May 2021 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

Funded PhD in Evol primatology, and research position in Elderly and Human Animal Bond
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 08 May '21

08 May '21

Thanks for Kirsty and Annabel for sharing these: PhD position in evolutionary primatology This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious PhD student to join the Swiss National Science Foundation project “EVOPHON: Evolution of Phonetics and Phonology” (Principle Investigator: Dr. Steven Moran). The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers working on the evolutionary origins of language. We aim to shortlist applicants with an MSc or MA degree, a relevant training background (evolutionary biology, primatology, phonetics, linguistics, or similar), strong interest in animal communication and language, and (advanced) data analysis and scientific writing skills. Previous experience with (bio-) acoustic analysis is a strong plus. Deadline 28 May. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FSttWlQOlgNJl9G2mfa0QVnHLG5qJwBC/view<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.goo…> Researcher with expertise in qualitative research for a prominent position in a study regarding elders and the Human-Animal Bond. The qualitative research project is being conducted in South America and involves interviews with elders. The study is financed by an international NGO dedicated to the protection of vulnerable groups and has official backing by local authorities as well as approval by an ethics committee. The researcher would join a small multidisciplinary research team in a prominent position and would lead the data analysis and the collaborative work for publication of results. Contractual compensation for research work is offered. Requirements: - Established experience with qualitative research methodologies - Prior published qualitative study in peer reviewed journal - Fluency in Spanish (so as to fully understand the interview material) - Familiarity with the literature on the Human-Animal Bond - Previous work with elders will be considered a plus The researcher must be available to begin active collaboration before the end of June 2021. Travel is not required. Interested parties that meet the desired criteria can write to marta(a)coppaprevencion.org<mailto:marta@coppaprevencion.org>. They request that respondents kindly include their full names, place of residence, and any affiliation or information they consider relevant. They will be happy to provide further details to all serious interests or inquiries. -- Coordinadora de Profesionales por la Prevención de Abusos http://www.coppaprevencion.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coppap…> marta(a)coppaprevencion.org<mailto:marta@coppaprevencion.org> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Fw: Survey Circulation Request: Detecting Chimpanzee Emotion
by Pawel Fedurek 06 May '21

06 May '21

Dear BERGers, Please see below. Catie, an MSc student, is asking for your help with data collection for her MSc project. Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: Catherine Johnston <caj00071(a)students.stir.ac.uk> Sent: 06 May 2021 13:10 To: Sarah Kraemer <s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk>; Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk> Cc: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Survey Circulation Request: Detecting Chimpanzee Emotion Good Afternoon Sarah and Pawel, I’m hoping you can help me circulate my questionnaire through BERG for data collection for my MSc dissertation project. Please could you forward this to the group? In the study, I’m aiming to find out whether humans can detect the emotional content of chimpanzee emotional displays. I would like to invite anyone over the age of 18 who is interested to take part in an online survey that should take approximately 15 – 20 minutes to complete. I’m looking for both participants that have experience working with non-human primates (for example, in a caretaking or research capacity) and participants without experience working with primates. I hope you can spare the time to help. I’d also really appreciate it if anyone could send this questionnaire on to anyone else outside of BERG who has experience working with primates and might be interested in taking part. The ethical approaches of this project have been approved through the University of Stirling General University Ethics Panel. Please click on this link to the online survey: https://stirlingpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RlNC3FAqQLtmzI<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstirlingp…> Many thanks, Catie Johnston ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meeting today, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 05 May '21

05 May '21

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that today (16:00) Dr Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) is giving a seminar discussing whether humans are the only rational animals (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) "What is cooperative breeding" 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 01 May '21

01 May '21

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (5 May, 16:00) Dr Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) is giving a seminar discussing whether humans are the only rational animals (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) "What is cooperative breeding" 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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