We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher with
expertise in radiation studies and wildlife
research to lead a funded project on the effects
of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster on
the local songbird community. Position is for 1
year (renewable for an additional year) and
candidate will be expected to begin in late March
or early April 2012. He/she will be based out of
IRSN (LRE, Cadarache) in France and annual salary
is 25-35 k per year. Ideal prior experience
includes research in Chernobyl or on experimental
animal research on radiation in the lab.
Candidate will spend several months in Japan and
duties will involve netting/trapping wild
songbirds, taking morphological measurements,
blood samples for physiological testing, and also
include opportunities for expanding the research
program in, for example, developmental,
behavioral, genetic, and immunological
directions. Please submit cover letter,
curriculum vitae, and names of two references to Dr. Christelle!
Adam-Guillermin
([email protected]); review of
applications will begin immediately.
