Plancton Oceanique” at the SBR in Brittany, France, is a one of
  the world leader in the fields of molecular ecology, evolution, and
  physiology of marine unicellular plankton
  (http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/Phyto/). The new team “Plankton Evolution and
  Paleoceans” (PI: Colomban de Vargas; Research Engineer: Ian Probert; PhD
  students: Miguel Frada and Hui Liu) explores key aspects of the
  biological, functional, and ecological diversities within the two main
  groups of pelagic micro-calcifiers: the coccolithophores and foraminifers.
  Having build kilometer-thick, exceptionally well preserved carbonate
  deposits at the ocean floor, these protists have played a
  fundamental role in the ecology and geology of Earth System for the last
  ~200 My. The biological (genomics, physiology, ecology, biogeography),
  chemical (isotopics, trace elements within the micro-skeletons), and
  morphological (optic and electron microscopy) information we extract from
  living species are used to assess their mode and rate of evolution, and
  re-interpret their fossil record and impact on biogeochemical cycles.
  
  PhD project: Role of Red-Queen selection, life cycle, and sex in the
  evolution of
  marine pelagic viruses and their hosts (coccolithophores).
  
  This project will be co-supervised by Colomban de Vargas (SBR) and Willie
  Wilson (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, http://www.pml.ac.uk/pml/). It is part
  of ESTeam, a new European PhD program of excellence in marine genomics and
  molecular ecology, hold at the SBR (http://www.sbroscoff.fr/ESTeam/).
  
  Project Abstract: Modern optical and genomic techniques have revealed
  extremely abundant and
  diverse marine planktonic viruses. Although the influence of viruses on
  marine geochemical cycles
  (via the regulation of host populations), and prokaryote evolution (via
  lateral gene transfer), is well
  recognized, the processes creating and maintaining such huge oceanic viral
  diversity, including its rate of evolution, are largely unknown.
  Mechanisms of co-evolution between hosts and their viruses, where both are
  fighting to respectively decrease and increase virulence, are certainly
  playing critical roles. We propose to test two main hypotheses, using the
  coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi as model: (A) virulence in pelagic
  host-virus interactions is highly specific, constrained by the boundaries
  between species, sub-species, or strains; (B) virulence is not species
  specific, but life-stages specific, and thus constrained by the sexual
  alternation between haploid and diploid populations. Experiments will test
  if “Red-Queen” processes are driving ecological/evolutionary
  diversification in coccolithoviruses and their hosts, and will address
  whether host evolution is driven by rapid genomic mutations, or rather by
  genomic restructuring through haploidization and/or genetic recombination
  associated with sex. Results will enhance our understanding of the nature
  and tempo of evolution of planktonic host-virus interactions.
  
  The complete project can be downloaded @:
  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam//Theses/ESTeam_DeVargas.pdf
  Application dealine: May 26th 2006; Interviews: June 15-16th 2006;
  Starting date: Fall 2006.
  Salary: 1532,94 Euros net/month; in addition: travel allowance, 750
  €/year; mobility: 523,50 €/month; career exploration: 2000 €/fellow.
  Further detail about the ESTeam program can be found @
  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/.
  
  Application form can be found @ http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/ and will
  be sent, together
  with a CV, a letter of motivation, and 2 recommendation letters, to
  houbin@sb-roscoff.fr, i.e.
  Mrs Celine Houbin, ESTeam operational manager, SBR/CNRS-UPMC, BP74,
  F-29682 cedex,
  FRANCE. A copy of the documents should be emailed to the Dr. Colomban de
  Vargas,
  vargas@sb-roscoff.fr; Any questions? Do not hesitate to call: 00 33 2 98
  29 25 28.

• PhD position in Comparative Phylogeography/Conservation Genetics of
  Patagonian fish

  Support for a PhD position is expected to become available at Dalhousie
  University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) for research in comparative
  phylogeography and conservation genetics of fish in Patagonia. The
  student will develop a research project that uses molecular genetic and phenotypic
  approaches to the examine issues in phylogeography, adaptive radiation
  and/or conservation genetics. The successful candidate should have experience
  with molecular techniques and should have a strong interest in population
  genetics and statistics. Fieldwork in Patagonia will take place in collaboration
  with scientists from Argentina and Chile. The position is expected to start
  in the 2006/2007 academic year, pending funding approval and is contingent
  upon acceptance to the Department of Biology graduate program.

  For more information please contact: Daniel E Ruzzante, Associate
  Professor and Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation Genetics, Department of
  Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4J1.(email:
  daniel.ruzzante@dal.ca, http://myweb.dal.ca/~ruzzante)
  

• Le CNRM/GAME propose une bourse de thèse en télédétection et assimilation de données.

  Le financement est une bourse BDI CNRS. Pour plus de renseignements, voir http://www.sg.cnrs.fr/drh/emploi-nonperm/bdi.htm et le document joint.

