Stillingstittel: PhD candidate (ref.nr. 16/00116)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Hedmark University College (HUC) has 4 departments: Faculty of Education and Natural Sciences, Campus Hamar, Faculty of Business Administration, Campus Rena, Faculty of Public Health, Campus Elverum and Faculty of Applied Ecology and Agricultural Sciences, Campus Evenstad. The central administration is located at Campus Elverum. HUC currently has approximately 7500 students and 500 employees.

The faculty of applied ecology and agricultural sciences consist of two departments:Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Campus Evenstad and Department of Agricultural Sciences, Blæstad, just outside the city of Hamar. The faculty that has over 300 students and about 70 employees offer studies within forestry, wildlife management, hunting and fishing tourism, agronomy, agricultural engineering, applied ecology and more. In addition the faculty has various programmes offered in English language, including semester programmes , masters programme and PhD programme in applied ecology. Education and research at the Faculty of Applied Ecology and Agricultural Sciences is dedicated to the sustainable use of natural resources. Situated in a marvelous landscape of forests, mountains and lakes, Campus Evenstad offers students interested in natural ecosystems and outdoor recreation a great platform for study. Read more here

PHD position in applied ecology:generalist predators, with special focus on the red fox - Campus Evenstad - Avdeling for anvendt økologi og landbruksfag

A 100% position as a PhD candidate in applied ecology is available at Hedmark University College, Faculty of Applied Ecology and Agricultural Sciences at Campus Evenstad from 01.05.2016 till 30.04.2020. Please click here for a full job description

Job description

• A portion of the position (25%) is allocated to teaching for the Faculty, and 75% to work on the scientific project (a total of 3 years)
• This position is a part of an initiative to form a research program to study conservation and management of generalist predators, including adaption to humans and their land use. A group of researches, mostly at Campus Evenstad, have the last years focused research efforts on especially the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). A fair amount of data are available from more than 70 radio-collared foxes using GPS/GSM-technology, which can be used in the PhD-project.
• The position will include responsibility for field-work, data management and analysis. The PhD-student is also expected to assist in advising master students and outreach to stakeholders.
• The candidate will be supervised by professor Tomas Willebrand and his co-workers at Campus Evenstad, Hedmark University College. The candidate should develop the details of the PhD-plan together with the advisors once the position has been accepted.

Qualifications

• A master degree in ecology or equivalent education is required to be qualified for admission to the PhD study in Applied Ecology at Hedmark University College. Previous experience from relevant field-work and peer-reviewed publications in applied ecology is considered as important merits.
• We expect the candidate to be passionate about doing research, and that the candidate is willing to develop the skills to communicate this passion with other scientists and the general public.
• The candidate should welcome the opportunity to conduct research abroad and work within a multidisciplinary team.
• We are searching for reliable candidates who can work independently, but who will also function well in our large team.
• We emphasize personal qualifications when appointing personnel to the faculty.

Personal qualities

• We are searching for reliable candidates who
  
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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Høgskolen i Hedmark
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: 2480 KOPPANG
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Hedmark
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
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