Offre CDD Ingénieur de Recherche sur le suivi des colonies d’abeilles et des risques d’affaiblissement à travers l’utilisation de capteurs et de mesures de paramètres physiques et biologiques des colonies Unité Abeilles et Environnement, INRA Avignon Missions : Les populations d’abeilles domestiques sont de plus en plus fragilisées par l’évolution rapide de leur environnement […]
Postdoctoral research position on honey bee defences against Varroa Varroa destructor is the most important ectoparasite of the honey bee Apis mellifera and represents a major threat to colony survival and beekeeping. Breeding for bees that are naturally able to fight the varroa mite represents a promising control strategy. This is the case of bees […]
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN BEE HEALTH AND ECOLOGY, University of Massachusetts Amherst The Adler Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass, Amherst) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to assess how sunflower pollen and plantings affect bumble and honey bee health under the guidance and supervision of the Principle Investigator.The appointee is expected to establish some […]
Postdoctoral research position on honey bee chemical ecology Varroa destructor is the most important ectoparasite of the honey bee Apis mellifera and represents a major threat to colony survival and beekeeping. Breeding for bees that are naturally able to fight the varroa mite represents a promising control strategy. This is the case of bees that […]
Contexte et objectifs du stage : L’acarien Varroa destructor est l’un des principaux parasites de l’abeille domestique Apis mellifera, causant d’importantes pertes de colonies à l’échelle mondiale dû à une relation hôte-parasite déséquilibrée (Le Conte et al. 2011 ; Rosenkranz et al. 2010). Certaines colonies d’abeilles ont cependant développé des stratégies de défense naturelle face […]
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA IS OPEN Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the XVIII IUSSI International Congress that will be held in Guarujá, Brazil, between August 5 to 10, 2018. From June 1 till October 20, 2017, we will be receiving symposia proposals for the XVIII IUSSI International Congress As shown […]
La démocratie chez les abeilles. Un modèle de société Thomas D. Seeley, traduit par Jane Bulleyment Un livre sur la société des abeilles et les mécanismes de communication et de décision démocratique mis en œuvre lors de l’essaimage. Les abeilles prennent des décisions collectivement – et démocratiquement. Chaque année, elles se trouvent devant une question […]
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR IN BEHAVIOUR AT UNIVERSITY OF HALLE, GERMANY An experienced research scientist/assistant/associate professor with an emphasis on behaviour (e.g. behavioural ecology, sociobiology) is sought for a full-time position to join the Paxton lab at the University of Halle, Germany. Broad research themes of the group are host-parasite interactions, pollination, conservation biology and social […]
PDRA: INSECT POLLINATOR EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Closing date 6 April 2017 (Midnight GMT) A NERC funded Research Associate position is available for 33 months in the research group of Dr Richard Gill at Imperial College London’s Silwood Park campus, to investigate insect pollinator responses to a century of land-use change. This position will […]
This position is relevant to biologists studying the evolution, conservation, sociality, biogeography and biodiversity, host specificity, parasite and disease dynamics, development and genetics/genomics of bees. Evolutionary biologists interested in communicating science and working with public audiences, including agricultural stakeholders in Florida, are encouraged to apply. WHERE: The Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of […]