  Contact: Nadia Fourrié (nadia.fourrie@meteo.fr)

  Date-limite de dépôt des candidatures: 5 juin 2006

• Two Ph.D. Positions Available
  Stockholm University

  Application Deadline: Wednesday, 10 May 2006

  ----------------------------------------
  Stockholm University will launch a cross-departmental Climate Research
  School that is planned to start during the autumn of 2006.

  Two Ph.D. projects briefly described below address the Arctic and are
  included in the Climate Research School. For further information and
  instructions on how to apply for these positions, please see:
  http://www.geo.su.se/klimatforskarskolan

  Arctic Ocean Glacial-Interglacial Circulation Regimes

  Lomonosov Ridge off Greenland (LOMROG) is a
  geological/geophysical/oceanographic project that will take place during
  the International Polar Year (2007) with the Swedish icebreaker Oden.
  The main focus for the expedition is the virtually unexplored area of
  the submarine Lomonosov Ridge north of Greenland. This is a key area for
  the study of the paleoceanography and glacial history of the Arctic
  Ocean. Scientific questions concerning the deepwater exchange between
  the Eurasian and Amerasian basins, the return flow of Atlantic water,
  and the Arctic Ocean glacial-interglacial circulation regimes will be
  addressed through studies of the seafloor morphology and accumulated
  bottom sediments of this area. The Oden will be equipped with
  hull-mounted multibeam bathymetric sonar and a chirp subbottom profiler
  during 2006-2007. The Ph.D. candidate will participate in LOMROG 2007
  and his/her project will be focused on the processing and analyses of
  multibeam/chirp sonar data and sediment cores from the area north of
  Greenland with the purpose of relating seafloor morphology and
  sedimentation to oceanographic processes.

  For more information about the project and position, contact:
  Martin Jakobsson, Associate Professor
  Department of Geology and Geochemistry
  E-mail: martin.jakobsson@geo.su.se
  Phone: +46 8 16 4719

  *****************************************************

  Dynamics of Carbon in the Soils and Peats of Shifting Northern Landscapes

  Carbon presently sequestered in frozen soils and peats is vulnerable to
  global warming, which is expected to be most pronounced in northern
  regions. The most recent state-of-the-art climate model ensembles run
  with the new SRES scenarios suggest temperature increases as large as 4
  to 7 C by the end of the 21st century. Changes in the regional carbon
  budget of northern ecosystems could trigger significant feedbacks to the
  climate system that have consequences not only for the region itself but
  for future climate in the whole of Europe and around the world.
  Important changes on land include permafrost thawing, the northward
  migration of the arctic treeline and forestry practices affecting carbon
  sink and surface albedo and its consequences for soil organic matter
  (SOM) degradation and greenhouse gas emissions, and changes in leaching
  and TOC export by changes in surface hydrology. The student will work to
  assess the susceptibility for decomposition of SOM within the context of
  trace gas dynamics at the landscape level by using a hierarchy of
  increasingly sophisticated geochemical techniques from laboratory
  incubation assays to stable isotope analyses of bulk C, water, and
  evolved CO2 and CH4. Potentially specific biomarker analyses and
  compound specific 14 C analyses can be included. Field sites include
  Stordalen Mire in northern Sweden and three meso-scale river basins in
  northeast European Russia across the treeline to tundra transition and
  one river basin in the taiga.

  For more information about the project, contact:
  Patrick Crill, Professor
  Department of Geology and Geochemistry
  E-mail: patrick.crill@geo.su.se
  Phone: +46 8 16 4770

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• Offer for a PhD position at the Lake Research Institute of Eawag in the field of physical-geochemical processes near and at the sediment and on modeling. Please forward this notice to whoever may be intereste (lien) (mis en ligne 02/05/06)

• A 3-year PhD studentship for a non-French citizen is available at the Station Biologique de Roscoff (Britanny, France) (mise en ligne 02/05/06)

  Subject:
  The application of modern genomic methodologies to novel model organisms is opening new avenues of research in marine biology. The brown algae are a particularly interesting group because they have evolved complex multicellular development independently of the classic animal and terrestrial plant models and because of recent progress towards the establishment of a complete genome sequence and genetic and genomic tools for a model brown alga, Ectocarpus siliculosus. The project proposed here will use a combination of approaches to investigate the genetic control of sporophyte/gametophyte alternation during the life cycle of Ectocarpus with the aim of identifying important general mechanisms of developmental control. The project will involve the use of genomic, genetic and cell biology methodologies to characterise recently identified mutants with aberrant life cycles and will benefit from tools such as a dedicated
  sporophyte/gametophyte microarray that have been developed within the
  group.

  For more details on the project see http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/proposals.php

  Applications must be made through the ESTeam office web page http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/office.php

  Dont hesitate to call (00 33298 29 23 60) if you have any questions.
  

• PhD project: Role of Red-Queen selection, life cycle, and sex in the evolution of marine pelagic viruses and their hosts (coccolithophores). (mise en ligne 02/05/06)

  This project will be co-supervised by Colomban de Vargas (SBR) and Willie Wilson (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, http://www.pml.ac.uk/pml/). It is part of ESTeam, a new European PhD program of excellence in marine genomics and molecular ecology, hosted at the SBR (http://www.sbroscoff.fr/ESTeam/).

