PhD Student | Analysis of communication and coordination in animal groups

Investigate how animal communication shapes coordinated movement and collective behaviour in the Communication and Collective Movement group. Quantitative research combines tracking-collar and passive-acoustic data with computational analysis and, where appropriate, modelling. The fully funded doctorate is based in Konstanz for four years, with a flexible start in summer or autumn 2027, through the IMPRS Quantitative Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution programme.

A master’s degree in a scientific discipline and programming experience in R, Python or MATLAB. English is required; German is not. The application includes a short research response, mock figure and code example, AI-use declaration, CV, writing sample, transcripts and two referees.