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Description de poste

Contexte du recrutement et définition de poste :

Research infrastructure

Infrastructure de recherche

The LIENSs laboratory is a joint interdisciplinary research unit (UMRi 7266 La Rochelle University - CNRS). This laboratory uses interdisciplinarity to address the challenges of sustainable development in relation to the coastline. It integrates the skills of a wide range of disciplines, from environmental sciences to human sciences, chemistry and biotechnology. His research focuses in particular on the functioning of the coastal system, its evolution in a context of global change and increasing urbanisation of the coasts, and its sustainable use and exploitation.

Le laboratoire LIENSs est une unité mixte de recherche interdisciplinaire (UMRi 7266 La Rochelle Université – CNRS). Ce laboratoire utilise l'interdisciplinarité pour répondre aux enjeux de développement durable en relation avec le littoral. Il intègre les compétences d'un large éventail de disciplines, des sciences de l'environnement aux sciences humaines, en passant par la chimie et les biotechnologies. Ses recherches portent notamment sur le fonctionnement du système côtier, son évolution dans un contexte de changement global et d’urbanisation croissante des côtes, ainsi que son utilisation et exploitation durable.

Tâches et missions

The MIGRATLANE research programme is part of the development of offshore wind farms along the French Channel-Atlantic coast. The planning of maritime developments for the energy transition must be accompanied by a sound knowledge of the animal species that frequent these areas in order to ensure their preservation. The Office Français de la Biodiversité has therefore launched and is leading a research programme designed to collect data and characterise migratory flows, flight behaviour and altitudes, as well as the maritime areas of importance for seabirds, land birds and bats.

Le programme de recherche MIGRATLANE s'inscrit dans le cadre du développement de parcs éoliens offshore le long de la façade Manche-Atlantique. La planification des aménagements maritimes pour la transition énergétique doit s’accompagner d’une bonne connaissance des espèces animales qui fréquentent ces zones afin d’assurer leur préservation. L'Office Français de la Biodiversité a donc lancé et mène un programme de recherche visant à collecter des données et à caractériser les flux migratoires, les comportements de vol et les altitudes, ainsi que les zones maritimes d'importance pour les oiseaux marins, les oiseaux terrestres et les chauves-souris.

This 24-month contract aims to:

• describe the migration routes used;
• the spatial and temporal distribution of terrestrial migrants crossing the ecological barriers formed by the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay;
• understand the meteorological factors that influence the crossing of ecological barriers in the migratory system of the Channel and Bay of Biscay.

First, the candidate will have to extract various meteorological variables, including precipitation, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and cloud cover, at the time when the birds choose to undertake the sea crossing. Various statistical models will then be constructed to test the effect of each of these variables.

The study will focus on various species of shorebirds: the pintail, the brant, the short-eared owl, the grey cuckoo and the turtle dove.

The data is obtained by telemetric monitoring, which has been in place since 2023, and which provides detailed knowledge, by species, of the phenology of migrations at sea, the vertical distribution of migrants at sea, flight speeds, and the spatial distribution of marine species in relation to their origin distance from the colony.

Reporting to a Lecturer-Partner of the Lot2 Migratlane project, you will have to:

• Define the 3D paths of migratory birds as they cross bodies of water.
• Organise databases from position recordings obtained by GPS beacons.
• Collect, process and facilitate the circulation of information from telemetry data obtained on programmes other than the Migratlane programme.
• Collect, process and facilitate the flow of information from meteorological data obtained to be considered as variables for statistical models.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing the structure of databases and information systems for collecting, structuring, storing and linking data.
• Analysing data from research work in different areas of the life sciences.
• Disseminate and promote the results of publications and oral presentations.

Profil recherché :

Requirements

Research Field: Computer science » Database management

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills / Qualifications

Operational skills:

• Data collection, analysis and processing (in-depth knowledge)
• Applied computing (Rstudio and QGIS)
• English language: B2 to C1 (Common European Framework)

Behavioural skills:

• Ability to work as part of a team

Knowledge:

• Biology of migratory birds.
• Techniques for analysing three-dimensional georeferenced data.

Languages: ENGLISH and eventually French