  The complete project can be downloaded @:
  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam//Theses/ESTeam_DeVargas.pdf
  Application dealine: May 26th 2006; Interviews: June 15-16th 2006;
  Starting date: Fall 2006. Salary: 1532,94 Euros net/month; in addition: travel allowance, 750 =E2=82=AC/year; mobility: 523,50 =E2=82=AC/month; career
  exploration: 2000 =E2=82=AC/fellow. Further detail about the ESTeam program can be found @ http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/.

  Application form can be found @ http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/ and will be sent, together with a CV, a letter of motivation, and 2 recommendation letters, to houbin@sb-roscoff.fr, i.e. Mrs Celine Houbin, ESTeam operational manager, SBR/CNRS-UPMC, BP74, F-29682 cedex, FRANCE. A copy of the documents should be emailed to the Dr. Colomban de Vargas, vargas@sb-roscoff.fr; Any questions? Do not hesitate to call: 00 33 2 98 29 25 28.

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• Égide est heureux de vous annoncer le lancement sur le site « Boursiers Français à l'Etranger », d'un nouveau programme de bourses pour les « Collèges doctoraux » : www.egide.asso.fr/fr/programmes/bfe/collegesdoct/

  Le collège doctoral franco-brésilien est déjà en ligne : www.egide.asso.fr/fr/programmes/bfe/collegesdoct/BresilCO.jhtml

  Date limite de réception du dossier : 31 mai 2006

• PhD project: Role of Red-Queen selection, life cycle, and sex in the
  evolution of marine pelagic viruses and their hosts (coccolithophores). (mise en ligne 02/05/06)

  This project will be co-supervised by Colomban de Vargas (SBR) and Willie
  Wilson (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, http://www.pml.ac.uk/pml/). It is part
  of ESTeam, a new European PhD program of excellence in marine genomics and
  molecular ecology, hosted at the SBR (http://www.sbroscoff.
  >fr/ESTeam/).

  Project Abstract: Modern optical and genomic techniques have revealed
  extremely abundant and diverse marine planktonic viruses. Although the
  influence of viruses on marine geochemical cycles (via the regulation of
  host populations), and prokaryote evolution (via lateral gene transfer),
  is well recognized, the processes creating and maintaining such huge
  oceanic viral diversity, including its rate of evolution, are largely
  unknown. Mechanisms of co-evolution between hosts and their viruses, where
  both are fighting to respectively decrease and increase virulence, are
  certainly playing critical roles. We propose to test two main hypotheses,
  using the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi as model: (A) virulence in
  pelagic host-virus interactions is highly specific, constrained by the
  boundaries between species, sub-species, or strains; (B) virulence is not
  species specific, but life-stages specific, and thus constrained by the
  sexual alternation between haploid and diploid populations. Experiments
  will test if “Red-Queen� processes are driving ecological/evolutionary
  diversification in coccolithoviruses and their hosts, and will address
  whether host evolution is driven by rapid genomic mutations, or rather by
  genomic restructuring through haploidization and/or genetic recombination
  associated with sex. Results will enhance our understanding of the nature
  and tempo of evolution of planktonic host-virus interactions.

  The complete project can be downloaded @:
  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam//Theses/ESTeam_DeVargas.pdf
  Application dealine: May 26th 2006; Interviews: June 15-16th 2006;
  Starting date: Fall 2006. Salary: 1532,94 Euros net/month; in addition:
  travel allowance, 750 €/year; mobility: 523,50 €/month; career
  exploration: 2000 €/fellow. Further detail about the ESTeam program can be
  found @ http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/.
  Application form can be found @ http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/ and will
  be sent, together with a CV, a letter of motivation, and 2 recommendation
  letters, to houbin@sb-roscoff.fr, i.e. Mrs Celine Houbin, ESTeam
  operational manager, SBR/CNRS-UPMC, BP74, F-29682 cedex, FRANCE. A copy of
  the documents should be emailed to the Dr. Colomban de Vargas,
  vargas@sb-roscoff.fr; Any questions? Do not hesitate to call: 00 33 2 98
  29 25 28.
  

• Un Ph.D à "International Max Planck Research School of Marine Microbiology" (MarMic) sur: Diversity, abundance and function of marine planktonic Cytophagales (lien)

  (mise en ligne le 24 mars 2006)

• Proposition de thèse à l'UMR 6143 M2C (Université de Rouen):

  "Morphodynamique Actuelle des FOnds Sablo-graveleux en Manche Orientale"

  Date limite de déppôt de dossier: 1er mai 2006 (lien)

• Nine 3 year Marie Curie PhD studentships available at the Station Biologique
  of Roscoff in the frame of the ESTeam proposal for early-stage researchers to
  complete a PhD thesis, starting in 2006, within its research teams. Several
  proposals focus on seaweeds, phytoplankton and marine microbes.

