Postdoc, Finland

The project is at Dept. Biol., Univ. Turku (financed by the Academy of Finland).
 
 
 
 The objective is to study multi-prey multiple predator interactions among voles and their avian and mammalian predators in the field. Main questions:
 
 1) competition-induced habitat shifts of voles and predation risk, 
 
 2) competition and predation risk vs. reproductive performance of voles, 
 
 3) prey selection of predators in multi-predator situations, 
 
 4) risk by avian predators vs. hunting behaviour of small mustelid predators, 
 
 5) impacts of multiple predators on prey populations.
 
 (see, for example, Korpimäki et al. 2005, Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 272: 193-202, and J. Anim. Ecol. 74: 1150-1159).
 
 
 
 Details on the research environment, research projects and their productivity can be found in http://users.utu.fi/ekorpi/
 
 http://www.sci.utu.fi/biologia/ekologia/korpimaki_eng.htm
 
 
 
 The postdoctoral researcher will take part in the planning and execution of the project, in analysing the existing long-term observational and experimental data sets, in writing papers, and in supervision of the Ph.D. students (Salary approx. EUR 2300 per month)
 
 
 
 Queries and applications (CV, list of publications, a summary of research interests and motivation for this project) to prof. Erkki Korpimäki, 
 
 tel. +358-2-3335699, e-mail ekorpi@utu.fi, fax +358-2-3336550.
 
 Deadline for applications is 2nd Jan 2006.
 
 Address: Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland.
 
 
 
 
 
 Erkki Korpimäki <ekorpi@utu.fi>