3-year postdoc on passive acoustic monitoring of cetaceans

at  Aarhus Universitet

We are seeking strong applicants for a 3-year postdoc position to start in October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter, to work on data management and analysis of passive acoustic data of marine mammals and anthropogenic noise sources.
The position is at the Department of Ecoscience, section for marine mammal research and placed in Aarhus.
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is a key technique for monitoring marine mammals. At Department of Ecoscience at Aarhus University, we have pioneered the use of PAM in the study of harbour porpoises, both as a general tool for population monitoring, and in dedicated impact studies where the effect of human activities on porpoises are quantified.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The job is anchored in the EU Horizon project DTO-Bioflow, which deals with harmonizing data streams of biological/ecological monitoring data into a centralized database structure. See https://dto-bioflow.eu/ for more information about the project.
A key task of the postdoc will be to establish a database and a common framework for collecting, storage and sharing passive acoustic monitoring data of marine mammals, with primary focus on harbour porpoise detections made with C-PODs/F-PODs. The work will be in close collaboration with the project partners and data holders and data owners in European countries.
In addition to these tasks will be involvement in other projects, depending on interests and qualifications. These projects are centered on monitoring underwater noise and marine mammals and understanding the interactions between vessel noise and other anthropogenic noise and marine mammals.

WHO WE ARE

The Department of Ecoscience is engaged in research projects covering the major biological subdisciplines. We conduct world-class research in the areas of aquatic biology and ecology, ecosystem ecology, biodiversity, conservation biology and wildlife management. The Department currently employs approximately 275 academic and technical staff, as well as many PhD students, distributed on two geographical locations in Aarhus and Roskilde. For more information on the Department see: http://ecos.au.dk/en/.
The postdoc will be part of Section for Marine Mammal Research in Aarhus, which is integrated with the Marine Bioacoustics group, Department of Biology. You will thus be part of a large, diverse, and dynamic group of people working with bioacoustics of marine mammals and bats.

Please refer the Job description for details