  Further details at:
  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/proposals.php

  Early-stage researchers are defined as researchers in the first 4 years
  (full-time equivalent) of their research activity, including the period of
  research training.
  The reference period to qualify for an early stage training activity:

  - is counted from the diploma giving access to doctoral studies (the
  Master degree) in the country in which the diploma was obtained,
  - covers the first 4 years of experience in research or the period until
  a doctoral degree is obtained, whichever is shorter.

  Persons who have obtained a doctorate are ineligible for the early stage actions&quot;.

  “Researchers must be nationals of a State other than France. More details at
  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/application.php

  
  Recently the SBR has adopted a leading stance, at both the national and the European
  scales, in promoting genomics approaches on marine models and ecosystems. In this context the SBR training capacities have improved significantly. This EST programme is thus designed to provide early stage researchers with an
  advanced, interdisciplinary training programme in marine biology, with an emphasis on genomics, genetics and structural biology. It is based both on research and technology training in the Institute’s research groups and core
  services and on an integrated curriculum of specific courses and workshops.

  
  Applications must be made through the ESTeam office web page
  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/ESTeam/office.php

  
  Philippe Potin

  http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/UMR7139/en/defense.html

• Proposition de sujet de thèse BDI sur un cofinancement CNRS-DGA au Laboratoire d'Aérologie à Toulouse. Ce sujet peut interesser un étudiant de master 2 option physique ou un étudiant ingénieur.
  Date limite de dépôt du dossier : 30 mars 2006 (lien)

  Contact: Francis AUCLAIR, aucf@aero.obs-mip.fr

• Offre de doctorat:

  PhD position in Marie Curie Early Stage Training Site for Marine Microbiology (MarMic EST) (15-03-2006 11:49) - IMPRS of Marine Microbiology / GERMANY : http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/index_en.cfm?l1=1&l2=1&l3=1&IdJob=10327841&CFID=1495011&CFTOKEN=e4c756a29ab336ca-FE5CC94C-BAD7-3897-E329045877BFC2E1

• The Department of Biology has two or more openings for PhD research fellows in the areas of the department's research groups for 4 years.
  www.bio.uib.no/code/Forskning/forskning_e.php=20

  A description of the positions is available on the Internet at
  www.uib.no/mnfa/stillingsomtaler/stipendiat/biologi_06_2ellerflere_engelsk.htm

  Further information on the positions is obtainable from Professor Arne Skorping (tel: 47 55 58 24 69; e-mail Arne.Skorping@bio.uib.no) or Eli Neshavn H=F8ie, Leader of the Study Administration (tel: 47 55 58 22 24; e-mail Eli.Hoie@bio.uib.no).

  Applicants must hold a master's degree or equivalent in a topic of relevance to one or more of the department's research groups. The master's degree must be completed by the application deadline.

  The research fellow must take part in the University's approved PhD programme leading to the degree within a time limit of 3 years. Hence, applicants must meet the formal admission requirements for the PhD programme. A project plan outline for the training module must be included in the application. It should be evident from the outline which research group the project belongs to.

  In total, the fellowship period is 4 years. For positions with a 4-year duration, 25% of the period will consist of teaching and/or administrative duties. The fellowship period may be reduced if the successful applicant has held previous employment as a research fellow.

  The teaching language will normally be Norwegian.

  Starting salaries at salary level 39 (code 1017) on the government salary scale (which currently equates to NOK 292,200 gross p.a.), following ordinary meriting regulations (wage levels 39/46).

  The University of Bergen wishes to attain a more equal gender distribution for academic positions. Female candidates are thus strongly encouraged to apply. If several applicants are equally qualified for the position, the internal rules for gender quotas for academic positions will be applied.

  State employment shall reflect the multiplicity of the population at large to the highest possible degree. The University of Bergen has therefore adopted a personnel policy objective to ensure that we achieve a balanced age and sex composition and the recruitment of persons of various ethnic backgrounds. Persons of different ethnic backgrounds are therefore encouraged to apply for the position.

  The University of Bergen applies the principles of public openness when recruiting staff to scientific positions.

  The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.

  Electronic application and CV, including a project plan outline and the names and contact details of two referees, are to be sent via the link ABapply for this position.

  Copies of exams (both bachelor and master) and certificates, and = scientific works including a list of publications (all in three copies, sorted in three identical bundles) should be sent by ordinary post to = Department of Biology, the University of Bergen, PO Box 7800, NO-5020 = Bergen, Norway, marked 06/1568.

  Closing date for applications: 20 March 2006

• A 3 year NERC PhD studentship is available at the University of Essex to
  investigate "Organic carbon cycling in estuarine mudflats and salt
  marshes". This work will mainly focus on the fate of diatom-derived EPS
  in estuarine systems and is part of a larger research programme.

  Further details at:
  http://www.essex.ac.uk/bs/pgrad/sships/2006/underwood_mcgenity.shtm

  Given the funding source, only UK and EU candidates are eligible to
  apply.

  Applications must be made through the Departments graduate web page
  http://www.essex.ac.uk/bs/pgrad/index.shtm

  
  Closing date 13th March.

