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From: Binoy vv <vvbinoy@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019, 9:28 am
Subject: Fwd: [ASAB-MAIL] PhD Opportunity at Liverpool John Moores
University working on cooperatively breeding fishes
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From: Adam Reddon <adam.reddon@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 9:24 PM
Subject: [ASAB-MAIL] PhD Opportunity at Liverpool John Moores University
working on cooperatively breeding fishes
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Hello,
I am looking for strong students to apply for a competitive internal PhD
award to come work in my lab at LJMU. Please pass this along to those who
may be interested and don’t hesitate to email me with any questions.
Thanks, Adam
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I am looking for students with excellent CVs (first class degree and/or
distinction at the Masters level, plus relevant experience and/or
publication success in peer reviewed journals) to apply for a competitive 3
year doctoral scholarship in the school of Natural Sciences and Psychology
at Liverpool John Moores University (
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/phd%20scholarships).
Group living provides substantial advantages but may also engender conflict
over reproduction or other resources. In order for groups to form and
persist, animals must be able to manage this conflict. Across species,
complex sociality involves an interplay between dominance hierarchies,
aggression, submission, cooperation, and kinship. Understanding these
dynamics is a major focus in social behaviour research. Much of the work
done so far has examined primates and other mammals, however, conducting
carefully controlled experiments in these species is often difficult. The
cooperatively breeding cichlid fish, *Neolamprologus pulcher*, lives and
breeds in highly complex permanent social groups. *N. pulcher* are small
bodied and can easily be housed in aquaria where these remarkable fish will
perform their full suite of social behaviour.
We will make use of a newly established *N. pulcher* breeding colony at
LJMU. Social behaviours can be scored within these groups using both live
observations and high definition video recordings. I am interested in
understanding social behaviour from an integrative perspective, and thus
neural, endocrine and/or molecular approaches may also be used. The
specific details of the project are flexible and can be developed in
collaboration with the successful candidate to align with his or her
interests, skills, and expertise. This is an excellent opportunity for a
keen student to develop their own project. The project will likely be
primarily laboratory based, though field work in Lake Tanganyika may also
be possible.
Preferred candidate characteristics include a keen interest in animal
social behaviour; experience studying behaviour in the laboratory and/or
the field; strong writing and analytical skills; knowledge of experimental
design and statistical analysis. Previous experience working with fish is
desirable but not essential. Full training will be provided. UK/EU
nationals only.
The selected candidate will be put up for a competitive internal award (
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/phd%20scholarships). If successful, the
scholarship will cover all applicable fees for 3 years including a stipend
at the standard UK rate (~£15000pa) and provides £1500pa in research
funding
Please apply by email to a.r.reddon@xxxxxxxxxx with a CV, a brief statement
outlining your interest, and the names and contact information for two
references. Applications due to me by Feb 18. Please feel free to email me
with any questions.
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Adam R. Reddon, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Behavioural Ecology
Liverpool John Moores University
Room 234A, James Parsons Building
t: +44 (0)151 231 2034
www.adamreddon.ca
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Dr V. V. Binoy
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Indian Institute of Science Campus
Bangalore - 560 012
Ph : +917829496778
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Website http://social-cognition.weebly.com/