Postdoc in Bioacoustics: Drone Noise & Wildlife Impact

University-of-Salford; Salford; Presencial; GBP 34.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

32 days leave

Professional development

Descripción de la vacante

University of Salford seeks a postdoctoral researcher for the TUNED project, focused on assessing environmental and societal impacts of drone operations. You will study avian responses to drone noise, develop pipelines, and contribute to noise impact criteria within the project framework.

The role emphasizes field experiments, passive data analysis, and open-source tool development, under the supervision of a leading behavioural ecologist. 18-month fixed-term contract to commence in March 2027.

Formación

• PhD (or nearing completion) in bioacoustics, ecology, zoology or related discipline.
• Experience collecting and analysing passive acoustic data.
• Expertise in experimental design and ecological field work.
• Experience annotating bioacoustic recordings and using species classification tools.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design and conduct field experiments to investigate bird responses to noise.
• Collect, manage and analyse passive acoustic data.
• Apply automated tools to annotate and classify bioacoustic data.
• Develop open-source analytical pipelines.
• Develop robust metrics to model noise exposure risk for birds.

Conocimientos

Bioacoustics

Ecological field work

Data analysis

Experimental design

Bioacoustic annotation

Species classification tools

Communication

Teamwork

Educación

PhD in bioacoustics, ecology, zoology or related discipline

Descripción del empleo

University of Salford seeks a postdoctoral researcher for the TUNED project, focused on assessing environmental and societal impacts of drone operations. You will study avian responses to drone noise, develop pipelines, and contribute to noise impact criteria within the project framework.

The role emphasizes field experiments, passive data analysis, and open-source tool development, under the supervision of a leading behavioural ecologist. 18-month fixed-term contract to commence in March 2027.