The Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), University of St Andrews, will be recruiting a PhD student as part of a substantial inter-disciplinary collaborative project with the Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, investigating and modelling marine mammal distributions off the West Coast of Scotland. This student will have particular responsibility for collecting and analysing data about cetacean distribution and abundance , which will mainly be collected from platforms of opportunity, often using passive acoustic techniques. The resulting PhD will be an investigation of optimum ways of using such data for monitoring cetacean populations and will be supervised by Dr Phil Hammond and Dr Jonathan Gordon.
The fieldwork associated with this project will involve spending considerable time working from ships offshore and being responsible for operating a suite of acoustic monitoring equipment. Experience of working at sea for considerable periods, an aptitude for maintaining electronic equipment and for computing are desirable, as is self reliance and an ability to operate independently while contributing to the work of a large team. Further details are available on the SMRU Website http://smub.st-and.ac.uk/recruitment.htm. Interview dates have not yet been finalised but we wish to commence fieldwork in March and if necessary would start the student working as a research assistant until the full studentship becomes available. Potential candidates are invited to apply by email by sending a letter of application and cv to Dr Jonathan Gordon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Jonathan Gordon Sea Mammal Research Unit Gatty Marine Laboratory University of St Andrews St Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, UK Email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel 01382 540154 Mob 07866 267814 Digital Messaging Service Voice 07020-964-330, Fax 07020-964-334
