Animal listener • BA @BU_Biology • MA @PsychatHunter • PhD student @vetmedunivienna & @st_psy 🦜🐒 • seeking a post-doc for 2026! 👩🏻🎓
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9 Nov 2025
Hello! My name is Gabriella and in April ‘26 I will graduate with my PhD in compcog from VetMedUni Vienna🤩👩🏻🎓🐒🦜🐕🇦🇹
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17 Dec 2025
Excited to share that the second paper of my PhD is now published!
Kea but not cockatoos are susceptible to a bait-and-switch magic trick. And check out that thermal imaging! ❤️🔥
royalsocietypublishing.org/r…
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25 Nov 2025
Vienna dog owners! Clever Dog Lab researchers and I have new study for your pups to participate in😊
Only need one visit to the lab to play with their favorite toy😍Email to participate today!
@VetmeduniVienna @andrea_sommese
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11 Nov 2025
Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
@VetmeduniVienna
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
#PhD #animalcognition
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9 Nov 2025
Hello! My name is Gabriella and in April ‘26 I will graduate with my PhD in compcog from VetMedUni Vienna🤩👩🏻🎓🐒🦜🐕🇦🇹
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9 Nov 2025
With this in mind, I am excited to soon extend my passion for animal behavior/cognition in a post-doc/job position, so any recs/connections would be greatly appreciated!! Website below☺️
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2 Oct 2025
First paper of my PhD is out! Do kea and human children express epistemic curiosity?
@UCBerkeley @VetmeduniVienna @mitpress
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🚨Volunteer Position Alert 🚨
Collect data on wild chimpanzees in Sierra Leone
Joint project between the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and the University of Exeter
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9 Dec 2024
Postdoc Alert!🚨 Application portal for the 2025 @Princeton EEB Postdoctoral Fellowship is now open!
We encourage applicants to identify at least 2 faculty members who could be suitable mentors and collaborators on their independent work.
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🚨Funded PhD opportunity🚨
Topic: The impact of anthropogenic noise on fitness-related behaviours, gene expression profiles, and gut microbiome in birds 🦅🦆🐓
University of Bielefeld, Germany
Learn more: uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten…
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🚨Research Assistant Alert 🚨
Title: Scientific Assistant: Behavior and Welfare at Chester Zoo
Learn more: jobtrain.co.uk/chesterzoo/Jo…
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7 Nov 2024
I have a really exciting PhD opportunity on a highly novel topic: flow state in animals! This is open to students worldwide, drawing on the University of Bristol's strengths in animal cognition, animal welfare and human game design lnkd.in/eJZ4U3jt
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8 Oct 2024
PhD Studentship available
I am looking for a student to study the 'Quality and function of affiliative actions in non-human primates' - if you are interested in primate sociality, communication, and relationships, get in touch!
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7 Oct 2024
Job Alert: 5 Year #PostdoctoralFellowship @KLF_UniVienna for #Behaviour and #Cognition in Thomas Bugnyar's lab:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Univer…
Specifically for work on wild #ravens in close collaboration with our #movementecology group. Apply by 14.10. photo: @MatthiasLoretto
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18 Sep 2024
My lab at Edinburgh Uni is recruiting PhD students starting Fall 2025.
If you are interested in building and testing theories of causal cognition, theory of mind, etc, I'd love to chat. See more about what we do here:
quillienlab.github.io/
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18 Sep 2024
Come join us in beautiful Zurich for a postdoc!!! 🤩 @APE_Group_UZH
research.uzh.ch/en/funding/p…
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18 Sep 2024
Amazing opportunities for #PhD, #MSc & #Undergrad students to study alpaca social behaviour and communication🦙with @stephanleu and me.
Full remote possibilities and flexible start dates!
@DPZ_eu @anbpositions @AnimBehSociety @AnimBehav @AnimalOpps @UniofAdelaide @uniGoettingen
17 Sep 2024
⭐️We are seeking a #PhD and #MSc student ⭐️to work on social behaviour and vocalisation in alpaca groups using multiple sensors. Join us at 🦘@UniofAdelaide 🐒@DPZ_eu @KajaWierucka. We also have opportunities for #Honours students. More info at stephanleu-ecology.com/ Pls RT
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16 Sep 2024
Applications are open for the 3rd year of our NSF IRES! Spread the word to undergrads interested in gaining fieldwork experience working with wild olive baboons in Kenya. For more info contact Dr. Corinna Most @papio_anubis, and apply here by 12/1/24: forms.gle/kbPUVdv7bL1S1Jxu6 🐒👀
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16 Sep 2024
Interested in undertaking a PhD in developing novel technologies for animals?
I am looking to recruit PhD students, please share or get in touch. For scholarship info (Deadline 31st Jan) gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/…
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13 Sep 2024
We're hiring @PSUPsychology TWO positions!
Assistant or Associate Professors in
Cognitive
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Industrial/Organizational:
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en…
@penn_state @PSULiberalArts
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