The HABITRACK programme, selected as part of the HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01 (Biodiversity and ecosystem services) call for tenders, aims to provide crucial knowledge for the conservation of the breeding, migration and wintering habitats of 14 species of game birds in Europe. These species are in decline, and there is a serious lack of information on their habitat quality and quantity requirements in order to effectively organise the management and restoration of their habitats to ensure that their conservation status is restored to a favourable level. Habitat use and selection are based on the massive deployment of GPS tags on adult birds (100 units per species). The aim of this programme is to provide decision-makers and managers with appropriate recommendations for breeding and wintering habitat management policies.
At the LIENSs UMR 7266 laboratory (Université de la Rochelle-CNRS), the engineer will be responsible for analysing some of the data on shorebirds, and in particular on one species: the lapwing.
Activities
Describe the use of breeding and wintering habitats for vulnerable target species.
Studying the links between demographic trends and the use of these habitats throughout the European range, as well as the predicted impacts of ongoing climate change on demography.
Database management and data analysis, with a perfect command of ‘R’ and GIS softwares.
Management of telemetry data on the movebank platform.
Skills
– Master’s degree in biology/ecology
– Good knowledge of ornithology
– Skills in analysis software (Rstudio) and mapping software (QGIS)
– Fluent in English language
– Excellent writing skills
– Ability to work to a tight schedule
– Ability to communicate with all the European partners and to coordinate the achievement of a common database for all projects concerning the lapwing Vanellus vanellus.
Working environment
Full-time, fixed-term public law contract. Working hours specific to research activities.
-The successful candidate will be based at the LIENSs la Rochelle University-CNRS laboratory.
-He/she may be required to carry out fieldwork in France and in the project’s partner countries.
Send CV and letter of motivation on https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7266-EVAMAR-008/Default.aspx
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