• Twelve PhD fellowships are currently available for a period of 36 months, starting July 2006. Détail. Deadline : 30 June 2006

• La Région PACA vient de lancer l'appel à candidature 2006 des Bourses Doctorales de Recherche.
  Le texte de l'appel à candidature ainsi que les dossiers sont à télécharger sur le site du Conseil Régional à l'adresse suivante :
  http://www.cr-paca.fr/index.php?php_action=AIDE_searchResult&id_groupe=22&id_theme=145&recherche_auto=1
  
  Bourses Doctorales cofinancées Région /Entreprise
  Bourses Doctorales Régionales :
  Date limite de retour des dossiers : jeudi 4 mai 2006
  Les dossiers doivent être adressés en 4 exemplaires (1 original et 3 copies) signés par les différents partenaires à l'Université de la Méditerranée, Service de la Recherche, pour être transmis classés à la Région, après avis du Conseil Scientifique de l'Université.
  
  Bourses Doctorales cofinancées Région /Organisme de Recherche :
  Une copie du dossier doit être adressée avant le jeudi 4 mai 2006 à l'Université de la Méditerranée, Service de la Recherche.
  
  Vu le nombre de demandes attendues, il ne sera pas possible au Service de la Recherche de faire des copies des dossiers qui seraient arrivés en un nombre d'exemplaires insuffisant.
  
  Comme l'an dernier, une téléprocédure a été mise en place par le Conseil Régional sur son site. Afin de pouvoir procéder à l'enregistrement des candidatures des différentes bourses doctorales que vous nous ferez parvenir, je vous serais gré de bien vouloir remplir pour chaque dossier, la fiche ci-jointe et la retourner par mail au Service de la Recherche pour le vendredi 28 avril 2006 à l'adresse ci-après : helene.hochet@univmed.fr

• GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS - MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF ALGAE

  Two Ph. D. Research Fellowships are available at the University of Alabama, Department of Biological Sciences <http://www.as.ua.edu/biology/>. Applicants with an interest in algae, systematics, and phylogeny of subaerial algae are especially sought. Students are expected to initiate their curricula in Fall 2006 or Spring 2007.

  
  Qualifications: BS degree in Biology or other related fields with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to the Graduate Program at The University of Alabama <http://graduate.ua.edu/>

Support: 2 years will be funded initially through the Aquatic Biology Enhancement fellowships, $16,000/year with academic tuition paid by UA.
Additional funding is available from research and teaching assistantships.
For additional information please contact:

Dr. Juan Lopez-Bautista <http://bama.ua.edu/~jlopez/ , jlopez@ua.edu

• Aquatic Ecological System Analysis and Modelling (Ph.D. degree) Location: EAWAG Limnological Research Centre Kastanienbaum (near Lucerne) (lien)

• Graduate student positions are available in fish sensory ecology/evolution
  Two graduate student positions are available in the laboratory of Dr.
  Dennis Higgs (http://www.uwindsor.ca/HiggsLab.htm) at the University of Windsor beginning September, 2006. One of the two assistantships will be in collaboration with Dr. Daniel Heath (http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/units/glier/genetics/lab.nsf) on the evolution of hearing, using advanced techniques in electrophysiology and DNA
  analysis. This position will require travel for onsite electrophysiology.
  The second assistantship is in the area of auditory behaviour and ecology.
  Assistantships will be at the Master's or Ph.D. level, dependent upon
  interests and abilities of applicants. Some knowledge and appreciation of sensory ecology and evolution is required but training in electrophysiology, sequencing, and/or behavioural analysis will be provided. Interested parties should contact Dr. Higgs at dhiggs@uwindsor.ca with a statement of interest and a curriculum vitae.

• **** 3 PhD STUDENTSHIPS AT UEA IN NORWICH (UK) ****

  1. Production of dimethylsulphide by marine dinoflagellates

  2. Infochemical role of dimethylsulphide (DMS) and related compounds in
  trophic interactions

  3. Genetic diversity of sulphur metabolism in marine algae

  
  The studentships will be based at the University of East Anglia in Norwich,
  UK (www.uea.ac.uk). Project 2 will be carried out in collaboration with Dr.
  Delphine Bonnet at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (www.pml.ac.uk). Project 3
  is in collaboration with Dr. Stanislav Kopriva from the John Innes Centre
  (www.jic.ac.uk).

  Detailed information is available on our webpages at:
  PROJECT 1:
  http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/studentships/maling/malin2006-1.shtml

  PROJECT 2:
  http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/studentships/steinkem/steinke2006-1.shtml

  PROJECT 3:
  http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/studentships/maling/malin2006-2.shtml

  Applications are invited from UK residents. However, it may also be possible
  to fund exceptionally qualified candidates from the European Union.

  Informal enquires can be directed to Dr. Michael Steinke
  ( M.Steinke@uea.ac.uk) or Dr. Gill Malin (G.Malin@uea.ac.uk).

