Postdoctoral Researcher in Animal Behaviour
Core
Establish experimental enclosures and image butterfly courtship interactions to reconstruct visual circumstances leading to mate detection for an ARC-funded project.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (Animal Behaviour)
Builds
High-impact scientific publications and experimental datasets on visual mate detection in butterflies.
Domain
Biology / Animal Behaviour / Entomology
Deliverable
research
Required skills
PhD in animal ecology/behaviour, fieldwork in tropical environments, 3D object tracking data analysis, experimental research design, student supervision
Preferred skills
Experience working with butterfly behaviour, imaging insect interactions, tracker software analysis
Responsibilities
Establish experimental arena and infrastructure, undertake fieldwork in tropical North Queensland, perform and image behavioural presentations, extract and analyse 3-dimensional object tracking data, lead preparation of high impact scientific publications
Seniority
Postdoctoral, hands-on IC