PhD student (M/F) on the project Towards Automated Ecoacoustic Monitoring of Climate Stress

Job Description

Thesis Subject

Understanding and modelling climate stress undergone by Orthopterans in an urban context

Missions
- Implement passive acoustic monitoring for data collection in urban environments
- Annotate acoustic recordings to feed training datasets for machine learning models dedicated to orthopteran detection
- Identify key environmental variables for modeling orthopteran acoustic activity
- Develop species distribution models based on orthopteran acoustic activity
- Predict acoustic activity of species of interest under various climate change scenarios
- Describe the phenology of species
- Interpret the potential impact of these shifts on population dynamics

Activities
- Listen to recordings for orthopteran species identification
- Perform statistical analyses of acoustic data
- Model acoustic activity under climate change scenarios
- Write scientific papers
- Conduct field missions for the installation, maintenance, and removal of acoustic equipment

Skills
The candidate must have:
Scientific and Technical skills:
- Ability to perform acoustic analyses and use signal analysis tools
- Strong knowledge of ecoacoustics
- Proficiency in statistical modeling
- Proficiency in R scripting
- Experience using computing clusters
Naturalist:
- Naturalist knowledge
Soft Skills:
- Ability to work in a team and collaborate internationally
- Fluency in English

Your Work Environment

The selected candidate will join LECA and integrate the BIOM team "Describe, understand, and predict the spatio-temporal distribution and dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystems (BIOdiversity Monitoring)", whose research objectives are to study how global changes influence biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and nature's contributions to societies. The team provides an excellent intellectual environment and the required infrastructure for the research project, with several postdocs and PhD students working on complementary topics.
Additionally, the research project is part of the EvolVille observation program, which aims to study the effect of urbanization on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, based in Strasbourg. The recruited person will be supervised by Christelle Gonindard (Lecturer-Researcher at UGA), Camille Desjonquères (CNRS Research Associate), and Audrey Muratet (Lecturer-Researcher at the University of Strasbourg).
The PhD project is part of a broader initiative under the CNRS Mission for Transverse and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, aiming to strengthen ties between the University of São Paulo in Brazil and the CNRS. In this context, the PhD student will collaborate with a fellow PhD student and their supervisory team at the University of São Paulo and will undertake two short-term stays at this university.

Constraints and risks

Contraints: Fieldwork

No specific risks.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

2300 € gross monthly

Annual leave and RTT

44 jours

Remote Working practice and compensation

Pratique et indemnisation du TT

Transport

Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€

About the offer

About the CNRS

The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.

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