• > **** 3 PhD STUDENTSHIPS AT UEA IN NORWICH (UK) ****
  >
  > 1. Production of dimethylsulphide by marine dinoflagellates
  >
  > 2. Infochemical role of dimethylsulphide (DMS) and related compounds in trophic interactions
  >
  > 3. Genetic diversity of sulphur metabolism in marine algae
  >
  >
  > The studentships will be based at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK (www.uea.ac.uk). Project 2 will be carried out in collaboration with Dr. Delphine Bonnet at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (www.pml.ac.uk). Project 3 is in collaboration with Dr. Stanislav Kopriva from the John Innes Centre (www.jic.ac.uk).
  >
  > Detailed information is available on our webpages at:
  > PROJECT 1:
  > http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/studentships/maling/malin2006-1.shtml
  >
  > PROJECT 2:
  > http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/studentships/steinkem/steinke2006-1.shtml
  >
  > PROJECT 3:
  > http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/studentships/maling/malin2006-2.shtml
  >
  > Applications are invited from UK residents. However, it may also be possible to fund exceptionally qualified candidates from the European Union.
  >
  > Informal enquires can be directed to Dr. Michael Steinke (M.Steinke@uea.ac.uk) or Dr. Gill Malin (G.Malin@uea.ac.uk).
  >
  >
  > Dr. Michael Steinke
  > NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  > School of Environmental Sciences
  > University of East Anglia
  > Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
  >
  > phone: +44-(0)1603-591192
  > fax: +44-(0)1603-507714
  > Email: M.Steinke@uea.ac.uk
  > web: http:\\www.uea.ac.uk/~e040
  >
  > 4th International Symposium on DMSP and Related Compounds:
  > http://lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/lgmac/dmsp/

• Site intéressant: http://www.aslo.org/employment/jobs.html

• PhD graduate student position: NCRI Research Fellowship

  (mis en ligne le 07/12/05)

  The National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) at Nova Southeastern
  University is searching for a highly motivated, self starting individual,
  interested in coral reefs and remote-sensing, to work within an active research group as a PhD student. With annual funding from NOAA/CSCOR, the NCRI Research
  Fellow will undertake targeted, innovative research using the latest scientific techniques that allow a rapid transition into management. This may include use of, optic and acoustic remote-sensing techniques to image coral reefs for further analysis and modelling of spatial dynamics of its constituent species as dictated by the topography.

  Candidates must apply for, and be accepted to, the Ph.D. program at the
  Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Further information on
  applying can be found at:

  http://www.nova.edu/ocean/imcs.html

  Interested students are also encouraged to apply for independent research funding when eligible, such as the US NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship
  http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05601

  http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05601%29

• Positions Available
  Oceanic and Atmospheric Forcing of Sea Ice
  Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS)
  University of Manitoba

  For further information, please contact:
  David Barber
  E-mail: dbarber@cc.umanitoba.ca

  or go to:
  http://www.umanitoba.ca/environment/ceos

  
  The Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) at the University of
  Manitoba is seeking qualified candidates for several positions focusing
  on research into oceanic and atmospheric forcing of sea ice in the
  northern hemisphere. These positions will work collaboratively within a
  Network of Centres of Excellence known as ArcticNet. For more
  information about ArcticNet, please go to:
  http://www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca

  At least five candidates are sought to fill the following positions:
  - Post doc or research associate in modelling of ocean-sea
  ice-atmosphere processes and biological coupling in the Canadian Arctic
  (region to be determined)
  - Ph.D./M.Sc. studentships to work on oceanic and atmospheric forcing of
  sea ice growth and decay at a hemispheric scale (remote sensing and
  modelling)
  - Ph.D./M.Sc. studentships to study contaminant and carbon cycling and
  physical biological coupling in arctic freshwater and marine aquatic
  ecosystems
  - Ph.D. student to work on ocean surface gas exchanges from polar seas

• Guilde des doctorants (lien permanent)

• Rappel dispositif CIFRE (Convention Industrielle de Formation par la Recherche) qui octroie une subvention annuelle de  14 632,49 € sur trois ans pour l'embauche d'un doctorant pour la réalisation d'un projet de recherche associant une entreprise et un laboratoire de recherche.
  Vous trouverez toutes les informations utiles à cette adresse.
  Les dossiers peuvent vous être adressés sur simple demande auprès de Danielle DI GREGORIO.

• The Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche (http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/LOV) invites applications for a postdoctoral position on "Gene expression and calcification in phytoplankton".

We seek a skilled molecular biologist to investigate the gene network involved in calcification of phytoplankton, and study rates of gene evolution and patterns of expression. Research experience and interest with molecular tools, among which quantitative PCR, are essential. Additional expertise in phytoplankton physiology or oceanography would be welcome but not essential. A PhD at the time of appointment is required for this position, as well as a record of research productivity. Funding is made available by the ANR (French science foundation) through the BOOM (Biodiversity of Open Ocean Microcalcifiers) project which investigates evolutionary pace, and acclimation/adaptation potentials of species-level diversity and functional diversity of biomineralization in coccolithophores (http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/~gattuso/boom.php). The project involves 7 European partners and one US partner. The successful applicant will work in close collaboration with at least three of them: Station Biologique (Roscoff, France), Observatoire de Banyuls (France) and California State University (San Marcos, USA). Information from the research group is available at http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/~gattuso.

