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Director: Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Director: Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town
We
invite applications for the above tenured position at the level of full
Professor.
The
Percy FitzPatrick Institute is the premier ornithological research institute
in the Southern Hemisphere and is dedicated to post-graduate studies in avian
biology and conservation. The Institute currently has five academic staff,
more than 50 postgraduate students and 13 post-doctoral fellows. The Director
of the FitzPatrick Institute is also de facto Director of a nationally
funded Centre of Excellence, which extends beyond the University of Cape Town,
with members based at other universities in South Africa, Australia and the
United States. Funding for this Centre recently was extended to the end of
2019.
Requirements:
- a PhD and a proven record of internationally recognised scholarship and a demonstrated commitment to stimulate research and postgraduate studies
- strong administrative and managerial skills, including the ability to formulate budgets and control expenditure with the assistance of the Institute’s excellent support staff.
- a proven track record of attracting external funding, and have the ability to forge strong interdisciplinary and cross-institutional linkages.
- The position demands innovation, strategic foresight and the ability to conceptualise and operate within a complex African environment.
- The incumbent must have considerable experience in managing teams of biologists and their support personnel; at least five years of such experience would be advantageous.
Responsibilities:
- To provide educational and research leadership in modern approaches to avian biology and conservation.
- To maintain a research program in avian biology, particularly studies of living birds, and their conservation.
- The Institute’s Centre of Excellence status requires deliverables relating to research and capacity building.
- The annual remuneration package for 2013, including benefits, at Professorial level is R837 169.
Application process:
To
apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form (HR201) and all other
relevant
documentation as indicated on the form, with the subject line “Director -
Percy FitzPatrick Institute” followed by reference number to Ms Abigail Van
Sensie at
abigailvansensie@uct.ac.za.
The
application form can be downloaded at
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc.
An application that does not comply with the above requirements will be
regarded as incomplete.
Telephone: +27 21 650 3003
Percy FitzPatrick Institute website:
www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za
Reference number: SR479/13
Closing date: 14th June 2013
UCT is
committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress. Our Employment
Equity Policy is available at
http://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/about/policies/eepolicy.pdf
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The Swift Tern: A winning species?
 Swift
terns are one of the few seabirds species that have increased in number in the
last decade, three other seabird species foraging on the same prey resources
having decreased.
We are studying the southern African Swift Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
population to better understand the link between population dynamics, foraging
behaviour and food abundance and distribution of this species (see:
http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za/docs/davide_gaglio.html)
During April
2013 we will be ringing ca. 500 chicks on Robben Island with inscribed colour
and metal rings in order to understand changes in population numbers. With
your help, we will be able to estimate survival, dispersal and movement
patterns in this species. Any reports from inside and outside South Africa of
colour-ringed swift terns (dead or alive) are crucial to this program and to
the conservation of seabirds. If you are able to help, please reply or report
any ringed bird to our team at:
swift.terns@gmail.com.
In your
report please note:
- Location of birds as accurately as possible (GPS if possible
- Date and time of sighting
- Colour of the ring
- Characters on the ring, e.g. A7 (majority of rings are top-down and all are on the right leg
- Age class (immature or adult
- Number of metal ring (if found dead
Ring colours are:
- Yellow with black text
- White with black text
- Green with white text
- Blue with white text
Thank
you for your help!
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2013/04/24
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