We are recruiting two PhD students to study the ecology of the invasive Bombus terrestris population in Australia as part of a new Hort Innovation grant titled « Progress on bumble bees as commercial pollinators in Australia: update on risks and opportunities (PH23001) ». The goal of the project is to use radio tracking and neuromorphic AI powered camera traps to collect unbiased data on the impacts of these bees on Tasmanian agricultural systems and ecosystems. This data will be used to assist Tasmanian industry and government stakeholders with decision-making about both supporting and/or eradicating local populations of the bees in the island state.
I was wondering whether you could share the advert link below and/or attached flier among the IUSSI French Speaking Section email list, or with any students you think might be interested in the opportunity:
The deadline for applications is Saturday next week, the 30th of November. The positions have been live on FindaPhD.com for a while now, and I have received a lot of interest, but not many inquiries from people who have prior research experience with bumblebees in Europe, so I thought I should try to reach out directly to some European labs and societies.