BIOPOLIS Association hereby opens an international selection procedure for the recruitment of a Junior Researcher to carry out research activities, under an open-ended fixed-term employment contract with an expected duration of 12 months.
This call is intended to fill one (1) position (Reference
BIOPOLIS 2026-50) for the performance of scientific research activities within the scope of the project "WINGS OF CHANGE: ontogeny of migratory behavior of birds in response to environmental change”, reference COMPETE2030-FEDER-, project n.º 15890, funded by national funds and Portugal 2030 through
FCT/MCTES.
The selected candidate will be integrated into the research team of the above-mentioned project, which aims to investigate the ontogeny of migration in long-lived species and to assess their capacity to adapt to environmental changes.
The project also seeks to investigate the impacts of human-induced changes in bird migratory patterns on the environment, animals, and public health.
The candidate will be responsible for tracking adult and juvenile individuals throughout their annual cycle and determining movement and behavioral patterns;
identifying the impacts of year-round food availability at landfills on behavior and reproductive success;
and investigating the role of landfill-feeding storks as vectors of zoonotic diseases transmitted to humans.