The position will be for 15 months, with a starting date any time after 1st October 2006. Applications will be accepted until 1st September 2006 or until the position is filled. To apply, please send a CV, relevant publications and the contact information of three references to:

Jean-Pierre Gattuso
CNRS-University of Paris VI
Laboratoire d'Océanographie
BP 28
06234 Villefranche-sur-mer Cedex
France

Or send electronic copies of information to mailto:gattuso@obs-vlfr.fr

• 4 demi-postes d'ATER devrait etre disponibles en section 67 a l'Université de Nice.
  Les besoins en enseignements sont les suivants :
  - TP Biologie Végétale Licence 1: champignons, mousses, fougeres, algues, production primaire Posidonie
  - TP Biologie Végétale Licence 2 : morphologie des plantes supérieures
  -Statistiques - Licence 3 : avoir de solides connaissances en statistiques appliquée a la biologie
  - Dynamiques de populations Licence 2 : suivi de cohortes, modeles de croissances, de mortalité,...
  - Biodiversité Licence 3 : calcul d'indices de diversité, echantillonnage de la diversité

  Recherche : les candidats selectionnés seront intégrés a l'EA 3156 Gestion de la Biodiversité.
  Les thematiques de l'equipe sont les suivantes :
  - Suivi des communautés de Fucales (Cystoseira) en milieu littoral (résistance, résilience des communautés à des perturbations), dynamique et genetique de populations des populations des Fucales (Cystoseira)
  - Suivi des populations de poissons (diversité, dynamique de populations...)
  - Impact du rechauffement climatique sur les herbiers de Posidonies

  Les dossiers sont à télécharger à l'adresse suivante :
  http://portail.unice.fr/jahia/Jahia/pid/4314 Les dossiers sont a rendre le 2 JUIN 2006

• >> 2-Years PostDoc positions available at the Roscoff Marine Station; Team:
  >> “Plankton Evolution and Paleoceans�.
  >>
  >> Postdoctoral Associate: Species & Skeleton Diversification in
  >> Coccolithophores
  >>
  >> The ‘invention’ of intracellular biomineralization (or coccolithogenesis)
  >> in haptophyte microalgae ~200 Ma transferred the biological control of
  >> carbonate chemistry from coastal waters to the open oceans. This new
  >> microbial machinery controlling the rate of carbon transfer between the
  >> atmosphere, ocean, and sediments, significantly contributed to buffer the
  >> concentration of atmospheric CO2 and stabilize long-term climates on
  >> Earth. Today, the anthropogenic acidification of the oceans, in
  >> combination with a secular increase in Mg/Ca ratio in oceanic waters may
  >> threaten coccolithogenesis and thus have a profound, disruptive effect on
  >> the global carbon cycle. However, very little is known about the
  >> complexity of the genetic network underlying calcification in
  >> coccolithophores and the evolution of this fundamental function within the
  >> astonishing biodiversity and morphological complexity of the group (shaped
  >> over billions of generations in separated lineages, different water masses
  >> and succeeding oceans). Such information will be required in order to
  >> predict the potential of pelagic calcification for acclimation and
  >> adaptation.
  >>
  >> 24-months research position is available in our lab to join a
  >> pluridisciplinary research program aimed at understanding the biological
  >> and functional diversities within the coccolithophores, and assessing the
  >> rate of change of these diversities over time (project ANR BOOM,
  >> Biodiversity of Open Ocean Microcalcifiers). The candidate will develop
  >> part of the molecular axis within BOOM, with 3 main objectives: (1)
  >> Identify and sequence the genes responsible for haptophyte
  >> biomineralization within a few divergent model species; (2) analyze the
  >> molecular evolution (clock, selection) of key “calcifying� genes across
  >> the phylogeny of the haptophytes and coccolithophores; (3) explore a few
  >> phylogenetic patterns at the genus and higher taxonomic levels (species
  >> versus skeletons diversification), using “neutral� genetic markers.
  >> Molecular analyses of the biological and functional diversities will be
  >> compared and calibrated in time using the coccolithophore fossil record. A
  >> skilled molecular biologist is required with sound laboratory skills and
  >> an interest in the fields of phylogenetics, functional genomics, and the
  >> evolution of marine plankton and Earth System. Experience in the
  >> systematics of coccolithophores and/or haptophytes is desirable but not
  >> essential. Hundreds of haptophyte strains cultured in our lab will be
  >> available for this study, which will be integrated into collaborative work
  >> in physiology, functional genomics, and paleontology/paleoceanography
  >> performed in South of France, California, Germany, and UK.
  >>
  >> An application letter and resume should be directly sent to the Dr.
  >> Colomban de Vargas, e-mail: vargas@sb-roscoff.fr; Station Biologique de
  >> Roscoff, Place George Teissier, BP74; 29682 ROSCOFF Cedex, FRANCE. Any
  >> questions? Do not hesitate to email or call: 00 33 2 98 29 25 28.

