STRI/MPI Joint Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Tropical Animal Behavior
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), headquartered in the Republic of Panama, and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Animal Behavior, Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies headquartered in Konstanz, Germany, are seeking an outstanding behavioral biologist for a joint five-year fellowship in tropical animal behavior. The successful candidate will apply a deep understanding of natural history to resolve basic questions about behavioral mechanisms, evolutionary processes, and adaptive function. Areas of specialty may include, but are not limited to, behavioral ecology, evolution of social behavior, sensory and neuroethology, ecology of animal societies, behavior developmental physiology, functional morphology, and the genetic basis of behavior. Candidates working on any animal taxa – marine, freshwater or terrestrial – will be considered. Previous experience working in the tropics is not required. The successful candidate will be based in Panama.
5 years
Start date is flexible with the fellowship usually beginning within six months of notification of acceptance.
A yearly stipend of $US 55,000 and a research budget of up to $16,000 per year.
Researchers whose PhD studies are completed before fellowship begins.
Prior to submitting the formal application, applicants must first reach out to the staff scientist they are interested in working with to determine if that scientist is available to serve as a research advisor and mentor. Staff research profiles and contact information can be found here and a list of research associates is here. Also, applicants should review the specific guidelines of each fellowship.