Early career researchers

If you are interested in a specific SEATRACK theme, please contact the project leader directly to hear about possibilities for MSc theses.

Positions

SEATRACK PhD student and post-doc positions are announced on jobbnorge.no.

SEATRACK fledglings

The SEATRACK “fledglings” group aims to provide a source of networking and support for MSc and PhD students, as well as early career researchers (ECRs; post-doc up to 5 years post-PhD) who collect and/or analyze SEATRACK data.

Steering group

If you are interested in joining, please contact one of the following members of the fledglings steering group:

Fledgling members

NameStageAffiliationProject
Anaïs KerricECREnvironment and Climate Change Canada
Antoine GrissotPostDocLa Rochelle University – LIENSs
Astrid DedieuPhDCork University
Bertille MohringPostDocUniversity of Liverpool
Caitlin FrankishPostDocNorwegian Polar InstituteEstimating year-round energetics of several SEATRACK species
Céline AlbertPostDoc
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research – Trondheim
Long-term effects of environmental changes on Arctic seabirds: effects of seasonal distribution and contamination on population dynamics
Christina PetalasPhDMcGill UniversityPlunging into plastic: tracking seabird plastic-related contamination in the St. Lawrence System
Elayna DanielsPhDUniversity of LiverpoolUnderstanding risks to non-breeding seabirds from offshore wind farms
Elisabeth HansenPostDocNorwegian Institute for Nature Research – TromsøTracking and analyzing pollutants in Arctic and Great skuas in Norway (part of the ClimACTox project)
Emily RunnellsPhDUniversity of ManitobaNiche overlap, migratory connectivity, and carry-over effects in northwest Atlantic alcids
Emma MurphyPhDCork UniversityVulnerability of pelagic seabirds to the introduction of offshore renewable energy infrastructure off the Irish coast
Freddie McKendrickPhDUniversity of Liverpool
Jamie DarbyPostDocUniversity of Liverpool
Julia BaakPhDMcGill University
Katharine StudholmeECREnvironment and Climate Change Canada
Kristin PieningPhD
University of Gdansk
Pair overwintering behaviour in the Little Auk (Alle alle)
Lars UrsemECRWageningen UniversityLinking migratory connectivity to flight efficiency in seabirds
Lila Buckingham
PostDoc
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research – TrondheimAn individual-based model to quantify the non-breeding season impact of marine stressors on seabirds (MARCIS project); Investigating the importance of the North Sea & Skagerrak for wintering auks (SEAPOP project)
Linnet JessellPhDUniversity of Liverpool
Marianne Gousy-LeblancPhDMcGill UniversityPartnership of thick-billed murres of Coats Island
Martyna SyposzPostDocUniversity of GdanskEffect of climate change on migratory behaviour of Little Auks
Svenja NeumannSeatrack project coordinatorNorwegian Polar Institute