• Fully funded post-doc position available in fine sediment dynamics modelling

  Department DYNECO-PHYSED
  IFREMER, Brest, France.
  Contact : Pierre Le Hir (plehir@ifremer.fr) and Philippe Bassoullet
  (pbassoul@ifremer.fr)

  Recent developments of 1D/2D/3D sediment transport numerical models at IFREMER provide an efficient simulation tool to understand and forecast sediment fate in estuaries and coastal seas. Among all the processes involved in the transport of cohesive sediments, flocculation processes and their influence on particles settling are still poorly described in numerical models. The objective of the post-doctoral work is to test the performance of the existing flocculation models, either representing the floc population with a mean diameter or with a multiclass description. The candidate will integrate the most efficient one into an existing1DV
  modelling frame, and then into a 3D sediment transport model (all written in Fortran). This work will contribute to several ongoing research programs and an application to the Seine estuary is planned .

  We look for a candidate with a background in physics or coastal engineering. An experience in cohesive sediment dynamics (on flocculation processes if possible) and numerical modelling is required.

  The work will take place at IFREMER Brest (France), as soon as possible, and should last 11 to 18 months.
  

• A 3 year ARC funded postdoctoral position available focusing on nitrogen
  cycling in constructed wetlands. The project will involve whole system
  stable isotope enrichment experiments, use of biomarkers and other
  cutting-edge techniques to measure pathways of nitrogen flow and
  processes such as denitrification and anammox, and mass balance and
  process modeling.

  Applicants must have PhD with experience in wetlands, stable isotope
  biogeochemistry, preferably compound specific stable isotope work,
  carbon and nitrogen cycling and modeling. Applicants should be highly
  motivated,
  enthusiastic and have a strong desire to publish the findings of this
  research in high impact journals. Applicants should also have a
  demonstrated understanding of equity principles as they pertain to staff
  and students.

  The position will also require liaising with the ECOTECH Group who is
  our Industry Partners on this project. The position will be based at
  Southern Cross University, Lismore, Northern NSW, Australia. The
  University is located in an idyllic sub-tropical location close to world
  class beaches, fishing, scuba-diving, rainforests and waterfalls. The
  quality of life is high and living costs relatively low.

  The annual salary will be $54,410 to $62,519 pa (Level A6 to B1 Academic
  Staff with a PhD) depending on qualifications and experience, plus
  employer contribution to superannuation. In addition, under the Southern
  Cross
  University EB Agreement there will be a further 13% incremented salary
  increase by 1st October 2008.

  A Level B research academic will normally have experience in research or
  scholarly activities, which have resulted in
  publications in refereed journals or other demonstrated scholarly
  activities.
  A Level B research academic will carry out independent and/or team
  research. A Level B research academic may
  supervise postgraduate research students or projects and be involved in
  research training.
  Full details of the University's Standards for Academic Levels can be
  found at:
  http://www.scu.edu.au/admin/hr/policy/sec_3/3_4.html
  For further information about this position, contact:
  Professor Bradley Eyre
  Phone: 02 6620 3773
  Email: beyre@scu.edu.au

  Applications should include a CV with publication list, a paragraph
  stating why you would like this position and what
  you can contribute, and when you would be available to commence. All
  applications are to be addressed and
  forwarded to:
  EMAIL:
  hr-recruit@scu.edu.au
  POST:
  Director, Human Resources
  Southern Cross University
  PO Box 157
  LISMORE NSW 2480
  FAX:
  (02) 6622 4240
  0The University is committed to equal opportunity, occupational health
  and safety and cultural diversity.
  [28/02/06]

• Le CNRS recrute des post-doctorants: http://www.sg.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/Post_doc_2006/default.htm

  Les dossiers de candidature doivent être déposés auprès des directeurs d’unités le 30 juin 2006 au plus tard.

• Liste de sites internet utiles pour l'aprés thèse :

  Pour les recherches d’emploi sur le UK : http://www.jobs.ac.uk

  Pour les recherches Europe, USA, UK et Australie :
  http://www.sciencejobs.com/

  Il y a les sites de la guilde des doctorants :
  http://guilde.jeunes-chercheurs.org/

  et sur le site de l’ABG :
  http://www.abg-jobs.com

  Pour les recherches de Financements de thèses ou postdocs :
  http://www.andes.asso.fr/

  Il y a aussi les sites ci-dessous:

• http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/
  http://www.postdocjobs.com/
  http://www.chemjobs.net/chemjobs.html
  http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/
  http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html

  http://www.aslo.org/employment/jobs.html
  

• Proposition de Post-doc au PCC (Pasteur Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria)

  Position disponible pour un an, renouvelable. Voir lien

• Guide des doctorants (lien permanent)

• Bourses et projets Pierre et Marie Curie (lien)