Organisation/Company: Edmund Mach Foundation
Department: Research and Innovation Centre
Research Field: Environmental science » Ecology
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
Country: Italy
Application Deadline: 6 Mar 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 38
Offer Starting Date: 16 Apr 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The job profile regards technological, professional and experimental activities in the field of Animal Ecology in coordination with the personnel of the Animal Ecology Unit at Research and Innovation Centre. The principal activities will involve:
* Field work activities (both in winter and summer) for the collection of data from (i) remote sensors (e.g. camera trapping), (ii) animal attached bio-logging devices (involving live capture of large alpine mammals), and (iii) field samples (e.g. pellets);
* Management of material needed for field activities;
* Curation and management of the collected data;
* Data retrieval from other available resources (e.g. remote sensing, data repositories);
* Interaction with national and international partners of the Unit;
* Data analysis and elaboration of related texts, under the supervision of the permanent personnel of the Unit.
Under the supervision of the Head of Unit and the Contact Person (from here below: Responsibles), and in collaboration with other researchers, technologists of the Unit, the identified resource will be in charge of the following activities:
* Sampling campaigns in natural and semi-anthropic environments to obtain biological samples of the species of interest (e.g. pellets, hair) and record abiotic and biotic covariates (e.g. vegetation structure, temperature or snow layer), according to the sampling scheme and protocol indicated by the Responsibles;
* Capture and tagging of wild large mammals according to state-of-the-art protocols, even under complex environmental conditions (alpine mountain environment, working hours adapted to the life cycles of the study species);
* Arrangement and field placement of technological instrumentation for the study of the ecology of mammals (camera-trapping, acoustic sensors);
* Data retrieval from instrumentation and digital input;
* Handling and storage of biological samples and preparation for bio-molecular analysis, according to procedures and protocols indicated by the managers;
* Collection of data and metadata as part of national and/or international collaborative projects, according to specific indications from the Responsibles;
* Data management of data and metadata, under the supervision of the Responsibles;
* Data analysis and elaboration of base texts related to results, under the supervision of the Responsibles;
* Participation into scientific dissemination, according to the scientific practice and under the supervision of the Responsibles.
Specific Requirements
* Master of Science degree (MSc international, Laurea Magistrale) in biology, ecology, or equivalent subjects;
* Knowledge of English (minimum level B2), evaluated during the interview.
Additional Information
* Family Audit certified company, with flexible working time and human resources management policy, for the wellbeing of the employees and their families;
* Free car park within the San Michele all'Adige campus and at the peripheral locations;
* Free “Education Roaming (Eduroam)” WiFi on the San Michele all’Adige campus (90% coverage) and in facilities of other entities affiliated with GARR for the Wi-Fi service;
* Staff sports club, with discount for members and promotions of sport-recreational activities (on-campus gym);
* Internal market of agri-food products prepared by the Foundation students.
Eligibility criteria
Applications must arrive by and no later than 23:59 CET on March 6, 2025.
The recruitment procedure will terminate at the latest by September 6, 2025.
Applications to participate in the selection must be sent in electronic format to the email address (not certified email address, a.k.a. PEC), indicating the recruitment code (380_CRI_AEB – temporary T4 animal ecology) in the subject of the message and must consist of:
* The application form (Annex A), as per the model available on the webpage announcement, which must be saved with the file name and extension: Surname First Name_Application.pdf. The application must be fully completed, without any reference to other attached documentation and/or information;
* The candidate’s curriculum vitae, saved with the file name and extension as follows: Surname First Name_CV.doc or .pdf ;
* A copy of a valid identity document .
Any person encountering difficulty in submitting the application due to disability is invited to contact +39 0461 615542.
Selection process
Qualifications (maximum 20 points ) and interview (maximum 80 points ). The formulation of the results of the selection is based on the sum of the scores obtained in the qualifications and interview.
On the basis of the information provided exclusively in the application (Annex A), FEM will select and admit to the interview the candidates with at least 5 points based on the following criteria (maximum 20 points ):
* Experimental master’s degree thesis in the field of Animal Ecology and Bio-Logging/Remote Sensing of Animals (5 points );
* PhD thesis (defended) in the field of Animal Ecology and Bio-Logging/Remote Sensing of Animals (3 points );
* Work experience in the field of Animal Ecology and Bio-Logging/Remote Sensing of Animals (job appointments, demonstrated freelance collaborations, research work, teaching in tertiary education) (0.25 points per month of experience, up to a maximum of 5 points );
* Training courses in the field of safety and health at work (0.25 points for each course with at least 4 hours duration up to a maximum of 1 point ).
The interview will be held in English (maximum 80 points ) and will begin with a short (7-10-minute) presentation by each candidate on their education, work experience and aspirations (maximum 10 points: 0-3 points: vague and not very articulated; 4-6 points: informative, well-articulated and effective; 7-10 points: extremely effective presentation ).
Then, the following knowledge will be verified:
* Spatial ecology of terrestrial mammals, with particular reference to Alpine mammals, including responses to variation in ecosystems and global challenges (maximum 20 points );
* Techniques for monitoring and surveying wildlife, including Biologging and Animal Remote sensing. Basic principles of handling and storage of biological samples and preparation for bio-molecular analysis (maximum 15 points );
* Data acquisition, control and management, and relative tools (e.g. databases), also within the framework of national or international scientific collaboration projects, with particular reference to data deriving from Biologging and Animal Remote Sensing (maximum 15 points );
* Basic principles of ecological data exploration and statistical analysis and relative tools (e.g. basics of R Language for Statistical Computing) (maximum 15 points );
* Employee rights and duties at FEM and FEM organization (maximum 5 points ).
The candidate must achieve a minimum evaluation at the interview of 50 points and will be assigned a maximum of 80 points.
This Recruiting Announcement is issued in compliance with equal opportunities between men and women for access to employment, pursuant to Legislative decree no. 198 of 11 April 2006 "Code of equal opportunities between men and women, pursuant to Article 6 of Law no. 246 of 28 November 2005".
The candidate identifies their gender prior to the tests and/or interview.
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH – ISTITUTO AGRARIO DI SAN MICHELE ALL’ADIGE
Country: Italy
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